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Assembly Bill A9808

2009-2010 Legislative Session

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

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2009-A9808 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:
Add §16-t, amd §16-m, UDC Act

2009-A9808 - Summary

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

2009-A9808 - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9808 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  9808

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. COOK, ORTIZ, MORELLE, JACOBS, COLTON, SCHROEDER,
  ALESSI, LUPARDO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CLARK, GANTT,  GOTT-
  FRIED,  HOOPER,  MAGEE,  MILLMAN, RAMOS, J. RIVERA, ROBINSON, SCARBOR-
  OUGH, TOWNS, WRIGHT -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry

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-t to read as follows:
  S 16-T. 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 TO AWARD GRANTS, ON  A  COMPETITIVE
BASIS  IN RESPONSE TO REQUEST-FOR-PROPOSALS, TO LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPO-
RATIONS,   MUNICIPALITIES,   EDUCATIONAL   INSTITUTIONS,    AND    OTHER
NOT-FOR-PROFIT  ORGANIZATIONS  FOR  THE  COSTS  INVOLVED  IN STARTING OR
EXPANDING A KITCHEN INCUBATOR/SHARED-USE KITCHEN FACILITY.  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 BUSI-
NESSES, INCLUDING BOTH FULL-TIME FACILITY TENANTS  AND  BUSINESSES  THAT
RENT  SPACE  ON A TEMPORARY BASIS.  THESE FACILITIES MUST BE LICENSED OR
CERTIFIED BY APPROPRIATE STATE AND FEDERAL FOOD SAFETY AGENCIES.    THEY
MUST  PROVIDE OR MAKE AVAILABLE FOR FACILITY BUSINESSES: LOW-COST SPACE,
BELOW CURRENT MARKET VALUE IN THE AREA THE FACILITY SERVES; AND  SUPPORT
SERVICES,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO, BUSINESS PLANNING, MANAGEMENT

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

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2009-A9808A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:
Add §16-t, amd §16-m, UDC Act

2009-A9808A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2009-A9808A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 9808--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. COOK, ORTIZ, MORELLE, JACOBS, COLTON, SCHROEDER,
  ALESSI, LUPARDO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CLARK, GANTT,  GOTT-
  FRIED,  HOOPER,  MAGEE,  MILLMAN, RAMOS, J. RIVERA, ROBINSON, SCARBOR-
  OUGH, TOWNS, WRIGHT -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Economic  Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry -- reported
  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Ways  and  Means  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

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-t to read as follows:
  S 16-T. 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
              

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