Senate Bill S8592

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a New York business COVID-19 modification grant 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-S8592 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:
Add §16-bb, UDC Act
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S6910

2019-S8592 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a New York business COVID-19 modification grant program to provide financial assistance for expenses related to complying with any state-mandated guidelines for reopening, pursuant to any executive order related to the state disaster emergency declared pursuant to executive order 202 of 2020.

2019-S8592 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8592 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8592
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 17, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in
   relation to establishing a New  York  business  COVID-19  modification
   grant  program;  and  providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
   the expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968, constituting
 the  New  York  state  urban  development corporation act, is amended by
 adding a new section 16-bb to read as follows:
   § 16-BB. NEW YORK BUSINESS COVID-19  MODIFICATION  GRANT  PROGRAM.  1.
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, WITH-
 IN AMOUNTS ALLOCATED TO THE STATE OF NEW YORK BY THE FEDERAL CORONAVIRUS
 AID,  RELIEF,  AND  ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT OF 2020 (P.L. 116-136)
 THAT HAVE NOT OTHERWISE BEEN OBLIGATED,  THE  EMPIRE  STATE  DEVELOPMENT
 CORPORATION  SHALL  MAKE  GRANTS  AVAILABLE  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION TO
 PROVIDE GRANTS FOR NEW YORK STATE BUSINESS ENTERPRISES,  AS  DEFINED  IN
 SECTION  ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE-I OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW, OR NON-PRO-
 FITMAKING ORGANIZATIONS AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED NINETY OF  THE
 LABOR LAW, TO COVER EXPENSES RELATED TO COMPLYING WITH ANY STATE-MANDAT-
 ED  GUIDELINES FOR REOPENING, PURSUANT TO ANY EXECUTIVE ORDER RELATED TO
 THE STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY DECLARED PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER 202 OF
 2020, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MODIFYING THE LAYOUT OF A BUILDING,
 TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES, THE PURCHASE OF NEW EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, INCLUD-
 ING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, AND TRAINING EMPLOYEES ON  NEW  BUSI-
 NESS  PRACTICES  NECESSARY  TO  COMPLY WITH ANY SUCH ORDER.  SUCH GRANTS
 SHALL ALSO BE ALLOWED FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OF SUCH EXPENSES WHICH  WERE
 INCURRED TO COMPLY WITH ANY STATE-MANDATED GUIDELINES FOR REOPENING THAT
 WERE EXPENDED PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION OR AWARD OF SUCH GRANT.
   2. (A) GRANTS MADE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL, AS FAR AS PRACTICA-
 BLE, BE EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTED AMONG ALL REGIONS OF THE STATE, REFLECTIVE
 OF  THE  ECONOMIC IMPACT ON EACH REGION DUE TO THE CLOSURE OR LIMITATION
 OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS DUE TO ANY EXECUTIVE ORDER ISSUED BY THE GOVERNOR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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