Senate Bill S1608

Vetoed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires entities applying for or receiving certain state economic development grants to commit to first considering New York companies as primary suppliers

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S1608 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A250
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §209-u, Exec L; amd §372-a, Ed L

2009-S1608 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires entities applying for, and certain enterprises receiving university-related state economic development grants to commit to first considering companies based in New York State as primary suppliers, and to provide written evidence of such commitment to the office of science, technology and academic research or to trustees of the university.

2009-S1608 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1608 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1608

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 3, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the executive law and the education law, in relation  to
  "New York First" commitments

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  209-u
to read as follows:
  S  209-U. "NEW YORK FIRST" COMMITMENT.  UNLESS OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY
STATE OR FEDERAL LAW, ALL ENTITIES APPLYING FOR FUNDS UNDER THIS ARTICLE
SHALL GIVE EVIDENCE TO THE OFFICE OF  A  COMMITMENT  TO  FIRST  CONSIDER
COMPANIES  BASED  IN  NEW YORK STATE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES OR PRODUCTS
NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROPOSAL FOR  WHICH  THE  AWARD  IS  RECEIVED
INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  BUILDING PROTOTYPES AND LICENSING OF
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RESULTING FROM THE RESEARCH. SUCH COMMITMENT SHALL
INCLUDE A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE AWARD RECIPIENT WILL  PUBLICIZE
THE  PROJECT,  WHAT  CRITERIA  WILL BE UTILIZED TO SELECT THE COMPANY OR
COMPANIES TO BE AWARDED A CONTRACT OR SUBCONTRACT  FOR  THESE  SERVICES,
AND  A  STATEMENT THAT ECONOMIC GROWTH RESULTING FROM THE AWARD WILL, TO
THE EXTENT FEASIBLE, TAKE PLACE IN THIS STATE.
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 372-a of the education law is amended by
adding a new paragraph i to read as follows:
  I. UNLESS OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY STATE OR FEDERAL LAW, ALL  RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT  AND  COMMERCIAL  ENTERPRISES  OCCUPYING  UNIVERSITY-RELATED
ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT  FACILITIES  DEVELOPED,  CONSTRUCTED  OR  OPERATED
PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  GIVE EVIDENCE TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF A COMMITMENT TO FIRST CONSIDER COMPANIES BASED IN NEW YORK
STATE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES OR PRODUCTS  NEEDED  BY  SUCH  ENTERPRISES
INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  BUILDING PROTOTYPES AND LICENSING OF
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RESULTING FROM THE RESEARCH. SUCH COMMITMENT SHALL
INCLUDE A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE ENTERPRISE WILL  PUBLICIZE  THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00515-01-9

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