Title COM, Economic Development Law

§ 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "economic development law".

§ 10. Department of economic development; commissioner. There shall be in the state government a department of economic development. The head of the department shall be the commissioner of economic development who shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and co…

§ 100. General powers of department. The commissioner acting by and through the department of economic development shall have power and it shall be his duty: 1. to investigate, study and undertake ways and means of promoting and encouraging the prosperous development and protect…

§ 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 cor…

§ 100-b. Comprehensive report on the activities of the office of strategic workforce development. Beginning on February first, two thousand twenty-four, and every February first thereafter, the department shall prepare a comprehensive annual report on the activities and efficacy…

§ 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,…

§ 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 impo…

§ 103. General functions, powers and duties of council. The council shall have the following functions, powers and duties: 1. To advise the governor and the legislature with regard to programs for the regulation and control of atomic energy activities, and to make recommendation…

§ 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…

§ 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 and paragraph (o) of subdivision one…

§ 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 dispos…

§ 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…

§ 11. Investing in care. 1. The commissioner shall study, develop, and propose how to implement a long-term strategy to support the growth of the caregiving industry in New York state. Such strategy shall be developed in consultation with the department of health, the department…

§ 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 t…

§ 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 …

§ 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 directl…

§ 118. Power and duties. In addition to the power and duties conferred by section one hundred sixteen of this article, the division shall have the additional power and duty to: 1. Coordinate with all state agencies performing functions affecting the operations of minority busine…

§ 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,…

§ 12. Technical assistance to municipalities related to college and university closures. The department shall provide to any municipality, upon request, technical assistance in the event of a college or university closing in such municipality, on topics including but not limited…

§ 120. Advisory board; creation. 1. There is hereby created in the division of minority and women's business development a minority and women-owned business enterprise advisory board. The board shall consist of twelve members to be appointed by the governor. The governor shall d…

§ 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 …

§ 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.

§ 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 of…

§ 133. Small-business advisory board; creation. 1. There is hereby created in the division for small business a small business advisory board. The board shall consist of seventeen members to be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. The governor sh…

§ 134. Powers and duties of the division for small-business. The division shall have the power and duty to: 1. coordinate the activities of all state agencies performing functions affecting the operation of small-businesses in the state; 2. receive complaints of operators of sma…

§ 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 provi…

§ 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.

§ 137. Small business stationary source ombudsman program. 1. There is hereby established within the division for small businesses a small business stationary source ombudsman program. The primary purpose of the small business stationary source ombudsman program is to represent …

§ 138. Small business pollution prevention and environmental compliance ombudsman program. 1. There is hereby established within the division for small businesses a small business pollution prevention and environmental compliance ombudsman program. The primary purpose of such pr…

* § 139. Advisory panel on employee-owned enterprises. 1. Definition. As used in this section, the term "employee-owned enterprise" shall mean a business in which the employees control the majority of the voting stock, or if the business is held in a trust which controls the maj…

§ 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 operati…

§ 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…

§ 142. Procurement opportunities newsletter. 1. The commissioner shall publish on a daily basis a procurement opportunities newsletter, which shall contain notices of procurement contract opportunities and any other information the commissioner deems necessary to effectuate the …

§ 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 hu…

§ 144. Exemptions. 1. The provisions of this article shall not apply to: (a) Procurement contracts, which the comptroller exempts pursuant to the procedures contained in subdivision two of this section, awarded on an emergency or critical basis, or on the basis that publication …

§ 145. Study and report. The state procurement council established pursuant to section one hundred sixty-one of the state finance law, in consultation with the council on contracting agencies established pursuant to executive order 4.125 dated May twenty-second, nineteen hundred…

§ 146. Approval of comptroller. The comptroller shall not approve or file any procurement contract for the acquisition of goods or services in the amount of one hundred fifty thousand dollars or more unless notice as provided in section one hundred forty-two of this article shal…

§ 150. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "New York state marketing act".

§ 151. Statewide master plan for marketing. 1. The department shall formulate and annually re-evaluate a comprehensive five-year master plan for the balanced development and coordination of adequate marketing programs and facilities necessary to meet the promotional objectives e…

§ 152. "I Love NY" brand. 1. The department shall enact guidelines for the use of the brand, which shall include measures to allow for the expansion of the brand to fit niche and thematic marketing efforts. When appropriate, the brand shall be applied to targeted promotional ini…

§ 153. Explore New York state grant program. 1. The department shall create a new grant program designed to encourage an integrated thematic approach to tourism promotion. The program shall provide state matching funds to eligible entities not to exceed fifty thousand dollars an…

§ 154. State marketing internet website. 1. The department shall maintain an internet website designed to facilitate the marketing purposes in this article. 2. The internet website shall contain a design that facilitates the promotional objectives required by article five-a of t…

§ 160. Legislative findings and objectives. The legislature hereby finds and declares that the promotion, attraction, stimulation, development and expansion of tourist travel, resort, vacation, culture and convention activities are vital and necessary concerns of the people of t…

§ 161. Administration. In futherance of these purposes, the department of economic development is hereby authorized and directed to: (a) Encourage, facilitate and coordinate the planning and implementation of programs to advertise, stimulate, promote and increase tourist travel,…

§ 162. Definitions. As used in this act, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) "tourist promotion agency" means any not-for-profit corporation, or other nonprofit organization, association or agency which shall be designated by resolution of the county legislature or other …

§ 163. Recognition of tourist promotion agencies. The commissioner, upon investigation and receipt of certified copies of such resolutions as may be necessary to satisfy him that a tourist promotion agency has been duly designated to represent a particular county or counties or …

§ 164. Applications for and approval of matching funds to tourist promotion agencies. (a) The commissioner is hereby authorized to match funds expended by recognized tourist promotion agencies and to set reasonable deadlines for the submission of applications for each fiscal yea…

§ 165. Payment of funds to tourist promotion agencies. (a) Upon submission and approval of each application and the authorization of funds by the commissioner in accordance therewith, the commissioner shall give notice to the particular tourist promotion agency of such approval …

§ 166. Reporting requirements. (a) In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles each tourism promotion agency shall furnish an annual financial statement to the commissioner. Such reports shall be submitted on or before January first of each year. (b) The departme…

§ 168. Inter-agency tourism task force. (a) There is hereby established an inter-agency tourism task force consisting of the following members: (1) the commissioner or his or her designated representative from the department and the departments of transportation, parks, recreati…