Assembly Bill A250

Vetoed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires entities applying for or receiving certain state economic development grants to commit to first considering New York companies as primary suppliers

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

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2009-A250 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1608
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §209-u, Exec L; amd §372-a, Ed L

2009-A250 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires entities applying for, and certain enterprises receiving university-related state economic development grants to commit to first considering companies based in New York State as primary suppliers, and to provide written evidence of such commitment to the office of science, technology and academic research or to trustees of the university.

2009-A250 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A250 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   250

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. MAGNARELLI, AUBRY, CAHILL, CHRISTENSEN, CLARK,
  DESTITO, DIAZ,  FIELDS,  JOHN,  KOON,  McENENY,  PEOPLES,  WEISENBERG,
  GUNTHER,  HOOPER, GABRYSZAK, PHEFFER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  BRODSKY, LIFTON, MAGEE, MILLMAN --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry

AN  ACT to amend the executive law and the education law, in relation to
  "New York First" commitments

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 209-u
to read as follows:
  S 209-U. "NEW YORK FIRST" COMMITMENT.  UNLESS OTHERWISE PROHIBITED  BY
STATE OR FEDERAL LAW, ALL ENTITIES APPLYING FOR FUNDS UNDER THIS ARTICLE
SHALL  GIVE  EVIDENCE  TO  THE  OFFICE OF A COMMITMENT TO FIRST CONSIDER
COMPANIES BASED IN NEW YORK STATE TO PROVIDE THE  SERVICES  OR  PRODUCTS
NECESSARY  TO  IMPLEMENT  THE  PROPOSAL  FOR WHICH THE AWARD IS RECEIVED
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,  BUILDING  PROTOTYPES  AND  LICENSING  OF
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RESULTING FROM THE RESEARCH. SUCH COMMITMENT SHALL
INCLUDE  A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE AWARD RECIPIENT WILL PUBLICIZE
THE PROJECT, WHAT CRITERIA WILL BE UTILIZED TO  SELECT  THE  COMPANY  OR
COMPANIES  TO  BE  AWARDED A CONTRACT OR SUBCONTRACT FOR THESE SERVICES,
AND A STATEMENT THAT ECONOMIC GROWTH RESULTING FROM THE AWARD  WILL,  TO
THE EXTENT FEASIBLE, TAKE PLACE IN THIS STATE.
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 372-a of the education law is amended by
adding a new paragraph i to read as follows:
  I.  UNLESS OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY STATE OR FEDERAL LAW, ALL RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT  AND  COMMERCIAL  ENTERPRISES  OCCUPYING  UNIVERSITY-RELATED
ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT  FACILITIES  DEVELOPED,  CONSTRUCTED  OR  OPERATED
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL GIVE EVIDENCE  TO  THE  TRUSTEES  OF  THE
UNIVERSITY OF A COMMITMENT TO FIRST CONSIDER COMPANIES BASED IN NEW YORK

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

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