Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 22, 2010 |
referred to economic development delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 14, 2010 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 10, 2010 |
2nd report cal. |
Jun 09, 2010 |
1st report cal.934 |
May 19, 2010 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Senate Bill S7870
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2009-S7870 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S7870 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7870 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to expanding the Ogdensburg foreign trade zone SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one amends chapter 759 of the laws of 1971 to operate and maintain a foreign trade zone on premises owned by such authority within the county of St. Lawrence. Section two states that this act shall take effect immediately PURPOSE : To include all of St. Lawrence County within the Service Area of Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) No. 118. By expanding the foreign trade zone, we are promoting St. Lawrence county businesses competitiveness by encouraging more companies to locate their US plants here. By being located in an FTZ, it levels the playing field and offsets customs advantages available to overseas producers who compete with our domestic industries. These businesses could then avoid tariffs and duties on raw materials and increase their exports of locally manufactured commodities. This statutory designation would then allow the Ogdensburg Bridge and
2009-S7870 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7870 I N S E N A T E May 19, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AUBERTINE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to expanding the Ogdensburg foreign trade zone THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 23 of section 1379 of the public authorities law, as added by chapter 759 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows: (23) Make application to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board established by the act of Congress, approved June eighteenth, nineteen hundred thirty- four, entitled "an act to provide for the [establisment] ESTABLISHMENT, operation and maintenance of foreign trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes," for a grant to such authority of the privilege of establishing, operating and maintaining a foreign trade zone on premises owned by such authority within [such city] THE COUNTY OF ST. LAWRENCE, pursuant to the provisions of such act, and if such application be granted, to accept such grant and to establish, operate and maintain such zone in accordance with law. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD17153-01-0
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