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NY Econ Dev L § 185 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 6 - New York State Economic Development Power Allocation Board 185 - Revitalization Programs.

§  185. Revitalization programs. In addition to the criteria described in section one hundred  eighty-four  of  this  article  and  such  other criteria  as  the  board  may  by rule or regulation define, an economic development power allocation may be  made  to  a  business  in  serious, long-term  distress  that  is not primarily caused by normal, short-term changes in the business cycle, when the applicant  demonstrates  to  the satisfaction of the board:  (a)   that   the   applicant  has  formulated  and  will  implement  a comprehensive business revitalization plan which  is  described  in  its application, and which:  (1)  contains  a  detailed  strategy  for  actions  to be taken by the applicant to continue as  a  successful  business,  including,  but  not limited   to,  productivity  and  efficiency  improvements,  changes  in operations, financing or  management,  measures  to  enhance  labor  and management  cooperation and to improve the skills and performance of the work force at all levels, capital investment in new equipment and  plant modernization,  development  of new markets and products, and such other actions as will  enable  the  business  to  stabilize  and  sustain  its operations;  (2) has been endorsed by the board of directors; and  (3)  establishes  a  verifiable  schedule  for  completion of proposed actions;  (b)  that  an  allocation   of   economic   development   power   will significantly contribute to the revitalization plan;  (c)  that the business is likely to close, partially close or relocate out of state resulting in the loss of substantial numbers of jobs;  (d) that the business is an important employer in  the  community  and efforts  to  revitalize  the  business are in the long-term interests of both employees and the community;  (e) that a reasonable prospect exists that the proposed revitalization plan  will  enable  the  business  to  remain  competitive  and   become profitable and preserve jobs for a substantial period of time;  (f)  that  the  applicant  demonstrates  cooperation  with  the  local electricity distributor and other available  sources  of  assistance  to reduce   energy   costs  to  the  maximum  extent  practicable,  through conservation and load management; and  (g) that the allocation will not unduly affect the  cost  of  electric service to customers of the local electricity distributor.
NY Econ Dev L § 186 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 6 - New York State Economic Development Power Allocation Board 186 - Transfers of Economic Development Power.

§  186.  Transfers  of  economic development power. The transfer of an   economic development power allocation between facilities of a  recipient   shall  be  prohibited  unless  specifically  approved  by  the  board as   consistent with the criteria and requirements in  sections  one  hundred   eighty-four,  one hundred eighty-five and subdivision (g) of section one   hundred eighty-seven of this article as may be applicable. Any  transfer   which  occurs  without  the  board's  approval shall be invalid and such   transfer may subject the recipient to revocation of its  allocation  and   modification or revocation of its contract.
NY Econ Dev L § 188 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 6 - New York State Economic Development Power Allocation Board 188 - Industrial Incentive Awards.

§  188.  Industrial incentive awards. The power authority of the state   of New York shall submit to the board its economic development plan  for   the   use  of  industrial  incentive  awards  for  economic  development   purposes. The board shall review the proposed  plan  and  shall  approve   such  plan,  in  whole or in part, upon its determination that such plan   and its implementation is consistent with the criteria and  requirements   provided  for  in  sections  one  hundred  eighty-four  and  one hundred   eighty-five of this article and such other criteria as the board may, by   rule and regulation, provide with respect to  the  plan  and  industrial   incentive awards.
NY Econ Dev L § 189-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 6-A - Western New York Power Proceeds Allocation Act 189-B - The Western New York Power Proceeds Allocation Board.

§  189-b.  The  western  New  York power proceeds allocation board. 1.   There is hereby created the western New York power  proceeds  allocation   board,  which  shall possess the powers and duties herein specified. The   board shall consist of five  members  who  shall  be  appointed  by  the   governor   as   follows:  one  of  whom  shall  be  appointed  upon  the   recommendation of the temporary president of the senate and shall reside   within the thirty mile radius of the Niagara power project, one of  whom   shall  be  appointed  upon  the  recommendation  of  the  speaker of the   assembly and shall reside within the thirty mile radius of  the  Niagara   power  project, and at least one additional member who shall also reside   within the thirty mile radius of the Niagara power project. The governor   shall designate a chair from amongst the board's members.2. Each member shall serve a term of five years or until  a  successor   shall  have  been  named  and  qualified.  Members may be reappointed to   successive terms.3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the  contrary,  three   members  shall  constitute  a  quorum for the purposes of organizing the   board and conducting the business thereof. No action of the board may be   taken except upon an affirmative vote of at least  three-fifths  of  the   full board membership at any meeting at which at least three members are   present  or participating by videoconferencing. Videoconferencing may be   used for attendance and  participation  by  members  of  the  board.  If   videoconferencing  is  used,  the board shall provide an opportunity for   the public to attend, listen and observe at any site at which  a  member   participates.  The  public  notice  for  the  meeting shall identify, if   practicable, all locations  where  a  member  will  participate  in  the   meeting by videoconference and shall state that the public has the right   to attend the meeting at any such location.4.  Members  of the board, except those that are employees or officers   of the state, its authorities or agencies, shall not receive a salary or   other compensation, but  shall  be  allowed  the  necessary  and  actual   expenses incurred in the performance of duties under this article.
NY Econ Dev L § 189-D (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 6-A - Western New York Power Proceeds Allocation Act 189-D - Rules and Regulations.

§  189-d. Rules and regulations. The authority is hereby authorized to   promulgate such rules and regulations as it deems necessary  to  fulfill   the purposes of this article.
NY Econ Dev L § 190 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 7 - Industrial Effectiveness Program 190 - Definitions.

§  190.  Definitions.  As  used  in  this  article, unless a different   meaning appears from the context, the following words  and  terms  shall   have the following meanings:1. "Feasibility  study"  shall mean an investigation and evaluation of   the viability of an  industrial  firm  or  group  of  industrial  firms,   including  those for which local buyout assistance has been requested. A   feasibility study shall include, but not be limited to, an assessment of   the potential profitability  and  prospects  for  job  preservation  and   future  job growth; the condition, stability and growth potential of the   industry in domestic and international markets; the financial condition;   essential changes and productivity improvements needed to remain viable;   the quality of management and its ability to innovate and change;  labor   and  management  relations; workforce skills and training needs; whether   adequate time exists to effectuate a local buyout or revitalize a  firm;   relations with suppliers and customers; and cooperation of the sellers.2. "Industrial  firm"  shall  mean  a manufacturing firm involved with   extracting, smelting, recovering,  developing,  preparing,  compounding,   converting,  assembling  or  producing  in  any  manner,  minerals,  raw   materials, products or substances of  any  kind  or  nature,  and  shall   include   facilities   related   thereto  for  storage,  warehousing  or   distribution, for research and development or for the discovery of  new,   and the refinement of known, substances, processes, and products.3. "Local buyout" shall mean the transfer of the ownership and control   of  a  viable industrial firm to its employees, or managers, or to other   investors resident in New York state, where such transfer will create or   retain substantial numbers of private  sector  jobs  by  preventing  the   closing,   partial   closing,  or  the  relocation  out-of-state  of  an   industrial firm.4. "Medium-sized industrial firm" shall mean an industrial  firm  that   employs  less  than five hundred persons within the state on a full-time   basis.5. "Productivity assessment" shall mean an evaluation of the  existing   and  potential  productivity  and profitability of an industrial firm or   group  of  industrial  firms  and   recommendations   for   productivity   improvements,  including,  but  not  limited  to,  analysis of products,   market position, financial condition,  ownership  structure,  production   processes, labor/management relations, worker skills and training needs,   plant and equipment, and business strategy.6. "Small-sized  industrial  firm"  shall mean an industrial firm that   employs one hundred or less persons within  the  state  on  a  full-time   basis.
NY Econ Dev L § 191 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 7 - Industrial Effectiveness Program 191 - Establishment and Purposes.

§  191.  Establishment  and  purposes.  1.  The commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to establish an industrial effectiveness program within the department for the purposes specified in  this  section.  The commissioner  shall appoint such employees as are necessary to carry out the provisions  of  this  article,  including  professional  staff  with demonstrated expertise in private industrial management and operations.   2. The purposes of the industrial effectiveness program shall be:  (a)  to  assist  industrial  firms  with  the introduction of improved management and labor practices and  production  processes  in  order  to enhance their productivity and competitiveness;  (b)  to aid in the development of new markets and ownership structures in order to improve the long-term viability of industrial firms;  (c) to identify and assist industrial firms that are, or are likely to be, in severe financial difficulty;  (d) to develop strategies for mobilizing state and community resources to  respond  to  the  needs  of  distressed  industrial  firms  and   to manufacturing plant closings and partial closings; and  (e)  to  assist  industrial firms in obtaining financing from publicly sponsored  financing  assistance  programs  and  from  private   lending institutions.
NY Econ Dev L § 193 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 7 - Industrial Effectiveness Program 193 - Rules and Regulations.

§  193. Rules and regulations. The commissioner shall promulgate rules   and regulations  for  the  operation  of  the  industrial  effectiveness   program, which shall include:1.  the  criteria  to be used in determining industrial firms eligible   for assistance and the nature and  extent  of  commitments  required  of   owners or managers of assisted firms;2.  the  procedures and criteria to be used in selecting and retaining   experts to be used in diagnosing problems of specific  industrial  firms   and in undertaking productivity assessments and feasibility studies; and3.  the  fees  to  be  charged  for  assistance  provided to groups of   industrial firms or individual firms.
NY Econ Dev L § 194 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 7 - Industrial Effectiveness Program 194 - Exemption From Disclosure Requirements.

§  194.  Exemption from disclosure requirements. To the fullest extent   permitted under subdivision two of section eighty-seven  of  the  public   officers   law,  all  information  regarding  the  financial  condition,   marketing plans, manufacturing processes, production costs, productivity   rates,  customer  lists,  or  other  trade   secrets   and   proprietary   information  of  a  person  or  entity  requesting  assistance  from the   department,  which  is  submitted  by  such  person  or  entity  to  the   department  in  connection  with an application for assistance or with a   productivity assessment or feasibility study, shall be confidential  and   exempt from public disclosure.
NY Econ Dev L § 195 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 7 - Industrial Effectiveness Program 195 - Reporting.

§  195. Reporting. The commissioner shall, on or before October first,   nineteen hundred eighty-eight  and  on  or  before  each  October  first   thereafter,  submit  a report to the governor and the legislature on the   operation and accomplishments of the industrial effectiveness program.
NY Econ Dev L § 196 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 7 - Industrial Effectiveness Program 196 - Evaluation.

§ 196. Evaluation. 1. The commissioner shall submit to the director of   the  budget,  the  chairperson  of  the senate finance committee and the   chairperson of the assembly ways and means committee  an  evaluation  of   the  success  of  the  industrial  effectiveness  program prepared by an   entity independent of the department. Such  evaluation  shall  determine   whether the services provided have helped client firms to succeed, based   on a comparison of the performance of client firms to the norms of their   specific  industry,  and shall assess the effect, if any, of the program   on the continued location and growth  of  industrial  firms  within  the   state.  Such  an  evaluation  shall be submitted by September first, two   thousand five and by September first every four years thereafter.2. Between evaluation due dates, the commissioner shall  maintain  the   necessary   records   and  data  required  to  satisfy  such  evaluation   requirements and to  satisfy  information  requests  received  from  the   director  of the budget, the chairperson of the senate finance committee   and the chairperson of the assembly ways  and  means  committee  between   such evaluation due dates.
NY Econ Dev L § 197-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 7-A - Northern New York Power Proceeds Allocation Act 197-B - The Northern New York Power Proceeds Allocation Board.

§  197-b.  The  northern  New York power proceeds allocation board. 1.   There is hereby created the northern New York power proceeds  allocation   board,  which  shall possess the powers and duties herein specified. The   board shall consist of five  members  who  shall  be  appointed  by  the   governor   as   follows:  one  of  whom  shall  be  appointed  upon  the   recommendation of the temporary  president  of  the  senate  and  reside   within  St.  Lawrence  county,  one  of whom shall be appointed upon the   recommendation of the speaker of the  assembly  and  reside  within  St.   Lawrence  county,  and  at  least one additional member who shall reside   within St. Lawrence county. The governor shall designate  a  chair  from   amongst the board's members.2.  Each  member shall serve a term of five years or until a successor   shall have been named and  qualified.  Members  may  be  reappointed  to   successive terms.3.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary, three   members shall constitute a quorum for the  purposes  of  organizing  the   board and conducting the business thereof. No action of the board may be   taken  except  upon  an affirmative vote of at least three-fifths of the   full board membership at any meeting at which at least three members are   present or participating by videoconferencing. Videoconferencing may  be   used  for  attendance  and  participation  by  members  of the board. If   videoconferencing is used, the board shall provide  an  opportunity  for   the  public  to attend, listen and observe at any site at which a member   participates. The public notice  for  the  meeting  shall  identify,  if   practicable,  all  locations  where  a  member  will  participate in the   meeting by videoconference and shall state that the public has the right   to attend the meeting at any such location.4. Members of the board, except those that are employees  or  officers   of  the  state, its authorities, or agencies, shall not receive a salary   or other compensation, but shall be allowed  the  necessary  and  actual   expenses incurred in the performance of duties under this article.
NY Econ Dev L § 212 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 9 - Entrepreneurship Assistance Centers 212 - Reporting.

§ 212. Reporting. The department shall:1.  Monitor  the performance of each entrepreneurial assistance center   and require quarterly  and  annual  reports  from  each  entrepreneurial   assistance center at such time and in such a manner as prescribed by the   commissioner.2.  Evaluate  the entrepreneurial assistance centers established under   this article and report  annually,  on  or  before  January  first,  two   thousand  twenty,  and  on  or before each January first thereafter, and   submit  the  results  of  such  evaluation  to  the  governor  and   the   legislature.  Such  report shall discuss the extent to which the centers   serve minority group members,  women,  individuals  with  a  disability,   dislocated  workers  and  veterans;  the  extent  to  which the training   program is coordinated with other assistance programs targeted to  small   and  new  businesses;  the  ability  of  such  program to leverage other   sources of funding and support; and the success of the program in aiding   entrepreneurs to start up new businesses, including the  number  of  new   business  start-ups  resulting  from  the  program.  Such  report  shall   recommend changes and improvements in the training program  and  in  the   quality of supplemental technical assistance offered to graduates of the   training  programs.  The report shall be made available to the public on   the department's website.3. Submit  to  the  director  of  the  division  of  the  budget,  the   chairperson  of  the senate finance committee and the chairperson of the   assembly ways and means committee an evaluation of the effectiveness  of   the  programs  established  under  this  article  prepared  by an entity   independent of the department. Such evaluation  shall  be  submitted  by   January  first,  two  thousand twenty-one and by January first every two   years thereafter.4. Between evaluation due dates, maintain the  necessary  records  and   data  required  to  satisfy  such evaluation requirements and to satisfy   information requests received from  the  director  of  the  budget,  the   chairperson  of  the senate finance committee and the chairperson of the   assembly ways and means committee between such evaluation due dates.
NY Econ Dev L § 215 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 9-A - Come Home to New York Program 215 - Come Home to New York Program.

§  215. Come  home to New York program. 1. There is hereby established in the department a "come home to New York"  program  to  encourage  the return  of  native  New  Yorkers  to  the  state by establishing a local network of outlets designed to assist native New Yorkers  in  returning, relocating or starting a small business in New York state.   2. The department shall:  (a)   develop   and   enter   into   agreements   with  not-for-profit organizations in geographic areas throughout New York state  which  will serve as local coordinators for the program;  (b)  develop  a  "come  home  to  New  York"  website  and promotional materials that can be tailored to particular jurisdictions;  (c) encourage not-for-profit organizations in every part of the  state to participate in the come home to New York network;  (d) create a statewide public awareness campaign for the program;  (e)   maintain   a  data  base  of  investment-opportunities  profiles submitted by relocating entrepreneurs and  investment-interest  profiles submitted by investors; and  (f)  distribute  investor  and relocating entrepreneur applications in paper form and through electronic resources.   3. The department, through its regional offices, shall work with local coordinators to:  (a) originate a local name for the program and integrate it  into  the template website and related promotional materials to highlight regional quality  of  life, economic and cultural opportunities and include links to related websites;  (b) recruit volunteers in various occupational areas  to  provide  the necessary  networking  opportunities that returning New Yorkers need, in fields such as law, finance, microbusiness  start-up,  high  technology, construction, health care, manufacturing and retail operations;  (c)  conduct  outreach  to  local  schools, colleges, universities and other organizations to develop a manner of contacting  former  residents who have left the state;  (d) develop a local public awareness campaign for the program;  (e) compile and report program statistics to the coordinator's office;  (f)  serve as a screening mechanism through which introductions may be made between returning or newly  established  businesses  and  potential investors;  (g)  aid  prospective returning and newly established small businesses in presenting their ventures to investors; and  (h) encourage the formation of a venture capital  funding  network  at the local level with the assistance of the department.
NY Econ Dev L § 222 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 10 - International Trade 222 - International Marketing and Trade Leads.

* § 222. International marketing and trade leads. The department shall   market   products  and  services  from  New  York  sources  and  provide   information as to how foreign importers may  obtain  such  products  and   services.  Through  the program, the department shall seek to develop or   cause to be developed, export trade leads for  New  York  exporters  and   potential  exporters,  and  shall offer such leads to New York exporters   and potential exporters. The commissioner shall by regulation  establish   a schedule of fees for the provision of such service.*  NB  Amendments  effective  insofar  as  they  pertain  to  the Port   Authority of New York and New Jersey upon passage of same as legislation   by New Jersey