Assembly Bill A10473

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the New York first--shop local program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A10473 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §100, add Art 5-G §§181-h - 181-o, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A4419
2023-2024: A3626

2019-A10473 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the New York first--shop local program.

2019-A10473 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10473
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 22, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Ra, Ashby,
   Barclay, Blankenbush, Brabenec, Byrnes, Crouch,  DeStefano,  DiPietro,
   Finch, Friend, Garbarino, Giglio, Hawley, Johns, Kolb, Lawrence, Mank-
   telow, B. Miller, M. L. Miller, Montesano, Morinello, Norris, Palmesa-
   no,  Smith,  Smullen, Tague, Walsh, Stec) -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Economic Development

 AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to  establish-
   ing the New York first--shop local program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 100 of the economic development law is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 18-j to read as follows:
   18-J.  TO  ESTABLISH, IN COOPERATION WITH THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPO-
 RATION, A PROGRAM TO PROMOTE LOCAL  BUSINESSES  AND  INDUSTRIES  IN  THE
 STATE  IN  A  MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE FIVE-G OF
 THIS CHAPTER.
   § 2. The economic development law is amended by adding a  new  article
 5-G to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 5-G
                    NEW YORK FIRST--SHOP LOCAL PROGRAM
 SECTION 181-H. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.
         181-I. DEFINITIONS.
         181-J. NEW YORK FIRST--SHOP LOCAL PROGRAM.
         181-K. APPLICATION PROCESS.
         181-L. NEW YORK FIRST--SHOP LOCAL PROGRAM GRANTS.
         181-M. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
         181-N. ASSISTANCE OF OTHER STATE AGENCIES.
         181-O. FUNCTIONS,  POWERS  AND  DUTIES  OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND
                  STATE AGENCIES.
   § 181-H. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.  THE  LEGISLATURE  SEEKS  TO
 PROVIDE  IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO SMALL BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY THE COVID-
 19 OUTBREAK. THE STATE RELIES ON SMALL BUSINESSES TO STABILIZE LOCAL TAX
 BASES, SUPPORT COMMUNITY AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND GROW OUR ECON-
 OMY. THE LEGISLATURE NEEDS TO SUPPORT THESE "MOM AND POP" BUSINESSES  TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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