Assembly Bill A3626

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the New York first--shop local program

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    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A3626 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2547
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:
2019-2020: A10473
2021-2022: A4419, S8406

2023-A3626 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the New York first--shop local program to provide immediate assistance to small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak; defines terms; provides that such program shall identify eligible applicants and projects that promote local products and services by providing marketing and business assistance services; makes related provisions.

2023-A3626 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3626
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. RA, BRABENEC, DURSO, LEMONDES -- 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-l to read as follows:
   18-L.  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
 HELP  THEM  GET  BACK UP AND RUNNING. TO SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE, WE ARE

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05618-01-3
              

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