S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8317
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
June 7, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. MURRAY -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to requiring
industrial development agencies to only include jobs filled by resi-
dents of New York state when assessing the progress of projects
provided financial assistance
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 4 of section 859-a of the
general municipal law, as added by chapter 563 of the laws of 2015, is
amended to read as follows:
(f) the projected number of full time equivalent jobs that would be
retained and that would be created if the request for financial assist-
ance is granted, the projected timeframe for the creation of new jobs,
the estimated salary and fringe benefit averages or ranges for catego-
ries of the jobs that would be retained or created if the request for
financial assistance is granted, [and] an estimate of the number of
residents of the economic development region as established pursuant to
section two hundred thirty of the economic development law or the labor
market area as defined by the agency, in which the project is located
that would fill such jobs, AND A STATEMENT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT JOBS
FILLED BY NON-RESIDENTS OF NEW YORK STATE SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED WHEN
ASSESSING THE PROGRESS TOWARD ACHIEVING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT.
The labor market area defined by the agency for this purpose may include
no more than six contiguous counties in the state, including the county
in which the project is to be located;
§ 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 6 of section 859-a of the general
municipal law, as added by chapter 563 of the laws of 2015, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) require each project owner, occupant or operator receiving finan-
cial benefits to provide annually a certified statement and documenta-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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tion: (i) enumerating the full time equivalent jobs retained and the
full time equivalent jobs created, FOR NEW YORK STATE RESIDENTS, as a
result of the financial assistance, by category, including full time
equivalent independent contractors or employees of independent contrac-
tors that work at the project location, and (ii) indicating that the
salary and fringe benefit averages or ranges for categories of jobs
retained and jobs created that was provided in the application is still
accurate and if it is not still accurate, providing a revised list of
salary and fringe benefit averages or ranges for categories of jobs
retained and jobs created. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, POSI-
TIONS FILLED BY NON-RESIDENTS OF NEW YORK STATE SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED IN
THE NUMBER OF JOBS RETAINED OR CREATED.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law.