Title COM, Economic Development Law

§ 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "economic\ndevelopment law".\n

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

§ 100. General powers of department. The commissioner acting by and\nthrough the department of economic development shall have power and it\nshall be his duty:\n 1. to investigate, study and undertake ways and means of promoting and\nencouraging the prosperous development and pr…

§ 100-a. Comprehensive economic development reporting. The department\nshall prepare an annual comprehensive economic development report, no\nlater than December thirty-first of each year, listing economic\ndevelopment assistance provided by the New York state urban development\…

§ 100-b. Comprehensive report on the activities of the office of\nstrategic workforce development. Beginning on February first, two\nthousand twenty-four, and every February first thereafter, the\ndepartment shall prepare a comprehensive annual report on the activities\nand effi…

§ 101. Assistance of other departments, agencies and political\nsubdivisions. The commissioner may request from any department,\ndivision, office, commission or other agency of the state or any\npolitical subdivision thereof, and the same are authorized to provide,\nsuch assista…

§ 102. Atomic energy council. 1. There shall be within the department,\nthe atomic energy council (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the\n"council"), which shall consist of the commissioner and such other\nrepresentatives of state departments, agencies and instrumentalities\n…

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

§ 104. Assistance of other departments, agencies and political\nsubdivisions; review of regulations. 1. All agencies and\ninstrumentalities of the state, all political subdivisions thereof and\nall agencies of such subdivisions shall keep the council fully and\ncurrently informe…

§ 104-a. Special powers and duties of the department with respect to\nemployee ownership assistance. With respect to employee ownership\nassistance loans provided for in subtitle six of title eight of article\neight of the public authorities law and paragraph (o) of subdivision …

§ 105. Radioactive byproducts special fund. 1. There is hereby\ncontinued in the custody of the state comptroller a special fund, known\nas the "radioactive byproducts special fund."\n 2. All moneys received by the council from making charges or\nadministering, controlling, or d…

§ 106. No disqualification. No member of the council, no deputy of\nsuch member, and no member of any advisory committee serving without\ncompensation other than reimbursement of expenses incurred, shall be\ndisqualified from holding any other public office or employment, nor\ns…

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

§ 115. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall\nhave the following meanings:\n 1. "Division" shall mean the division of minority and women's business\ndevelopment created by this article.\n 2. "Technical assistance" shall mean assistance and services desi…

§ 116. Office of minority and women's business development; transfer.\nAll the functions and powers possessed by and all the obligations and\nduties of the governor's office of minority and women's business\ndevelopment office, created and established in the executive law\npursu…

§ 117. Division of minority and women's business development. There is\nhereby created within the department of economic development a division\nof minority and women-owned business development. The director of such\ndivision shall be appointed by the governor, shall report dire…

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

§ 119. Assistance of other agencies. To effectuate the purposes of\nthis article, the commissioner may request from any department,\ndivision, board, bureau, commission or other agency of the state or from\nany public corporation or district, and the same are authorized to\nprov…

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

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

§ 130. Legislative findings and objectives. The legislature hereby\nfinds and declares that:\n 1. small-business has been a major positive factor in the political,\neconomic and social development of the state;\n 2. the future welfare of the state depends on the continued\ndevel…

§ 131. Definition of a small business. For the purposes of this\nchapter, a small business shall be deemed to be one which is resident in\nthis state, independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field\nand employs one hundred or less persons.\n

§ 132. Division for small-business; commissioner; employees. There is\nhereby created within the department of economic development a division\nfor small-business. The head of such office shall be a deputy\ncommissioner, who shall be appointed by the commissioner, and shall hold…

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

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

§ 135. Assistance of other agencies. 1. To effectuate the purposes of\nthis article, the commissioner may request from any department,\ndivision, board, bureau, commission or other agency of the state or from\nany public corporation or district, and the same are authorized to\np…

§ 136. Rules and regulations. The commissioner shall adopt rules and\nregulations to effectuate the purposes of this article. The division of\nsmall-business advisory board shall recommend to him criteria for\ninclusion therein.\n

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

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

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

§ 140. Legislative findings and declaration. The legislature hereby\nfinds and declares that it is the policy of the state to conserve and\nprotect state revenues through the efficient and prudent use of state\nfunds in state procurement contracts. It further finds that the\nope…

§ 141. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following\nterms shall have the following meanings as indicated:\n 1. "Agency" shall mean any agency, department, board, bureau,\ncommission a majority of whose members are appointed by the governor,\ndivision, office, co…

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

§ 143. Responsibilities of other agencies. 1. Prior to awarding any\nprocurement contract, each agency shall submit to the commissioner\ninformation sufficient to enable publication of the notices of\nprocurement contract opportunities described in subdivision two of\nsection on…

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

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

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

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

§ 151. Statewide master plan for marketing. 1. The department shall\nformulate and annually re-evaluate a comprehensive five-year master plan\nfor the balanced development and coordination of adequate marketing\nprograms and facilities necessary to meet the promotional objective…

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

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

§ 154. State marketing internet website. 1. The department shall\nmaintain an internet website designed to facilitate the marketing\npurposes in this article.\n 2. The internet website shall contain a design that facilitates the\npromotional objectives required by article five-a…

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

§ 161. Administration. In futherance of these purposes, the department\nof economic development is hereby authorized and directed to:\n (a) Encourage, facilitate and coordinate the planning and\nimplementation of programs to advertise, stimulate, promote and increase\ntourist tr…

§ 162. Definitions. As used in this act, unless the context requires\notherwise:\n (a) "tourist promotion agency" means any not-for-profit corporation,\nor other nonprofit organization, association or agency which shall be\ndesignated by resolution of the county legislature or o…

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

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

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

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

§ 168. Inter-agency tourism task force. (a) There is hereby\nestablished an inter-agency tourism task force consisting of the\nfollowing members:\n (1) the commissioner or his or her designated representative from the\ndepartment and the departments of transportation, parks, rec…