S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2850
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 21, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER, KOON, BENJAMIN, GALEF, MORELLE,
BING, MAGNARELLI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AUBRY, BRENNAN,
CAHILL, CHRISTENSEN, COLTON, DESTITO, FARRELL, GOTTFRIED, GREENE,
HOOPER, HOYT, JOHN, PHEFFER, ROBINSON, SWEENEY, TOWNS, WEISENBERG,
WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Develop-
ment, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry
AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the excelsior
linked deposit program
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 214 of the state finance law, as amended by section
1 of part P of chapter 59 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as
follows:
S 214. Establishment and purpose; linked deposit program authori-
zation. The excelsior linked deposit program is hereby created. The
purpose of the program is to encourage and assist eligible businesses
within the state to undertake eligible projects that will materially
contribute to improving their performance and competitiveness. The comp-
troller is hereby authorized to use any moneys of the state the comp-
troller is authorized to invest pursuant to section ninety-eight-a of
this chapter as linked deposits for the program. Not more than [four]
FIVE hundred [sixty] TWENTY-FIVE million dollars of such moneys shall be
on deposit pursuant to the program at any given time. The commissioner
of taxation and finance is hereby authorized to use funds in the linked
deposit program fund established pursuant to section ninety-two-v of
this chapter as linked deposits for the program. Not more than one
hundred million dollars from the linked deposit program fund shall be on
deposit pursuant to the program at any given time.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03945-01-9