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2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 5, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. MAGEE, P. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry
AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to increasing the
aggregate amount of linked loans an agricultural project may receive
and the term of a linked deposit
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 217 of the state finance law, as amended by chapter
291 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
S 217. Linked loans. Linked loans shall be made by lenders pursuant to
the program only to eligible businesses in connection with eligible
projects. A linked loan shall be limited to a maximum amount of one
million dollars. An eligible business may receive more than one linked
loan. During the life of the linked loan program, the total amount of
money that a business can borrow from the linked program is TWO MILLION
DOLLARS FOR LOANS WITH AN AGRICULTURE PURPOSE AND one million dollars
FOR ALL OTHER LOANS. The credit decision for making a linked loan shall
be made solely by the lender. Notwithstanding the length of the term of
a linked loan, the linked deposit relating to the linked loan shall be
for a period of not more than SIX YEARS FOR THOSE LOANS WITH AN AGRICUL-
TURE PURPOSE AND four years FOR ALL OTHER LOANS.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03557-01-1