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                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
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Introduced  by  M.  of A. MAGNARELLI, MORELLE, DESTITO, DelMONTE, SCHIM-
  MINGER, JAFFEE, CANESTRARI, BENEDETTO, LUPARDO,  KOON,  CAHILL,  HOYT,
  ROBINSON,  STIRPE, GREENE, ESPAILLAT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  BOYLAND, HOOPER, MAGEE,  MAISEL,  MARKEY,  PEOPLES,  PHEFFER,  REILLY,
  SCHIMEL,  SWEENEY,  WEISENBERG,  WRIGHT,  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and
  referred to the  Committee  on  Economic  Development,  Job  Creation,
  Commerce and Industry

AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in
  relation to the economic development fund

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (k) of subdivision 1 of section 16-m of section 1
of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968,  constituting  the  New  York  state
urban  development  corporation act, as added by section 4 of part FF of
chapter 59 of the laws of 2006, is amended and two  new  paragraphs  (1)
and (m) are added to read as follows:
  (k)  Assistance  for  regional  partnership  proposals, as provided in
subdivision 12 of section 3154 of the public authorities law[.];
  (1) ASSISTANCE TO BIOSCIENCES RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND  ORGANIZATIONS
ON  A  COMPETITIVE BASIS TO DEVELOP CURRICULUM AND ADMINISTER BIOSCIENCE
SPECIFIC TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE INDUSTRY  EMPLOY-
EES,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE NEW YORK STATE FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE  10-A  OF  THE
PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES  LAW.  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE TERM
BIOSCIENCES RESEARCH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED  TO,  THE  BASIC,
APPLIED,  OR  TRANSLATIONAL  RESEARCH  THAT  LEADS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THERAPEUTICS, DIAGNOSTICS, OR DEVICES, TO IMPROVE HUMAN HEALTH OR  AGRI-
CULTURE AND THAT REQUIRE FEDERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION APPROVAL;
  (M)  ASSISTANCE  TO BUSINESSES THAT CONDUCT BASIC, APPLIED OR TRANSLA-
TIONAL RESEARCH THAT LEADS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCTS  THAT  IMPROVE

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

                                                           LBD00550-01-9

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HUMAN  HEALTH  OR  AGRICULTURE  AND THAT REQUIRE APPROVAL BY THE FEDERAL
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, IN ORDER TO CREATE OR  EXPAND  FACILITIES,
IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE REGULATIONS, THAT WILL
CREATE  OR  RETAIN MORE THAN FIFTY JOBS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH,
GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE  REGULATIONS  REFERS  TO  THOSE  REGULATIONS
PROMULGATED  BY THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE
AUTHORITY OF THE FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG AND COSMETIC ACT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
the  amendments to section 16-m of the urban development corporation act
made by section one of this act shall not  affect  the  repeal  of  such
subdivision and shall be deemed repealed therewith.