Senate Bill S439

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Establishes a kitchen incubator/shared-use kitchen facility program within the urban development corporation

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee


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

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2011-S439 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:
Add §16-u, amd §16-m, UDC Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7729
2013-2014: S3144
2015-2016: S3428
2017-2018: S3362

2011-S439 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a kitchen incubator/shared-use kitchen facility program within the urban development corporation; provides grant funding to local development corporations, municipalities, educational institutions and not-for-profit entities for the development or expansion of kitchen incubator/shared-use kitchen facilities which make available services such as food production, technical assistance, business management and marketing, distribution, storage and retailing assistance, particularly in economically distressed areas.

2011-S439 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S439 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   439

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
  and Commissions

AN  ACT  to  amend  chapter 174 of the laws of 1968 constituting the New
  York state urban development corporation act, in relation  to  kitchen
  incubator/shared-use kitchen facilities

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

  Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968,  constituting
the  New  York  state  urban  development corporation act, is amended by
adding a new section 16-u to read as follows:
  S 16-U. SMALL BUSINESS KITCHEN INCUBATOR/SHARED-USE  KITCHEN  PROGRAM.
1.  THERE  IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE CORPORATION A SMALL BUSINESS
KITCHEN INCUBATOR/SHARED-USE KITCHEN PROGRAM. THE CORPORATION IS AUTHOR-
IZED WITHIN AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS IN THE EMPIRE STATE ECONOMIC DEVEL-
OPMENT FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 16-I OF THIS ACT,  TO  AWARD
GRANTS,  ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS IN RESPONSE TO REQUEST-FOR-PROPOSALS, TO
LOCAL  DEVELOPMENT  CORPORATIONS,  MUNICIPALITIES,  EDUCATIONAL   INSTI-
TUTIONS,  AND  OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE COSTS INVOLVED
IN STARTING OR EXPANDING A KITCHEN INCUBATOR/SHARED-USE KITCHEN  FACILI-
TY.   THE CORPORATION IS FURTHER AUTHORIZED TO CONTRACT WITH THE COMMIS-
SIONER OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS, AND SUCH COMMISSIONER  IS  AUTHORIZED
TO  CONTRACT  WITH  THE  CORPORATION,  TO PREPARE AND ISSUE REQUESTS FOR
PROPOSALS, ACCEPT GRANT APPLICATIONS, RECOMMEND THOSE APPLICATIONS  THAT
BEST  MEET ESTABLISHED CRITERIA, TO ESTABLISH CRITERIA AND TO ADMINISTER
GRANTS AWARDED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION.  SUCH GRANTS MAY BE USED FOR  THE
CONSTRUCTION  OR REHABILITATION OF SUCH FACILITY, PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT,
TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER  PURPOSES  NECESSARY  FOR  THE
SUCCESSFUL  DEVELOPMENT  OR  EXPANSION OF A KITCHEN INCUBATOR/SHARED-USE
KITCHEN FACILITY. KITCHEN INCUBATOR/SHARED-USE KITCHEN FACILITIES  SHALL
BE  FOOD  PROCESSING  OR  PREPARATION  FACILITIES  THAT  ARE OPERATED BY
NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS OR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND USED PRIMARILY BY
SMALL AND EMERGING BUSINESSES, INCLUDING BOTH FULL-TIME FACILITY TENANTS
              

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