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NY Econ Dev L § 50 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 3 - Organization of Department; Officers and Employees 50 - Organization of Department; Officers and Employees.

§ 50. Organization of department; officers and employees. The existing   divisions  and  bureaus  of  the  department  are  continued;  provided,   however, that the commissioner, with the approval of the  governor,  may   establish additional divisions and bureaus, change the names of existing   divisions or bureaus, or may consolidate divisions and bureaus as he may   deem  necessary  or  appropriate  to  carry  out  the  functions  of the   department.  The  commissioner  may  appoint  deputy  commissioners  and   assistant  deputy  commissioners to serve during his pleasure and assign   to each the work which shall  be  under  his  supervision.  Each  deputy   commissioner  and  assistant  deputy  commissioner  shall  be  a  person   qualified by training and experience for the performance of  the  duties   assigned to him. Deputy commissioners and assistant deputy commissioners   shall  be  deemed  to occupy confidential positions to the commissioner,   and may be appointed without competitive  examination.  Subject  to  the   provisions  of  the  civil  service  law and rules, the commissioner may   appoint such other officers, employees, agents and consultants as may be   necessary, prescribe their duties, fix their  compensation  and  provide   for  payment  of their reasonable expenses, all within amounts available   therefor by appropriation. The commissioner  may  transfer  officers  or   employees  from their positions to other positions in the department, or   abolish or consolidate such positions.
NY Econ Dev L § 100-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 4 - General Powers of Department 100-A - Comprehensive Economic Development Reporting.

§  100-a. Comprehensive economic development reporting. The department   shall prepare an annual comprehensive economic  development  report,  no   later   than  December  thirty-first  of  each  year,  listing  economic   development assistance provided by the New York state urban  development   corporation  and  the  department,  including  but  not  limited  to tax   expenditures, marketing and advertising, grants, awards and loans.  Such   comprehensive  report  shall  include aggregate totals for each economic   development program administered by the New York state urban development   corporation and the department, including but  not  limited  to  program   progress,   program   participation  rates,  economic  impact,  regional   distribution,  industry  trends,  and  any  other   information   deemed   necessary by the commissioner. The department shall prominently post the   comprehensive  economic  development report on its website no later than   January first of each year.
NY Econ Dev L § 101 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 4 - General Powers of Department 101 - Assistance of Other Departments, Agencies and Political Subdivisions.

§  101.  Assistance  of  other  departments,  agencies  and  political   subdivisions.  The  commissioner  may  request  from   any   department,   division,  office,  commission  or  other  agency  of  the  state or any   political subdivision thereof, and the same are authorized  to  provide,   such  assistance, services and data as may be required by the department   in carrying  out  the  purposes  of  this  article,  and  such  funding,   including  but  not  limited to charge backs for allocated costs, as the   director of the budget may approve.
NY Econ Dev L § 102 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 4 - General Powers of Department 102 - Atomic Energy Council.

§ 102. Atomic energy council. 1. There shall be within the department,   the  atomic  energy  council  (hereinafter  sometimes referred to as the   "council"), which shall consist  of  the  commissioner  and  such  other   representatives  of  state  departments,  agencies and instrumentalities   importantly concerned with atomic energy and such other persons  as  the   governor may from time to time designate who shall serve at the pleasure   of the governor.2.  Each  member  of the council may, by official order filed with the   council, designate a deputy, who, in the case of  a  member  who  is  an   official  of  the  state,  any  instrumentality,  agency  or subdivision   thereof, shall be an officer of his  department,  commission  or  public   benefit  corporation,  to  perform  his  duties  under this article. The   designation of such deputy shall be deemed temporary only and shall  not   affect  the  civil  service  or  retirement  rights  of  any  person  so   designated.3. The members of the council and their respective deputies,  if  any,   shall  serve without compensation, but each of them shall be entitled to   reimbursement for his actual and  necessary  expenses  incurred  in  the   performance of his official duties.4.  The  commissioner  shall  serve as chairman of the council and may   appoint such subordinates and employees as may be necessary to carry out   the duties imposed upon the council by law. At any meeting or proceeding   not attended  by  the  chairman,  the  council  shall  elect  an  acting   chairman.   Legal, technical, scientific, engineering and other services   for the council, other than those performed by employees of the council,   shall be performed by personnel of the department, the state departments   of health and labor, or other departments or agencies of the state.
NY Econ Dev L § 104 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 4 - General Powers of Department 104 - Assistance of Other Departments, Agencies and Political Subdivisions; Review of Regulations.

§  104.  Assistance  of  other  departments,  agencies  and  political   subdivisions;   review   of   regulations.   1.   All    agencies    and   instrumentalities  of  the state, all political subdivisions thereof and   all agencies of such subdivisions  shall  keep  the  council  fully  and   currently  informed  as to their activities relating to atomic energy or   ionizing radiation.2. The council may request from any such  agency,  instrumentality  or   any  such  political  subdivision or any agency of such subdivision, and   the same are authorized to provide, such assistance, services  and  data   as  may be required by the council in carrying out its functions, powers   and duties.3. No rule, regulation or ordinance or  amendment  thereto  or  repeal   thereof,  primarily and directly relating to atomic energy or the use of   atomic energy, which any  agency,  instrumentality  of  the  state,  any   political  subdivision thereof or agency of such subdivision may propose   to issue or promulgate, shall become effective until ninety  days  after   it  has  been  submitted  to  the council, unless either the governor by   order or the council by resolution waives such waiting period.
NY Econ Dev L § 104-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 4 - General Powers of Department 104-A - Special Powers and Duties of the Department With Respect to Employee Ownership Assistance.

§  104-a.  Special powers and duties of the department with respect to   employee  ownership  assistance.  With  respect  to  employee  ownership   assistance  loans provided for in subtitle six of title eight of article   eight of the public authorities law, the department shall have the power   and duty and in cooperation with the job development authority to:1. Assist and counsel new employee-owned enterprises in their dealings   with federal, state and local governments, including but not limited  to   providing  ready access to information regarding government requirements   which affect employee-owned enterprises;2.  Receive  complaints  and  suggestions  concerning   policies   and   activities  of  federal,  state  and  local  governmental agencies which   affect employee-owned enterprises, and develop, in cooperation with  the   agency  involved,  proposals  for  changes  in policies or activities to   alleviate any unnecessary adverse effects on employee-owned enterprises;3. Conduct investigations, research, studies and analyses  of  matters   affecting the interests of employee-owned enterprises;4.   Assist   employee-owned   enterprises   in   obtaining  available   managerial, technical, and financial assistance;5.  Initiate  and   encourage   educational   programs   relating   to   employee-owned  enterprises,  including  programs  in  cooperation  with   various public and private educational institutions;6. Help new employee-owned enterprises in this  state  by  simplifying   and streamlining license and application procedures wherever possible;7. Identify industrial and manufacturing businesses that are in danger   of  being permanently closed or relocated out of state, which results in   the loss of jobs and increasing unemployment, and assist the  businesses   and  employees  of such businesses by distributing information about the   provisions of this section.  The department may impose fees, pursuant to   rules and regulations,  to  defray  departmental  expenses  incurred  in   providing the services set forth in this section.
NY Econ Dev L § 105 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 4 - General Powers of Department 105 - Radioactive Byproducts Special Fund.

§  105.  Radioactive  byproducts  special  fund.  1.  There  is hereby   continued in the custody of the state comptroller a special fund,  known   as the "radioactive byproducts special fund."2.  All  moneys  received  by  the  council  from  making  charges  or   administering, controlling, or disposing of  radioactive  byproducts  or   from  otherwise  operating,  developing  and  managing  facilities after   assumption  of  jurisdiction  thereof  by  the   council   pursuant   to   subdivision  six  of  section  one hundred four of this article, and all   moneys received by the council in connection  with  such  assumption  of   jurisdiction,  shall be deposited directly in the radioactive byproducts   special fund.3. The moneys of the radioactive byproducts special fund,  subject  to   segregation  by  the  director  of  the  budget,  shall be available for   payment of any and all costs and expenditures, including those  incurred   pursuant to contracts and arrangements entered into, in carrying out the   purposes of subdivision six of section one hundred four of this article,   and  costs  and  expenditures  incidental  and  appurtenant thereto. All   payments from such fund shall be made on the audit and  warrant  of  the   state  comptroller on vouchers approved by the executive director or any   other person designated by the council.4. In the event that the council shall determine  by  resolution  that   the  purposes  for  which  the  radioactive  byproducts  special fund is   established have ceased to exist, or that such fund  contains  money  in   excess  of  the amount of money required to accomplish such purposes, it   shall deliver a copy of such resolution to the  state  comptroller,  who   thereupon  shall  pay forthwith all moneys in the radioactive byproducts   special fund or such excess, as the case may be, into the state treasury   to the credit of the general fund.5. Subject to the provisions of subdivision four of this section,  the   state  comptroller  shall  invest  and  keep  invested the moneys of the   radioactive byproducts special fund.
NY Econ Dev L § 106 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 4 - General Powers of Department 106 - No Disqualification.

§  106.  No  disqualification.  No member of the council, no deputy of   such member, and no member of any  advisory  committee  serving  without   compensation  other  than  reimbursement  of expenses incurred, shall be   disqualified from holding any other public  office  or  employment,  nor   shall  he  forfeit  any  such  office  or  employment  by  reason of his   appointment hereunder, notwithstanding the provisions  of  any  general,   special or local law, ordinance or city charter.
NY Econ Dev L § 115 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 4-A - Division of Minority and Women's Business Development 115 - Definitions.

§ 115. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall   have the following meanings:1. "Division" shall mean the division of minority and women's business   development created by this article.2. "Technical  assistance" shall mean assistance and services designed   to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and viability of a minority  or   women-owned   business   enterprise,  including,  but  not  limited  to,   management assistance, problem solving, the development of business  and   marketing   plans,   market  analysis,  financial  planning,  regulatory   compliance, safety and security measures, export assistance, procurement   assistance, application assistance, state program  assistance,  referral   to  private  and  public  financing sources, contracting assistance, and   other forms of assistance which the  commissioner  deems  necessary  and   appropriate.
NY Econ Dev L § 116 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 4-A - Division of Minority and Women's Business Development 116 - Office of Minority and Women's Business Development; Transfer.

§  116. Office of minority and women's business development; transfer.   All the functions and powers possessed by and all  the  obligations  and   duties  of  the  governor's  office  of  minority  and  women's business   development  office,  created  and  established  in  the  executive  law   pursuant to and by chapter two hundred sixty-one of the laws of nineteen   hundred eighty-eight, are hereby transferred and assigned to, assumed by   and devolved upon the department of economic development.
NY Econ Dev L § 117 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 4-A - Division of Minority and Women's Business Development 117 - Division of Minority and Women's Business Development.

§ 117. Division of minority and women's business development. There is   hereby  created within the department of economic development a division   of minority and women-owned business development. The director  of  such   division  shall  be  appointed by the governor, shall report directly to   the commissioner on the activities  of  the  division,  and  shall  hold   office at the pleasure of the commissioner. The commissioner may appoint   such  officers, employees, agents, consultants and special committees as   he or she may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this article   and prescribe their duties.
NY Econ Dev L § 119 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 4-A - Division of Minority and Women's Business Development 119 - Assistance of Other Agencies.

§  119.  Assistance  of  other agencies. To effectuate the purposes of   this  article,  the  commissioner  may  request  from  any   department,   division, board, bureau, commission or other agency of the state or from   any  public  corporation  or  district,  and  the same are authorized to   provide, such assistance, services and data as will enable the office to   properly carry out its functions, powers and duties hereunder.
NY Econ Dev L § 130 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 4-B - Division for Small-Business 130 - Legislative Findings and Objectives.

§  130.  Legislative  findings  and objectives. The legislature hereby   finds and declares that:1. small-business has been a major positive factor in  the  political,   economic and social development of the state;2.   the  future  welfare  of  the  state  depends  on  the  continued   development of small-business;3.  the  state  has  a  responsibility  to  assist  in  small-business   development in furtherance of the general welfare.
NY Econ Dev L § 131 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 4-B - Division for Small-Business 131 - Definition of a Small Business.

§  131.  Definition  of  a  small  business.  For the purposes of this   chapter, a small business shall be deemed to be one which is resident in   this state, independently owned and operated, not dominant in its  field   and employs one hundred or less persons.
NY Econ Dev L § 132 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 4-B - Division for Small-Business 132 - Division for Small-Business; Commissioner; Employees.

§  132. Division for small-business; commissioner; employees. There is   hereby created within the department of economic development a  division   for   small-business.  The  head  of  such  office  shall  be  a  deputy   commissioner, who shall be appointed by the commissioner, and shall hold   office during the pleasure of the  commissioner.  The  commissioner  may   appoint  such  officers,  employees,  agents,  consultants  and  special   committees as he may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of  this   article and prescribe their duties.
NY Econ Dev L § 135 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 4-B - Division for Small-Business 135 - Assistance of Other Agencies.

§  135. Assistance of other agencies. 1. To effectuate the purposes of   this  article,  the  commissioner  may  request  from  any   department,   division, board, bureau, commission or other agency of the state or from   any  public  corporation  or  district,  and  the same are authorized to   provide, such assistance, services and data as will  enable  the  office   properly to carry out its functions, powers and duties hereunder.2.  On or before July first, two thousand twenty-one, and on or before   such date annually thereafter, every state agency and  public  authority   shall  provide  to  the  department  of  economic  development a list of   programs, including a description of each of such programs,  offered  by   such  state  agency or public authority to assist small businesses doing   business  within  this  state  and  the  contact  information  for  such   programs.  Such  program  information  provided  to the department shall   include employment level requirements or business industry or  ownership   requirements  of  the  business  and  will be categorized as such by the   department of economic development.
NY Econ Dev L § 136 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 4-B - Division for Small-Business 136 - Rules and Regulations.

§  136.  Rules and regulations. The commissioner shall adopt rules and   regulations to effectuate the purposes of this article. The division  of   small-business  advisory  board  shall  recommend  to  him  criteria for   inclusion therein.
NY Econ Dev L § 140 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 4-C - Procurement Opportunities Newsletter 140 - Legislative Findings and Declaration.

§  140.  Legislative  findings and declaration. The legislature hereby   finds and declares that it is the policy of the state  to  conserve  and   protect  state  revenues  through the efficient and prudent use of state   funds  in  state  procurement  contracts.  It  further  finds  that  the   operation of an efficient procurement information system is an effective   tool  in  the economic development of the state. To promote this policy,   it is in the best interest of the state to create a central  information   source that will alert businesses to new opportunities to participate in   state  procurement  activities.  To  accomplish  these  public purposes,   public notice of state procurement contracts shall be given  by  regular   publication  of  a  compilation  of  the  state's  needs  for  goods and   services.
NY Econ Dev L § 141 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 4-C - Procurement Opportunities Newsletter 141 - Definitions.

§  141.  Definitions.  For the purposes of this article, the following   terms shall have the following meanings as indicated:1. "Agency"  shall  mean  any  agency,  department,   board,   bureau,   commission  a  majority  of whose members are appointed by the governor,   division, office, council, committee, or officer of the  state,  or  the   state  university of New York or the city university of New York, or any   public benefit corporation or public  authority,  a  majority  of  whose   members  are  appointed by the governor. Such term shall not include the   legislature.2. "Foreign business enterprise" shall  mean  a  business  enterprise,   including  a  sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation, which had   offered for sale, lease or other form of exchange, goods sought  by  the   agency and substantially produced outside of New York state, or services   sought by the agency and substantially performed outside New York state.3.  "Procurement  contract"  shall  mean any written agreement entered   into  by  an  agency  for  the  acquisition  of  goods,   services,   or   construction  of  any  kind  in  the actual or estimated amount of fifty   thousand dollars or more. The term does not  include  an  agreement  for   employment in the civil service.
NY Econ Dev L § 143 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 4-C - Procurement Opportunities Newsletter 143 - Responsibilities of Other Agencies.

§  143.  Responsibilities  of other agencies. 1. Prior to awarding any   procurement contract, each  agency  shall  submit  to  the  commissioner   information   sufficient   to  enable  publication  of  the  notices  of   procurement contract  opportunities  described  in  subdivision  two  of   section one hundred forty-two of this article. Such information shall be   submitted  to  the commissioner in sufficient time to allow a minimum of   fifteen business days between publication of such notice and the date on   which a bid or proposal  is  due,  except  where  a  shorter  period  is   specifically authorized by law.2.  No  agency shall award a procurement contract unless a notice of a   procurement contract opportunity as  described  in  subdivision  two  of   section  one hundred forty-two of this article has been published in the   procurement opportunities newsletter or unless such procurement contract   is exempt from the requirements  of  this  article  in  accordance  with   section one hundred forty-four of this article.3.  At  the  time  the  agency  determination  of  intent  to  award a   procurement  contract  is  made,  each  agency  shall  submit   to   the   commissioner  for inclusion in the procurement opportunities newsletter,   (a) for procurement contracts let by the invitation for bid process, the   result of the bid opening including the names of bidding firms  and  the   amounts  bid  by  each; (b) for procurement contracts let by the request   for proposal process, the names of firms submitting  proposals  and  the   proposal  selected  as  the  best  value  offer;  and  (c) for all other   procurement contracts, the name of the proposed awardee.4. At the time an agency enters into a contract with a single or  sole   source provider pursuant to section one hundred sixty-three of the state   finance  law,  for  an  amount in excess of fifty thousand dollars, such   agency shall  submit  an  announcement  of  the  intended  contract  for   inclusion in the procurement opportunities newsletter, and shall specify   the recipient of the contract.5.  At  the  time  an agency enters into a contract, such agency shall   submit an announcement of the intended contract  for  inclusion  in  the   procurement  opportunities  newsletter. Such announcement shall identify   the contract, specify the date of the award of the contract and  provide   the name of and contact information for each recipient of the contract.