NY Econ Dev L § 231 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COM - Economic Development Law Article 11 - Regional Economic Development 231 - Regional Offices.

§  231.  Regional  offices.  1.  The  department, through its regional   offices, is authorized:  (a)  to  serve  as  a  center  for  information   regarding  economic  development resources available from state, federal   and  local  agencies;  (b)  to  provide  outreach  to  businesses,  with   attention  to  small and medium-sized businesses, including minority and   women-owned business enterprises, for financial and technical assistance   offered by state economic development agencies,  authorities,  or  other   economic  entities;  (c)  to  serve  as  a  regional  center  to  accept   applications for state economic development programs; (d) to  coordinate   the  economic  development programs and activities of state agencies and   authorities within each region including, but not limited  to,  outreach   to   businesses,   technical   assistance   services,   skills  training   assistance, sharing of information, strategic economic development plans   and programs, to provide or arrange for assistance  in  compliance  with   federal, state, and local rules, regulations, permits, and licenses, and   other  measures  to  enhance regional economic development and eliminate   duplication of services; (e) to provide or  arrange  for  assistance  to   persons, firms, agencies, partnerships or corporations, either public or   private,  in  applying  for  assistance  from state economic development   programs or for necessary licenses and permits or seeking to comply with   federal, state and local  rules  and  regulations;  (f)  to  review  and   comment,   within   their  knowledge  and  expertise,  with  respect  to   applications for state assistance in a timely manner and form prescribed   by the commissioner; (g) to distribute literature and marketing material   describing the facilities, advantages and attractions of the region  for   business;  (h)  to  provide  economic  development information, planning   services and technical assistance to counties and municipalities  within   the   region;   (i)   to  provide  information  and  assistance  in  the   certification of minority and women-owned business enterprises;  (j)  to   provide  or  arrange for assistance to private sector employers, whether   operating for profit  or  not  for  profit,  and  to  organizations  and   associations of such employers in developing and implementing innovative   and  flexible  employee compensation, assistance and benefit programs to   enhance  competitiveness  and  meet  emerging  demographic  and   market   conditions;  and  (k)  to  provide  information  and assistance to small   businesses on environmental compliance requirements of federal and state   law and pollution prevention opportunities in  furtherance  of  policies   and  programs  established  in article twenty-eight of the environmental   conservation law and in coordination with the pollution  prevention  and   environmental  compliance  coordinating  council  established in article   twenty-eight of the environmental conservation law,  including  programs   operated by the department, the department of environmental conservation   or  other  state  or  local agencies from which technical assistance, or   loans, grants or other financial assistance for compliance and pollution   prevention may be  obtained;  and  in  providing  such  information  and   assistance, to promote pollution prevention approaches.2.  As  used  in  this  section,  "Pollution  prevention"  shall  mean   pollution prevention as such term is defined by article twenty-eight  of   the environmental conservation law.