Assembly Bill A3499

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the "just and open business subsidies act (JOBS act) of 2017"

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  • 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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2017-A3499 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2 & 2800, add Art 9 Title 13 §§2990 - 2998, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8203
2015-2016: A472

2017-A3499 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "just and open business subsidies act (JOBS act) of 2017".

2017-A3499 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   3499
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. RYAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to enacting  the
   "just and open business subsidies act (JOBS act) of 2017", in relation
   to  the  reporting and collection of information, evaluation criteria,
   subsidy recapture, and restrictions on the funding of public financial
   assistance for private economic development
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Legislative findings. The legislature finds that the state
 and local governments of New York play an important role in facilitating
 private economic development. Public financial assistance  for  economic
 development  should  prioritize  performance, encourage job creation for
 all New Yorkers, and have money back guarantees. Empire  State  Develop-
 ment  (ESD)  manages  statewide economic development programs through as
 many as 202 subsidiaries, each with its own board and  staff.  In  addi-
 tion,  there  are  approximately  20  state agencies performing economic
 development functions. At the local  level,  there  are  114  Industrial
 Development Agencies (IDAs), over 500 local development corporations, 82
 Empire Zone Boards, 114 Business Improvement Districts, 49 Urban Renewal
 and Community Development Agencies, and 10 Regional Economic Development
 Councils, all engaging in economic development activity. These entities,
 providing discretionary and as of right financial assistance, spend over
 $7 billion in state and local tax revenue and appropriations.
   The legislature further finds that this system of economic development
 is  balkanized,  opaque,  often  unaccountable,  and has few performance
 criteria on which to judge success or  failure.    This  legislation  is
 intended  to  improve  these important tools for economic development by
 streamlining applications and  reporting,  strengthening  accountability
 mechanisms, and encouraging quality job creation for all New Yorkers.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08169-01-7
              

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