New York · statute · N.Y. Economic Development Law Law · 264 active provisions
CHAPTER 4 AN ACT in relation to economic development, constituting chapter fifteen of the consolidated laws Became a law January 20, 1944, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, three-fifths being present The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: CHAPTER XV OF THE…
ARTICLE 1 SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS Section 1. Short title. 2. Definitions.
§ 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "economic development law".
§ 2. Definitions. Whenever used in this chapter: 1. "Department" shall mean the state department of economic development. 2. "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of economic development. 3. The term "atomic energy" means all forms of energy released in the course of nuclear fission or nuclear fusion or other nucl…
ARTICLE 2 DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Section 10. Department of economic development; commissioner. 11. Investing in care. 12. Technical assistance to municipalities related to college and university closures.
§ 10. Department of economic development; commissioner. There shall be in the state government a department of economic development. The head of the department shall be the commissioner of economic development who shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, and hold office unti…
§ 11. Investing in care. 1. The commissioner shall study, develop, and propose how to implement a long-term strategy to support the growth of the caregiving industry in New York state. Such strategy shall be developed in consultation with the department of health, the department of labor, the office of children and fam…
§ 12. Technical assistance to municipalities related to college and university closures. The department shall provide to any municipality, upon request, technical assistance in the event of a college or university closing in such municipality, on topics including but not limited to: 1. workforce transition and developm…
ARTICLE 3 ORGANIZATION OF DEPARTMENT; OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES Section 50. Organization of department; officers and employees.
§ 50. Organization of department; officers and employees. The existing divisions and bureaus of the department are continued; provided, however, that the commissioner, with the approval of the governor, may establish additional divisions and bureaus, change the names of existing divisions or bureaus, or may consolidate…
ARTICLE 4 GENERAL POWERS OF DEPARTMENT Section 100. General powers of department. 100-a. Comprehensive economic development reporting. 100-b. Comprehensive report on the activities of the office of strategic workforce development. 101. Assistance of other departments, agencies and political subdivisions. 102. Atomic en…
§ 100. General powers of department. The commissioner acting by and through the department of economic development shall have power and it shall be his duty: 1. to investigate, study and undertake ways and means of promoting and encouraging the prosperous development and protection of the legitimate interest and welfar…
§ 100-a. Comprehensive economic development reporting. The department shall prepare an annual comprehensive economic development report, no later than December thirty-first of each year, listing economic development assistance provided by the New York state urban development corporation and the department, including bu…
§ 100-b. Comprehensive report on the activities of the office of strategic workforce development. Beginning on February first, two thousand twenty-four, and every February first thereafter, the department shall prepare a comprehensive annual report on the activities and efficacy of the office of strategic workforce dev…
§ 101. Assistance of other departments, agencies and political subdivisions. The commissioner may request from any department, division, office, commission or other agency of the state or any political subdivision thereof, and the same are authorized to provide, such assistance, services and data as may be required by…
§ 102. Atomic energy council. 1. There shall be within the department, the atomic energy council (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "council"), which shall consist of the commissioner and such other representatives of state departments, agencies and instrumentalities importantly concerned with atomic energy and…
§ 103. General functions, powers and duties of council. The council shall have the following functions, powers and duties: 1. To advise the governor and the legislature with regard to programs for the regulation and control of atomic energy activities, and to make recommendations to the governor and the legislature des…
§ 104. Assistance of other departments, agencies and political subdivisions; review of regulations. 1. All agencies and instrumentalities of the state, all political subdivisions thereof and all agencies of such subdivisions shall keep the council fully and currently informed as to their activities relating to atomic e…
§ 104-a. Special powers and duties of the department with respect to employee ownership assistance. With respect to employee ownership assistance loans provided for in subtitle six of title eight of article eight of the public authorities law and paragraph (o) of subdivision one of section sixteen-m of section one of c…
§ 105. Radioactive byproducts special fund. 1. There is hereby continued in the custody of the state comptroller a special fund, known as the "radioactive byproducts special fund." 2. All moneys received by the council from making charges or administering, controlling, or disposing of radioactive byproducts or from oth…
§ 106. No disqualification. No member of the council, no deputy of such member, and no member of any advisory committee serving without compensation other than reimbursement of expenses incurred, shall be disqualified from holding any other public office or employment, nor shall he forfeit any such office or employment…
ARTICLE 4-A DIVISION OF MINORITY AND WOMEN'S BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Section 115. Definitions. 116. Office of minority and women's business development; transfer. 117. Division of minority and women's business development. 118. Power and duties. 119. Assistance of other agencies. 120. Advisory board; creation.
§ 115. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. "Division" shall mean the division of minority and women's business development created by this article. 2. "Technical assistance" shall mean assistance and services designed to improve the efficiency, effectiveness a…
§ 116. Office of minority and women's business development; transfer. All the functions and powers possessed by and all the obligations and duties of the governor's office of minority and women's business development office, created and established in the executive law pursuant to and by chapter two hundred sixty-one o…
§ 117. Division of minority and women's business development. There is hereby created within the department of economic development a division of minority and women-owned business development. The director of such division shall be appointed by the governor, shall report directly to the commissioner on the activities o…