Senate Bill S655A

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                    655
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  KRUEGER,  BAILEY,  LIU,  PARKER -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT to amend the business corporation law and the public authorities
   law, in relation to enacting the  "corporate  accountability  for  tax
   expenditures act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title.  This act shall be known and may be  cited  as
 the "corporate accountability for tax expenditures act".
   §  2.  The business corporation law is amended by adding a new article
 14 to read as follows:
                                 ARTICLE 14
               CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR TAX EXPENDITURES
 SECTION 1401. DEFINITIONS.
         1402. UNIFIED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUDGET.
         1403. STANDARDIZED APPLICATIONS FOR  STATE  DEVELOPMENT  ASSIST-
                 ANCE.
         1404. STATE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DISCLOSURE.
         1405. RECAPTURE.
 § 1401. DEFINITIONS.
   AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
   (A) "BASE YEARS" MEANS THE FIRST TWO COMPLETE CALENDAR YEARS FOLLOWING
 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF A RECIPIENT RECEIVING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.
   (B) "DATE OF ASSISTANCE" MEANS THE COMMENCEMENT DATE OF THE ASSISTANCE
 AGREEMENT,  WHICH DATE TRIGGERS THE PERIOD DURING WHICH THE RECIPIENT IS
 OBLIGATED TO CREATE OR  RETAIN  JOBS  AND  CONTINUE  OPERATIONS  AT  THE
 SPECIFIC PROJECT SITE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00909-01-5
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   (C)  "DEFAULT"  MEANS  THAT  A  RECIPIENT  HAS  NOT  ACHIEVED  ITS JOB
 CREATION, JOB RETENTION, OR WAGE OR BENEFIT GOALS, AS APPLICABLE, DURING
 THE PRESCRIBED PERIOD THEREFOR.
   (D)  "DEPARTMENT"  MEANS,  UNLESS  OTHERWISE  NOTED, THE DEPARTMENT OF
 TAXATION AND FINANCE OR ANY SUCCESSOR AGENCY.
   (E) "DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE" MEANS (1) TAX CREDITS AND TAX  EXEMPTIONS
 (OTHER  THAN  GIVEN UNDER TAX INCREMENT FINANCING) GIVEN AS AN INCENTIVE
 TO A RECIPIENT BUSINESS ORGANIZATION  PURSUANT  TO  AN  INITIAL  CERTIF-
 ICATION  OR  AN INITIAL DESIGNATION MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER ARTICLE
 EIGHTEEN-A OR EIGHTEEN-B OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW;
   (2) ALL SUCCESSOR AND SUBSEQUENT PROGRAMS AND TAX CREDITS DESIGNED  TO
 PROMOTE  LARGE BUSINESS RELOCATIONS AND EXPANSIONS. "DEVELOPMENT ASSIST-
 ANCE" DOES NOT INCLUDE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING, ASSISTANCE  PROVIDED  BY
 INDUSTRIAL  DEVELOPMENT  AGENCIES UNDER ARTICLE EIGHTEEN-A OR EIGHTEEN-B
 OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW PURSUANT TO LOCAL ORDINANCE,  PARTICIPATION
 LOANS,  OR  FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS THROUGH STATUTORILY AUTHORIZED FINAN-
 CIAL INTERMEDIARIES IN SUPPORT OF SMALL BUSINESS LOANS  AND  INVESTMENTS
 OR GIVEN IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
   (F) "DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT" MEANS ANY AGREEMENT EXECUTED BY
 THE  STATE  GRANTING  BODY AND THE RECIPIENT SETTING FORTH THE TERMS AND
 CONDITIONS OF DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO BE  PROVIDED  TO  THE  RECIPIENT
 CONSISTENT  WITH  THE  FINAL  APPLICATION  FOR  DEVELOPMENT  ASSISTANCE,
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DATE OF ASSISTANCE,  SUBMITTED  TO  AND
 APPROVED BY THE STATE GRANTING BODY.
   (G)  "FULL-TIME,  PERMANENT JOB" MEANS A JOB IN WHICH THE NEW EMPLOYEE
 WORKS FOR THE RECIPIENT AT A RATE OF  AT  LEAST  THIRTY-FIVE  HOURS  PER
 WEEK.
   (H)  "NEW  EMPLOYEE" MEANS A FULL-TIME, PERMANENT EMPLOYEE WHO REPRES-
 ENTS A NET INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF THE  RECIPIENT'S  EMPLOYEES  STATE-
 WIDE.  "NEW  EMPLOYEE"  INCLUDES AN EMPLOYEE WHO PREVIOUSLY FILLED A NEW
 EMPLOYEE POSITION WITH THE RECIPIENT WHO WAS REHIRED OR CALLED BACK FROM
 A LAYOFF THAT OCCURS DURING OR FOLLOWING THE BASE YEARS.
   THE TERM "NEW EMPLOYEE" DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
   (1) AN EMPLOYEE OF THE RECIPIENT WHO PERFORMS A JOB THAT WAS PREVIOUS-
 LY PERFORMED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN THIS STATE, IF THAT JOB  EXISTED  IN
 THIS STATE FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS BEFORE HIRING THE EMPLOYEE.
   (2) A CHILD, GRANDCHILD, PARENT, OR SPOUSE, OTHER THAN A SPOUSE WHO IS
 LEGALLY  SEPARATED  FROM  THE  INDIVIDUAL,  OF  ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS A
 DIRECT OR INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST OF AT LEAST FIVE  PERCENT  IN  THE
 PROFITS, CAPITAL, OR VALUE OF ANY MEMBER OF THE RECIPIENT.
   (I)  "PART-TIME  JOB"  MEANS A JOB IN WHICH THE NEW EMPLOYEE WORKS FOR
 THE RECIPIENT AT A RATE OF LESS THAN THIRTY-FIVE HOURS PER WEEK.
   (J) "RECIPIENT" MEANS ANY BUSINESS THAT RECEIVES ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT
 ASSISTANCE.  A  BUSINESS  IS ANY CORPORATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY,
 PARTNERSHIP, JOINT VENTURE, ASSOCIATION, SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP,  OR  OTHER
 LEGALLY RECOGNIZED ENTITY.
   (K)  "RETAINED  EMPLOYEE" MEANS ANY EMPLOYEE DEFINED AS HAVING A FULL-
 TIME OR FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT JOB PRESERVED AT  A  SPECIFIC  FACILITY  OR
 SITE,  THE  CONTINUANCE  OF WHICH IS THREATENED BY A SPECIFIC AND DEMON-
 STRABLE THREAT, WHICH SHALL BE SPECIFIED IN THE APPLICATION FOR DEVELOP-
 MENT ASSISTANCE.
   (L) "SPECIFIC PROJECT SITE" MEANS THAT DISTINCT  OPERATIONAL  UNIT  TO
 WHICH ANY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE IS APPLIED.
   (M)  "STATE  GRANTING  BODY"  MEANS  THE  DEPARTMENT,  ANY OTHER STATE
 DEPARTMENT OR STATE AGENCY THAT PROVIDES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE THAT HAS
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 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THIS ARTICLE, AND ANY SUCCESSOR AGENCIES TO
 ANY OF THE PRECEDING.
   (N) "TEMPORARY JOB" MEANS A JOB IN WHICH THE NEW EMPLOYEE IS HIRED FOR
 A SPECIFIC DURATION OF TIME OR SEASON.
   (O) "VALUE OF ASSISTANCE" MEANS THE FACE VALUE OF ANY FORM OF DEVELOP-
 MENT ASSISTANCE.
 § 1402. UNIFIED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUDGET.
   (A)  FOR EACH STATE FISCAL YEAR ENDING ON OR AFTER JUNE THIRTIETH, TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX, THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  SUBMIT  AN  ANNUAL  UNIFIED
 ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT  BUDGET  TO THE GOVERNOR, SENATE AND ASSEMBLY. THE
 UNIFIED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUDGET SHALL BE  DUE  WITHIN  THREE  MONTHS
 AFTER  THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, AND SHALL PRESENT ALL TYPES OF DEVEL-
 OPMENT ASSISTANCE GRANTED DURING THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR, INCLUDING:
   (1) THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF UNCOLLECTED OR DIVERTED STATE TAX REVENUES
 RESULTING FROM EACH TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROVIDED PURSUANT  TO
 LAW,  AS  REPORTED  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT  ON TAX RETURNS FILED DURING THE
 FISCAL YEAR.
   (2) ALL STATE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.
   (B) ALL DATA CONTAINED IN  THE  UNIFIED  ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT  BUDGET
 PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNOR, SENATE AND ASSEMBLY SHALL BE FULLY SUBJECT TO
 THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.
   (C)  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT OF THE AMOUNTS IN SUBPARA-
 GRAPH ONE OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SECTION TO THE DEPARTMENT, WHICH  MAY
 APPEND  SUCH  REPORT  TO  THE UNIFIED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUDGET RATHER
 THAN SEPARATELY REPORTING SUCH AMOUNTS.
 § 1403. STANDARDIZED APPLICATIONS FOR STATE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.
   (A) ALL FINAL APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT  OR  ANY  OTHER
 STATE  GRANTING BODY REQUESTING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE SHALL CONTAIN, AT
 A MINIMUM:
   (1) AN APPLICATION TRACKING NUMBER THAT IS SPECIFIC TO BOTH THE  STATE
 GRANTING AGENCY AND TO EACH APPLICATION.
   (2)  THE  OFFICE  MAILING  ADDRESS, OFFICE TELEPHONE NUMBER, AND CHIEF
 OFFICER OF THE GRANTING BODY.
   (3) THE OFFICE MAILING ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, AND THE NAME OF  THE
 CHIEF  OFFICER  OF THE APPLICANT OR AUTHORIZED DESIGNEE FOR THE SPECIFIC
 PROJECT SITE FOR WHICH DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE IS REQUESTED.
   (4) THE APPLICANT'S TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT THE SPECIFIC  PROJECT
 SITE ON THE DATE THAT THE APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED TO THE STATE GRANTING
 BODY,  INCLUDING  THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME, PERMANENT JOBS, THE NUMBER OF
 PART-TIME JOBS, AND THE NUMBER OF TEMPORARY JOBS.
   (5) THE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AND VALUE OF  ASSISTANCE  BEING
 REQUESTED.
   (6)  THE NUMBER OF JOBS TO BE CREATED AND RETAINED OR BOTH CREATED AND
 RETAINED BY THE APPLICANT AS A RESULT  OF  THE  DEVELOPMENT  ASSISTANCE,
 INCLUDING  THE  NUMBER OF FULL-TIME, PERMANENT JOBS, THE NUMBER OF PART-
 TIME JOBS, AND THE NUMBER OF TEMPORARY JOBS.
   (7) A DETAILED LIST OF  THE  OCCUPATION  OR  JOB  CLASSIFICATIONS  AND
 NUMBER  OF NEW EMPLOYEES OR RETAINED EMPLOYEES TO BE HIRED IN FULL-TIME,
 PERMANENT JOBS, A SCHEDULE OF ANTICIPATED  STARTING  DATES  OF  THE  NEW
 HIRES  AND THE ANTICIPATED AVERAGE WAGE BY OCCUPATION OR JOB CLASSIFICA-
 TION AND TOTAL PAYROLL TO BE CREATED AS  A  RESULT  OF  THE  DEVELOPMENT
 ASSISTANCE.
   (8)  A  LIST  OF  ALL  OTHER  FORMS OF DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE THAT THE
 APPLICANT IS REQUESTING FOR THE SPECIFIC PROJECT SITE AND  THE  NAME  OF
 EACH STATE GRANTING BODY FROM WHICH THAT DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE IS BEING
 REQUESTED.
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   (9)  A NARRATIVE, IF NECESSARY, DESCRIBING WHY THE DEVELOPMENT ASSIST-
 ANCE IS NEEDED AND HOW THE APPLICANT'S USE OF THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
 MAY REDUCE EMPLOYMENT AT ANY SITE IN NEW YORK.
   (10)  A  CERTIFICATION  BY  THE  CHIEF OFFICER OF THE APPLICANT OR THE
 CHIEF OFFICER'S AUTHORIZED DESIGNEE THAT THE  INFORMATION  CONTAINED  IN
 THE  APPLICATION  SUBMITTED  TO  THE  GRANTING  BODY CONTAINS NO KNOWING
 MISREPRESENTATION OF MATERIAL FACTS UPON WHICH ELIGIBILITY FOR  DEVELOP-
 MENT ASSISTANCE IS BASED.
   (B)  EVERY STATE GRANTING BODY EITHER SHALL COMPLETE, OR SHALL REQUIRE
 THE APPLICANT TO COMPLETE, AN APPLICATION FORM THAT  MEETS  THE  MINIMUM
 REQUIREMENTS  AS  PRESCRIBED  IN  THIS  SECTION  EACH  TIME AN APPLICANT
 APPLIES FOR DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE COVERED BY THIS ARTICLE.
   (C) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL HAVE THE DISCRETION TO MODIFY  ANY  STANDARD-
 IZED  APPLICATION  FOR STATE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE REQUIRED UNDER PARA-
 GRAPH (A) OF THIS SECTION FOR ANY GRANTS THAT ARE NOT GIVEN AS AN INCEN-
 TIVE TO A RECIPIENT BUSINESS ORGANIZATION.
 § 1404. STATE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DISCLOSURE.
   (A) BEGINNING FEBRUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN AND EACH  YEAR
 THEREAFTER,  EVERY  STATE  GRANTING  BODY SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT
 COPIES OF ALL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS THAT IT APPROVED IN  THE
 PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR.
   (B)  FOR  EACH  DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT FOR WHICH THE DATE OF
 ASSISTANCE HAS OCCURRED IN THE PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR, EACH RECIPIENT SHALL
 SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT A PROGRESS REPORT THAT SHALL INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT
 BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:
   (1) THE APPLICATION TRACKING NUMBER.
   (2)  THE OFFICE MAILING ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, AND THE NAME OF THE
 CHIEF OFFICER OF THE GRANTING BODY.
   (3) THE OFFICE MAILING ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, AND THE NAME OF  THE
 CHIEF  OFFICER  OF THE APPLICANT OR AUTHORIZED DESIGNEE FOR THE SPECIFIC
 PROJECT SITE FOR WHICH THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE WAS  APPROVED  BY  THE
 STATE GRANTING BODY.
   (4) THE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND VALUE OF ASSISTANCE
 THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE STATE GRANTING BODY.
   (5)  THE APPLICANT'S TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT THE SPECIFIC PROJECT
 SITE ON THE DATE THAT THE APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED TO THE STATE  GRANT-
 ING  BODY  AND THE APPLICANT'S TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT THE SPECIFIC
 PROJECT SITE ON THE DATE OF THE REPORT, INCLUDING THE  NUMBER  OF  FULL-
 TIME,  PERMANENT  JOBS,  THE NUMBER OF PART-TIME JOBS, AND THE NUMBER OF
 TEMPORARY JOBS, AND A COMPUTATION OF THE GAIN OR LOSS OF  JOBS  IN  EACH
 CATEGORY.
   (6)  THE  NUMBER OF NEW EMPLOYEES AND RETAINED EMPLOYEES THE APPLICANT
 STATED IN ITS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT, IF ANY, IF NOT, THEN  IN
 ITS  APPLICATION,  WOULD BE CREATED BY THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE BROKEN
 DOWN BY FULL-TIME, PERMANENT, PART-TIME, AND TEMPORARY.
   (7) A SWORN DECLARATION OF WHETHER THE RECIPIENT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH
 THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.
   (8) A DETAILED LIST OF  THE  OCCUPATION  OR  JOB  CLASSIFICATIONS  AND
 NUMBER  OF NEW EMPLOYEES OR RETAINED EMPLOYEES TO BE HIRED IN FULL-TIME,
 PERMANENT JOBS, A SCHEDULE OF ANTICIPATED  STARTING  DATES  OF  THE  NEW
 HIRES  AND  THE  ACTUAL AVERAGE WAGE BY OCCUPATION OR JOB CLASSIFICATION
 AND TOTAL PAYROLL TO BE CREATED AS A RESULT OF THE  DEVELOPMENT  ASSIST-
 ANCE.
   (9)  A  NARRATIVE, IF NECESSARY, DESCRIBING HOW THE RECIPIENT'S USE OF
 THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DURING THE REPORTING YEAR HAS REDUCED EMPLOY-
 MENT AT ANY SITE IN NEW YORK.
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   (10) A CERTIFICATION BY THE CHIEF OFFICER  OF  THE  APPLICANT  OR  THE
 CHIEF OFFICER'S AUTHORIZED DESIGNEE THAT THE INFORMATION IN THE PROGRESS
 REPORT  CONTAINS  NO  KNOWING  MISREPRESENTATION  OF MATERIAL FACTS UPON
 WHICH ELIGIBILITY FOR DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE IS BASED.
   (C)  THE  STATE  GRANTING BODY, OR A SUCCESSOR AGENCY, SHALL HAVE FULL
 AUTHORITY TO VERIFY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN  THE  RECIPIENT'S  PROGRESS
 REPORT, INCLUDING THE AUTHORITY TO INSPECT THE SPECIFIC PROJECT SITE AND
 INSPECT THE RECORDS OF THE RECIPIENT THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THE DEVELOPMENT
 ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.
   (D) BY JUNE FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN AND BY JUNE FIRST OF EACH
 YEAR  THEREAFTER,  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL COMPILE AND PUBLISH ALL DATA IN
 ALL OF THE PROGRESS REPORTS IN BOTH WRITTEN AND ELECTRONIC FORM.
   (E) IF A RECIPIENT OF DEVELOPMENT  ASSISTANCE  FAILS  TO  COMPLY  WITH
 PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL, WITHIN TWENTY WORK-
 ING DAYS AFTER THE REPORTING SUBMITTAL DEADLINES SET FORTH IN SUCH PARA-
 GRAPH (B), SUSPEND WITHIN THIRTY-THREE WORKING DAYS ANY CURRENT DEVELOP-
 MENT  ASSISTANCE  TO  SUCH  RECIPIENT  UNDER  ITS  CONTROL, AND SHALL BE
 PROHIBITED FROM COMPLETING ANY CURRENT OR PROVIDING ANY FUTURE  DEVELOP-
 MENT  ASSISTANCE  UNTIL  IT  RECEIVES PROOF THAT SUCH RECIPIENT HAS COME
 INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SECTION.
   (F) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL HAVE THE DISCRETION TO MODIFY THE INFORMATION
 REQUIRED IN THE PROGRESS REPORT REQUIRED UNDER  PARAGRAPH  (B)  OF  THIS
 SECTION  CONSISTENT  WITH THE DISCLOSURE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION FOR ANY
 GRANTS THAT ARE NOT GIVEN AS AN INCENTIVE TO A RECIPIENT BUSINESS ORGAN-
 IZATION.
 § 1405. RECAPTURE.
   (A) ALL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS SHALL CONTAIN, AT A MINIMUM,
 THE FOLLOWING RECAPTURE PROVISIONS:
   (1) THE RECIPIENT MUST (I) MAKE THE LEVEL OF CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN THE
 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT SPECIFIED  IN  THE  DEVELOPMENT  ASSISTANCE
 AGREEMENT; (II) CREATE OR RETAIN, OR BOTH, THE REQUISITE NUMBER OF JOBS,
 PAYING  NOT LESS THAN SPECIFIED WAGES FOR THE CREATED AND RETAINED JOBS,
 WITHIN AND FOR THE DURATION OF THE TIME PERIOD SPECIFIED IN THE DEVELOP-
 MENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.
   (2) IF THE RECIPIENT FAILS TO CREATE OR RETAIN THE REQUISITE NUMBER OF
 JOBS WITHIN AND FOR  THE  TIME  PERIOD  SPECIFIED,  IN  THE  DEVELOPMENT
 ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT, THE RECIP-
 IENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO NO LONGER QUALIFY FOR THE STATE ECONOMIC ASSIST-
 ANCE AND THE APPLICABLE RECAPTURE PROVISIONS SHALL TAKE EFFECT.
   (3) IF THE RECIPIENT RECEIVES STATE ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF
 AN EMPIRE ZONE DESIGNATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE EIGHTEEN-B OF THE GENERAL
 MUNICIPAL  LAW OR AN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ZONE DESIGNATION PURSUANT TO
 ARTICLE EIGHTEEN-A OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW AND THE RECIPIENT  FAILS
 TO  CREATE  OR RETAIN THE REQUISITE NUMBER OF JOBS, AS DETERMINED BY THE
 DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT WITHIN THE REQUISITE  PERIOD  OF  TIME,
 THE  RECIPIENT  SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PAY TO THE STATE THE FULL AMOUNT OF
 THE STATE TAX EXEMPTION THAT IT RECEIVED AS  A  RESULT  OF  SUCH  DESIG-
 NATION.
   (4)  IF  THE  RECIPIENT RECEIVES A GRANT OR LOAN PURSUANT TO AN EMPIRE
 ZONE DESIGNATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE EIGHTEEN-B OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL
 LAW OR AN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ZONE DESIGNATION  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE
 EIGHTEEN-A  OF  THE  GENERAL  MUNICIPAL  LAW  AND THE RECIPIENT FAILS TO
 CREATE OR RETAIN THE REQUISITE NUMBER OF JOBS  FOR  THE  REQUISITE  TIME
 PERIOD, AS PROVIDED IN THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT, THE RECIPI-
 ENT  SHALL  BE  REQUIRED  TO REPAY TO THE STATE A PRO RATA AMOUNT OF THE
 GRANT; THAT AMOUNT  SHALL  REFLECT  THE  PERCENTAGE  OF  THE  DEFICIENCY
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 BETWEEN  THE  REQUISITE  NUMBER OF JOBS TO BE CREATED OR RETAINED BY THE
 RECIPIENT AND THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF SUCH JOBS IN EXISTENCE AS OF THE DATE
 THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THE RECIPIENT IS IN BREACH OF THE JOB CREATION
 OR  RETENTION  COVENANTS  CONTAINED IN THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGREE-
 MENT. IF THE RECIPIENT OF DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE UNDER SUCH DESIGNATIONS
 CEASES OPERATIONS AT THE SPECIFIC PROJECT SITE DURING A FIVE YEAR PERIOD
 COMMENCING ON THE DATE OF ASSISTANCE, THE RECIPIENT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO
 REPAY THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT OR TO ACCELERATE REPAYMENT  OF  THE
 LOAN BACK TO THE STATE.
   (5) IF THE RECIPIENT RECEIVES A TAX CREDIT UNDER ARTICLE EIGHTEEN-A OR
 EIGHTEEN-B  OF  THE  GENERAL  MUNICIPAL  LAW, THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
 AGREEMENT SHALL PROVIDE THAT (I)  IF  THE  NUMBER  OF  NEW  OR  RETAINED
 EMPLOYEES  FALLS BELOW THE REQUISITE NUMBER SET FORTH IN THE DEVELOPMENT
 ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT, THE ALLOWANCE OF THE CREDIT SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY
 SUSPENDED UNTIL THE NUMBER OF  NEW  AND  RETAINED  EMPLOYEES  EQUALS  OR
 EXCEEDS  THE  REQUISITE  NUMBER IN THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT;
 (II) IF THE RECIPIENT DISCONTINUES OPERATIONS AT  THE  SPECIFIC  PROJECT
 SITE  DURING THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF THE TERM OF THE DEVELOPMENT ASSIST-
 ANCE AGREEMENT, THE RECIPIENT SHALL FORFEIT ALL  CREDITS  TAKEN  BY  THE
 RECIPIENT  DURING  SUCH  FIVE  YEAR  PERIOD; AND (III) IN THE EVENT OF A
 REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE CREDIT, THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  INITIATE
 PROCEEDINGS  AGAINST  THE RECIPIENT TO RECOVER WRONGFULLY EXEMPTED STATE
 INCOME TAXES AND THE RECIPIENT SHALL PROMPTLY REPAY  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT
 ANY  WRONGFULLY  EXEMPTED  STATE  INCOME  TAXES. THE FORFEITED AMOUNT OF
 CREDITS SHALL BE DEEMED ASSESSED ON THE DATE  THE  DEPARTMENT  INITIATES
 PROCEEDINGS  AGAINST  SUCH  RECIPIENT  AND  THE RECIPIENT SHALL PROMPTLY
 REPAY TO THE DEPARTMENT ANY WRONGFULLY EXEMPTED STATE INCOME TAXES.
   (B) THE COMMISSIONER OF  TAXATION  AND  FINANCE  MAY  ELECT  TO  WAIVE
 ENFORCEMENT  OF ANY CONTRACTUAL PROVISION ARISING OUT OF THE DEVELOPMENT
 ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT REQUIRED BY THIS ARTICLE BASED ON  A  FINDING  THAT
 THE  WAIVER  IS NECESSARY TO AVERT AN IMMINENT AND DEMONSTRABLE HARDSHIP
 TO THE RECIPIENT THAT MAY  RESULT  IN  SUCH  RECIPIENT'S  INSOLVENCY  OR
 DISCHARGE  OF WORKERS. IF A WAIVER IS GRANTED, THE RECIPIENT SHALL AGREE
 TO A CONTRACTUAL MODIFICATION, INCLUDING RECAPTURE  PROVISIONS,  TO  THE
 DEVELOPMENT  ASSISTANCE  AGREEMENT.  THE EXISTENCE OF ANY WAIVER GRANTED
 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SECTION, THE DATE OF THE  GRANTING  OF
 SUCH  WAIVER, AND A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE REASONS SUPPORTING THE GRANTING
 OF SUCH WAIVER SHALL BE DISCLOSED CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SECTION.
   (C) BEGINNING JUNE FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SIX,  THE  DEPARTMENT
 SHALL  ANNUALLY  COMPILE  A  REPORT ON THE OUTCOMES AND EFFECTIVENESS OF
 RECAPTURE PROVISIONS BY PROGRAM, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:  (I)  THE
 TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPANIES THAT RECEIVE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AS DEFINED
 IN  THIS  ARTICLE;  (II)  THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS IN VIOLATION OF
 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WITH THE DEPARTMENT; (III) THE  TOTAL  NUMBER  OF
 COMPLETED  RECAPTURE EFFORTS; (IV) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RECAPTURE EFFORTS
 INITIATED; AND (V) THE NUMBER OF WAIVERS GRANTED. SUCH REPORT  SHALL  BE
 DISCLOSED  CONSISTENT  WITH  THE  PROVISIONS OF SECTION FOURTEEN HUNDRED
 FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 3. The public authorities law is amended by  adding  a  new  article
 10-E to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 10-E
               CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR TAX EXPENDITURES
 SECTION 3980. DEFINITIONS.
         3981. UNIFIED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUDGET.
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         3982. STANDARDIZED  APPLICATIONS  FOR  STATE DEVELOPMENT ASSIST-
                 ANCE.
         3983. STATE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DISCLOSURE.
         3984. RECAPTURE.
   § 3980. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
   1.  "BASE YEARS" MEANS THE FIRST TWO COMPLETE CALENDAR YEARS FOLLOWING
 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF A RECIPIENT RECEIVING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.
   2. "DATE OF ASSISTANCE" MEANS THE COMMENCEMENT DATE OF THE  ASSISTANCE
 AGREEMENT,  WHICH DATE TRIGGERS THE PERIOD DURING WHICH THE RECIPIENT IS
 OBLIGATED TO CREATE OR  RETAIN  JOBS  AND  CONTINUE  OPERATIONS  AT  THE
 SPECIFIC PROJECT SITE.
   3. "DEFAULT" MEANS THAT A RECIPIENT HAS NOT ACHIEVED ITS JOB CREATION,
 JOB  RETENTION,  OR  WAGE  OR  BENEFIT  GOALS, AS APPLICABLE, DURING THE
 PRESCRIBED PERIOD THEREFOR.
   4. "DEPARTMENT" MEANS, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXA-
 TION AND FINANCE OR ANY SUCCESSOR AGENCY.
   5. "DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE" MEANS (A) TAX CREDITS AND  TAX  EXEMPTIONS
 (OTHER  THAN  GIVEN UNDER TAX INCREMENT FINANCING) GIVEN AS AN INCENTIVE
 TO A RECIPIENT PUBLIC AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO AN INITIAL CERTIFICATION  OR
 AN  INITIAL  DESIGNATION MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER ARTICLE EIGHTEEN-A
 OR EIGHTEEN-B OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW;
   (B) ALL SUCCESSOR AND SUBSEQUENT PROGRAMS AND TAX CREDITS DESIGNED  TO
 PROMOTE  LARGE BUSINESS RELOCATIONS AND EXPANSIONS. "DEVELOPMENT ASSIST-
 ANCE" DOES NOT INCLUDE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING, ASSISTANCE  PROVIDED  BY
 INDUSTRIAL  DEVELOPMENT  AGENCIES UNDER ARTICLE EIGHTEEN-A OR EIGHTEEN-B
 OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW PURSUANT TO LOCAL ORDINANCE,  PARTICIPATION
 LOANS,  OR  FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS THROUGH STATUTORILY AUTHORIZED FINAN-
 CIAL INTERMEDIARIES IN SUPPORT OF SMALL BUSINESS LOANS  AND  INVESTMENTS
 OR GIVEN IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
   6.  "DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT" MEANS ANY AGREEMENT EXECUTED BY
 THE STATE GRANTING BODY AND THE RECIPIENT SETTING FORTH  THE  TERMS  AND
 CONDITIONS  OF  DEVELOPMENT  ASSISTANCE  TO BE PROVIDED TO THE RECIPIENT
 CONSISTENT  WITH  THE  FINAL  APPLICATION  FOR  DEVELOPMENT  ASSISTANCE,
 INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO THE DATE OF ASSISTANCE, SUBMITTED TO AND
 APPROVED BY THE STATE GRANTING BODY.
   7. "FULL-TIME, PERMANENT JOB" MEANS A JOB IN WHICH  THE  NEW  EMPLOYEE
 WORKS  FOR  THE  RECIPIENT  AT  A RATE OF AT LEAST THIRTY-FIVE HOURS PER
 WEEK.
   8.  "NEW EMPLOYEE" MEANS A FULL-TIME, PERMANENT EMPLOYEE  WHO  REPRES-
 ENTS  A  NET  INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF THE RECIPIENT'S EMPLOYEES STATE-
 WIDE. "NEW EMPLOYEE" INCLUDES AN EMPLOYEE WHO PREVIOUSLY  FILLED  A  NEW
 EMPLOYEE POSITION WITH THE RECIPIENT WHO WAS REHIRED OR CALLED BACK FROM
 A LAYOFF THAT OCCURS DURING OR FOLLOWING THE BASE YEARS.
   THE TERM "NEW EMPLOYEE" DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
   (A) AN EMPLOYEE OF THE RECIPIENT WHO PERFORMS A JOB THAT WAS PREVIOUS-
 LY  PERFORMED  BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN THIS STATE, IF THAT JOB EXISTED IN
 THIS STATE FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS BEFORE HIRING THE EMPLOYEE.
   (B) A CHILD, GRANDCHILD, PARENT, OR SPOUSE, OTHER THAN A SPOUSE WHO IS
 LEGALLY SEPARATED FROM THE INDIVIDUAL,  OF  ANY  INDIVIDUAL  WHO  HAS  A
 DIRECT  OR  INDIRECT  OWNERSHIP INTEREST OF AT LEAST FIVE PERCENT IN THE
 PROFITS, CAPITAL, OR VALUE OF ANY MEMBER OF THE RECIPIENT.
   9. "PART-TIME JOB" MEANS A JOB IN WHICH THE NEW EMPLOYEE WORKS FOR THE
 RECIPIENT AT A RATE OF LESS THAN THIRTY-FIVE HOURS PER WEEK.
   10. "RECIPIENT" MEANS ANY PUBLIC AUTHORITY CREATED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 CHAPTER  THAT  RECEIVES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE OR OTHER LEGALLY
 RECOGNIZED ENTITY OF SUCH A PUBLIC AUTHORITY.
 S. 655                              8
 
   11. "RETAINED EMPLOYEE" MEANS ANY EMPLOYEE DEFINED AS HAVING  A  FULL-
 TIME  OR  FULL-TIME  EQUIVALENT  JOB PRESERVED AT A SPECIFIC FACILITY OR
 SITE, THE CONTINUANCE OF WHICH IS THREATENED BY A  SPECIFIC  AND  DEMON-
 STRABLE THREAT, WHICH SHALL BE SPECIFIED IN THE APPLICATION FOR DEVELOP-
 MENT ASSISTANCE.
   12.  "SPECIFIC  PROJECT  SITE" MEANS THAT DISTINCT OPERATIONAL UNIT TO
 WHICH ANY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE IS APPLIED.
   13. "STATE GRANTING  BODY"  MEANS  THE  DEPARTMENT,  ANY  OTHER  STATE
 DEPARTMENT OR STATE AGENCY THAT PROVIDES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE THAT HAS
 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THIS ARTICLE, AND ANY SUCCESSOR AGENCIES TO
 ANY OF THE PRECEDING.
   14. "TEMPORARY JOB" MEANS A JOB IN WHICH THE NEW EMPLOYEE IS HIRED FOR
 A SPECIFIC DURATION OF TIME OR SEASON.
   15. "VALUE OF ASSISTANCE" MEANS THE FACE VALUE OF ANY FORM OF DEVELOP-
 MENT ASSISTANCE.
   § 3981. UNIFIED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUDGET.  1. FOR EACH STATE FISCAL
 YEAR  ENDING  ON  OR  AFTER  JUNE THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX THE
 DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMIT AN ANNUAL UNIFIED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUDGET TO
 THE GOVERNOR, SENATE AND  ASSEMBLY.  THE  UNIFIED  ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT
 BUDGET  SHALL  BE  DUE  WITHIN  THREE MONTHS AFTER THE END OF THE FISCAL
 YEAR, AND SHALL PRESENT ALL  TYPES  OF  DEVELOPMENT  ASSISTANCE  GRANTED
 DURING THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR, INCLUDING:
   (A) THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF UNCOLLECTED OR DIVERTED STATE TAX REVENUES
 RESULTING  FROM EACH TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO
 LAW, AS REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT  ON  TAX  RETURNS  FILED  DURING  THE
 FISCAL YEAR.
   (B) ALL STATE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.
   2.  ALL  DATA  CONTAINED  IN  THE  UNIFIED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUDGET
 PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNOR, SENATE AND ASSEMBLY SHALL BE FULLY SUBJECT TO
 THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.
   3. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT OF THE  AMOUNTS  IN  PARAGRAPH
 (A)  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS SECTION TO THE DEPARTMENT, WHICH MAY
 APPEND SUCH REPORT TO THE UNIFIED  ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT  BUDGET  RATHER
 THAN SEPARATELY REPORTING SUCH AMOUNTS.
   §  3982.  STANDARDIZED  APPLICATIONS FOR STATE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.
 1. ALL FINAL APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OR ANY OTHER STATE
 GRANTING BODY REQUESTING DEVELOPMENT  ASSISTANCE  SHALL  CONTAIN,  AT  A
 MINIMUM:
   (A)  AN APPLICATION TRACKING NUMBER THAT IS SPECIFIC TO BOTH THE STATE
 GRANTING AGENCY AND TO EACH APPLICATION.
   (B) THE OFFICE MAILING ADDRESS, OFFICE  TELEPHONE  NUMBER,  AND  CHIEF
 OFFICER OF THE GRANTING BODY.
   (C)  THE OFFICE MAILING ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, AND THE NAME OF THE
 CHIEF OFFICER OF THE APPLICANT OR AUTHORIZED DESIGNEE FOR  THE  SPECIFIC
 PROJECT SITE FOR WHICH DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE IS REQUESTED.
   (D)  THE APPLICANT'S TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT THE SPECIFIC PROJECT
 SITE ON THE DATE THAT THE APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED TO THE STATE GRANTING
 BODY, INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME, PERMANENT JOBS, THE  NUMBER  OF
 PART-TIME JOBS, AND THE NUMBER OF TEMPORARY JOBS.
   (E)  THE  TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AND VALUE OF ASSISTANCE BEING
 REQUESTED.
   (F) THE NUMBER OF JOBS TO BE CREATED AND RETAINED OR BOTH CREATED  AND
 RETAINED  BY  THE  APPLICANT  AS A RESULT OF THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE,
 INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME, PERMANENT JOBS, THE NUMBER  OF  PART-
 TIME JOBS, AND THE NUMBER OF TEMPORARY JOBS.
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   (G)  A  DETAILED  LIST  OF  THE  OCCUPATION OR JOB CLASSIFICATIONS AND
 NUMBER OF NEW EMPLOYEES OR RETAINED EMPLOYEES TO BE HIRED IN  FULL-TIME,
 PERMANENT  JOBS,  A  SCHEDULE  OF  ANTICIPATED STARTING DATES OF THE NEW
 HIRES AND THE ANTICIPATED AVERAGE WAGE BY OCCUPATION OR JOB  CLASSIFICA-
 TION  AND  TOTAL  PAYROLL  TO  BE CREATED AS A RESULT OF THE DEVELOPMENT
 ASSISTANCE.
   (H) A LIST OF ALL OTHER  FORMS  OF  DEVELOPMENT  ASSISTANCE  THAT  THE
 APPLICANT  IS  REQUESTING  FOR THE SPECIFIC PROJECT SITE AND THE NAME OF
 EACH STATE GRANTING BODY FROM WHICH THAT DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE IS BEING
 REQUESTED.
   (I) A NARRATIVE, IF NECESSARY, DESCRIBING WHY THE DEVELOPMENT  ASSIST-
 ANCE IS NEEDED AND HOW THE APPLICANT'S USE OF THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
 MAY REDUCE EMPLOYMENT AT ANY SITE IN NEW YORK.
   (J) A CERTIFICATION BY THE CHIEF OFFICER OF THE APPLICANT OR THE CHIEF
 OFFICER'S  AUTHORIZED  DESIGNEE  THAT  THE  INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE
 APPLICATION SUBMITTED TO THE GRANTING BODY CONTAINS NO KNOWING MISREPRE-
 SENTATION OF MATERIAL  FACTS  UPON  WHICH  ELIGIBILITY  FOR  DEVELOPMENT
 ASSISTANCE IS BASED.
   2.  EVERY  STATE GRANTING BODY EITHER SHALL COMPLETE, OR SHALL REQUIRE
 THE APPLICANT TO COMPLETE, AN APPLICATION FORM THAT  MEETS  THE  MINIMUM
 REQUIREMENTS  AS  PRESCRIBED  IN  THIS  SECTION  EACH  TIME AN APPLICANT
 APPLIES FOR DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE COVERED BY THIS ARTICLE.
   3. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL HAVE THE DISCRETION TO MODIFY ANY STANDARDIZED
 APPLICATION FOR STATE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE REQUIRED UNDER  SUBDIVISION
 ONE OF THIS SECTION FOR ANY GRANTS THAT ARE NOT GIVEN AS AN INCENTIVE TO
 A RECIPIENT PUBLIC AUTHORITY.
   §  3983. STATE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DISCLOSURE.  1. BEGINNING FEBRU-
 ARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN AND  EACH  YEAR  THEREAFTER,  EVERY
 STATE  GRANTING BODY SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT COPIES OF ALL DEVEL-
 OPMENT ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS THAT IT  APPROVED  IN  THE  PRIOR  CALENDAR
 YEAR.
   2.  FOR  EACH  DEVELOPMENT  ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT FOR WHICH THE DATE OF
 ASSISTANCE HAS OCCURRED IN THE PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR, EACH RECIPIENT SHALL
 SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT A PROGRESS REPORT THAT SHALL INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT
 BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:
   (A) THE APPLICATION TRACKING NUMBER.
   (B)  THE OFFICE MAILING ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, AND THE NAME OF THE
 CHIEF OFFICER OF THE GRANTING BODY.
   (C) THE OFFICE MAILING ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, AND THE NAME OF  THE
 CHIEF  OFFICER  OF THE APPLICANT OR AUTHORIZED DESIGNEE FOR THE SPECIFIC
 PROJECT SITE FOR WHICH THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE WAS  APPROVED  BY  THE
 STATE GRANTING BODY.
   (D) THE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND VALUE OF ASSISTANCE
 THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE STATE GRANTING BODY.
   (E)  THE APPLICANT'S TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT THE SPECIFIC PROJECT
 SITE ON THE DATE THAT THE APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED TO THE STATE  GRANT-
 ING  BODY  AND THE APPLICANT'S TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT THE SPECIFIC
 PROJECT SITE ON THE DATE OF THE REPORT, INCLUDING THE  NUMBER  OF  FULL-
 TIME,  PERMANENT  JOBS,  THE NUMBER OF PART-TIME JOBS, AND THE NUMBER OF
 TEMPORARY JOBS, AND A COMPUTATION OF THE GAIN OR LOSS OF  JOBS  IN  EACH
 CATEGORY.
   (F)  THE  NUMBER OF NEW EMPLOYEES AND RETAINED EMPLOYEES THE APPLICANT
 STATED IN ITS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT, IF ANY, IF NOT, THEN  IN
 ITS  APPLICATION,  WOULD BE CREATED BY THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE BROKEN
 DOWN BY FULL-TIME, PERMANENT, PART-TIME, AND TEMPORARY.
 S. 655                             10
 
   (G) A SWORN DECLARATION OF WHETHER THE RECIPIENT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH
 THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.
   (H)  A  DETAILED  LIST  OF  THE  OCCUPATION OR JOB CLASSIFICATIONS AND
 NUMBER OF NEW EMPLOYEES OR RETAINED EMPLOYEES TO BE HIRED IN  FULL-TIME,
 PERMANENT  JOBS,  A  SCHEDULE  OF  ANTICIPATED STARTING DATES OF THE NEW
 HIRES AND THE ACTUAL AVERAGE WAGE BY OCCUPATION  OR  JOB  CLASSIFICATION
 AND  TOTAL  PAYROLL TO BE CREATED AS A RESULT OF THE DEVELOPMENT ASSIST-
 ANCE.
   (I) A NARRATIVE, IF NECESSARY, DESCRIBING HOW THE RECIPIENT'S  USE  OF
 THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DURING THE REPORTING YEAR HAS REDUCED EMPLOY-
 MENT AT ANY SITE IN NEW YORK.
   (J) A CERTIFICATION BY THE CHIEF OFFICER OF THE APPLICANT OR THE CHIEF
 OFFICER'S  AUTHORIZED  DESIGNEE  THAT  THE  INFORMATION  IN THE PROGRESS
 REPORT CONTAINS NO KNOWING  MISREPRESENTATION  OF  MATERIAL  FACTS  UPON
 WHICH ELIGIBILITY FOR DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE IS BASED.
   3.  THE  STATE  GRANTING  BODY, OR A SUCCESSOR AGENCY, SHALL HAVE FULL
 AUTHORITY TO VERIFY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN  THE  RECIPIENT'S  PROGRESS
 REPORT, INCLUDING THE AUTHORITY TO INSPECT THE SPECIFIC PROJECT SITE AND
 INSPECT THE RECORDS OF THE RECIPIENT THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THE DEVELOPMENT
 ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.
   4.  BY JUNE FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN AND BY JUNE FIRST OF EACH
 YEAR THEREAFTER, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COMPILE AND PUBLISH  ALL  DATA  IN
 ALL OF THE PROGRESS REPORTS IN BOTH WRITTEN AND ELECTRONIC FORM.
   5.  IF  A  RECIPIENT  OF  DEVELOPMENT  ASSISTANCE FAILS TO COMPLY WITH
 SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL,  WITHIN  TWENTY
 WORKING  DAYS  AFTER THE REPORTING SUBMITTAL DEADLINES SET FORTH IN SUCH
 SUBDIVISION TWO, SUSPEND WITHIN THIRTY-THREE WORKING  DAYS  ANY  CURRENT
 DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO SUCH RECIPIENT UNDER ITS CONTROL, AND SHALL BE
 PROHIBITED  FROM COMPLETING ANY CURRENT OR PROVIDING ANY FUTURE DEVELOP-
 MENT ASSISTANCE UNTIL IT RECEIVES PROOF THAT  SUCH  RECIPIENT  HAS  COME
 INTO  COMPLIANCE  WITH  THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF THIS
 SECTION.
   6. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL HAVE THE DISCRETION TO MODIFY THE  INFORMATION
 REQUIRED  IN  THE PROGRESS REPORT REQUIRED UNDER SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS
 SECTION CONSISTENT WITH THE DISCLOSURE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION  FOR  ANY
 GRANTS THAT ARE NOT GIVEN AS AN INCENTIVE TO A RECIPIENT PUBLIC AUTHORI-
 TY.
   §  3984.  RECAPTURE.    1. ALL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS SHALL
 CONTAIN, AT A MINIMUM, THE FOLLOWING RECAPTURE PROVISIONS:
   (A) THE RECIPIENT MUST (I) MAKE THE LEVEL OF CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN THE
 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT SPECIFIED  IN  THE  DEVELOPMENT  ASSISTANCE
 AGREEMENT; (II) CREATE OR RETAIN, OR BOTH, THE REQUISITE NUMBER OF JOBS,
 PAYING  NOT LESS THAN SPECIFIED WAGES FOR THE CREATED AND RETAINED JOBS,
 WITHIN AND FOR THE DURATION OF THE TIME PERIOD SPECIFIED IN THE DEVELOP-
 MENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.
   (B) IF THE RECIPIENT FAILS TO CREATE OR RETAIN THE REQUISITE NUMBER OF
 JOBS WITHIN AND FOR  THE  TIME  PERIOD  SPECIFIED,  IN  THE  DEVELOPMENT
 ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT, THE RECIP-
 IENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO NO LONGER QUALIFY FOR THE STATE ECONOMIC ASSIST-
 ANCE AND THE APPLICABLE RECAPTURE PROVISIONS SHALL TAKE EFFECT.
   (C) IF THE RECIPIENT RECEIVES STATE ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF
 AN EMPIRE ZONE DESIGNATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE EIGHTEEN-B OF THE GENERAL
 MUNICIPAL  LAW OR AN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ZONE DESIGNATION PURSUANT TO
 ARTICLE EIGHTEEN-A OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW AND THE RECIPIENT  FAILS
 TO  CREATE  OR RETAIN THE REQUISITE NUMBER OF JOBS, AS DETERMINED BY THE
 DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT WITHIN THE REQUISITE  PERIOD  OF  TIME,
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 THE  RECIPIENT  SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PAY TO THE STATE THE FULL AMOUNT OF
 THE STATE TAX EXEMPTION THAT IT RECEIVED AS  A  RESULT  OF  SUCH  DESIG-
 NATION.
   (D)  IF  THE  RECIPIENT RECEIVES A GRANT OR LOAN PURSUANT TO AN EMPIRE
 ZONE DESIGNATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE EIGHTEEN-B OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL
 LAW OR AN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ZONE DESIGNATION  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE
 EIGHTEEN-A  OF  THE  GENERAL  MUNICIPAL  LAW  AND THE RECIPIENT FAILS TO
 CREATE OR RETAIN THE REQUISITE NUMBER OF JOBS  FOR  THE  REQUISITE  TIME
 PERIOD, AS PROVIDED IN THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT, THE RECIPI-
 ENT  SHALL  BE  REQUIRED  TO REPAY TO THE STATE A PRO RATA AMOUNT OF THE
 GRANT; THAT AMOUNT  SHALL  REFLECT  THE  PERCENTAGE  OF  THE  DEFICIENCY
 BETWEEN  THE  REQUISITE  NUMBER OF JOBS TO BE CREATED OR RETAINED BY THE
 RECIPIENT AND THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF SUCH JOBS IN EXISTENCE AS OF THE DATE
 THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THE RECIPIENT IS IN BREACH OF THE JOB CREATION
 OR RETENTION COVENANTS CONTAINED IN THE  DEVELOPMENT  ASSISTANCE  AGREE-
 MENT. IF THE RECIPIENT OF DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE UNDER SUCH DESIGNATIONS
 CEASES OPERATIONS AT THE SPECIFIC PROJECT SITE DURING A FIVE YEAR PERIOD
 COMMENCING ON THE DATE OF ASSISTANCE, THE RECIPIENT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO
 REPAY  THE  ENTIRE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT OR TO ACCELERATE REPAYMENT OF THE
 LOAN BACK TO THE STATE.
   (E) IF THE RECIPIENT RECEIVES A TAX CREDIT UNDER ARTICLE EIGHTEEN-A OR
 EIGHTEEN-B OF THE GENERAL  MUNICIPAL  LAW,  THE  DEVELOPMENT  ASSISTANCE
 AGREEMENT  SHALL  PROVIDE  THAT  (I)  IF  THE  NUMBER OF NEW OR RETAINED
 EMPLOYEES FALLS BELOW THE REQUISITE NUMBER SET FORTH IN THE  DEVELOPMENT
 ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT, THE ALLOWANCE OF THE CREDIT SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY
 SUSPENDED  UNTIL  THE  NUMBER  OF  NEW  AND RETAINED EMPLOYEES EQUALS OR
 EXCEEDS THE REQUISITE NUMBER IN THE  DEVELOPMENT  ASSISTANCE  AGREEMENT;
 (II)  IF  THE  RECIPIENT DISCONTINUES OPERATIONS AT THE SPECIFIC PROJECT
 SITE DURING THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF THE TERM OF THE DEVELOPMENT  ASSIST-
 ANCE  AGREEMENT,  THE  RECIPIENT  SHALL FORFEIT ALL CREDITS TAKEN BY THE
 RECIPIENT DURING SUCH FIVE YEAR PERIOD; AND (III)  IN  THE  EVENT  OF  A
 REVOCATION  OR  SUSPENSION  OF THE CREDIT, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL INITIATE
 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE RECIPIENT TO RECOVER WRONGFULLY  EXEMPTED  STATE
 INCOME  TAXES  AND  THE RECIPIENT SHALL PROMPTLY REPAY TO THE DEPARTMENT
 ANY WRONGFULLY EXEMPTED STATE INCOME  TAXES.  THE  FORFEITED  AMOUNT  OF
 CREDITS  SHALL  BE  DEEMED ASSESSED ON THE DATE THE DEPARTMENT INITIATES
 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST SUCH RECIPIENT  AND  THE  RECIPIENT  SHALL  PROMPTLY
 REPAY TO THE DEPARTMENT ANY WRONGFULLY EXEMPTED STATE INCOME TAXES.
   2.  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  TAXATION  AND  FINANCE  MAY  ELECT TO WAIVE
 ENFORCEMENT OF ANY CONTRACTUAL PROVISION ARISING OUT OF THE  DEVELOPMENT
 ASSISTANCE  AGREEMENT  REQUIRED  BY THIS ARTICLE BASED ON A FINDING THAT
 THE WAIVER IS NECESSARY TO AVERT AN IMMINENT AND  DEMONSTRABLE  HARDSHIP
 TO  THE  RECIPIENT  THAT  MAY  RESULT  IN SUCH RECIPIENT'S INSOLVENCY OR
 DISCHARGE OF WORKERS. IF A WAIVER IS GRANTED, THE RECIPIENT SHALL  AGREE
 TO  A  CONTRACTUAL  MODIFICATION, INCLUDING RECAPTURE PROVISIONS, TO THE
 DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT. THE EXISTENCE OF  ANY  WAIVER  GRANTED
 PURSUANT  TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION, THE DATE OF THE GRANTING
 OF SUCH WAIVER, AND A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE REASONS SUPPORTING THE GRANT-
 ING OF SUCH WAIVER SHALL BE DISCLOSED CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS  OF
 THIS SECTION.
   3. BEGINNING JUNE FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
 ANNUALLY COMPILE A REPORT ON THE OUTCOMES AND EFFECTIVENESS OF RECAPTURE
 PROVISIONS  BY  PROGRAM,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO: (A) THE TOTAL
 NUMBER OF AUTHORITIES THAT RECEIVE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AS DEFINED  IN
 THIS  ARTICLE; (B) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS IN VIOLATION OF DEVEL-
 OPMENT AGREEMENTS WITH THE DEPARTMENT; (C) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPLETED
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 RECAPTURE EFFORTS; (D) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RECAPTURE EFFORTS  INITIATED;
 AND  (E)  THE  NUMBER OF WAIVERS GRANTED. SUCH REPORT SHALL BE DISCLOSED
 CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION  THIRTY-NINE  HUNDRED  EIGHTY-
 THREE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it  shall  have become a law and shall apply to contracts and agreements
 entered into on or after such effective date.    Effective  immediately,
 the  addition,  amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
 sary for the implementation of  this  act  on  its  effective  date  are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.