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Assembly Bill A8359

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for the designation of an empire zone in the counties of Dutchess, Orange and Putnam for purpose of agri-business establishment

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2009-A8359 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง960, Gen Muni L

2009-A8359 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Designates and establishes an empire zone in the counties in the of Dutchess, Orange and Putnam for the purpose of establishing agri-businesses.

2009-A8359 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8359

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. BALL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to designating an
  empire zone in the counties of Dutchess, Orange  and  Putnam  for  the
  purpose of establishing agri-businesses

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

  Section 1. Subdivision (b) of section 960 of the general municipal law
is amended by adding a new paragraph (xiv) to read as follows:
  (XIV) WITHIN SIX MONTHS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH, AN
ADDITIONAL EMPIRE ZONE SHALL BE DESIGNATED AND ESTABLISHED IN THE  COUN-
TIES  OF  DUTCHESS,  ORANGE  AND  PUTNAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING
AGRI-BUSINESSES IN SUCH EMPIRE ZONE.
  EACH SUCH AGRI-BUSINESS SHALL MAKE A CAPITAL INVESTMENT OF TEN MILLION
DOLLARS OR MORE AND CREATE TWENTY OR MORE JOBS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11308-01-9

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