Senate Bill S5737

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Allows businesses to use funds received from the minority and women-owned business development and lending program for the purpose of refinancing existing debt

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee


  • 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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2015-S5737 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7719
Current Committee:
Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง16-c, UDC Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8037
2013-2014: A4350
2017-2018: S3218, A491
2019-2020: S2296, A1819
2021-2022: S571, A6420

2015-S5737 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows businesses to use funds received from minority- and women-owned business development and lending program for the purpose of refinancing existing debt.

2015-S5737 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5737 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5737

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 1, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
  and Commissions

AN  ACT  to  amend the urban development corporation act, in relation to
  allowing businesses to  use  funds  received  from  the  minority  and
  women-owned  business  development and lending program for the purpose
  of refinancing existing debt

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

  Section  1.  Subparagraphs (vi) and (vii) of paragraph (c) of subdivi-
sion 1 of section 16-c of section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of  1968,
constituting  the  urban  development  corporation  act,  as  amended by
section 1 of part AA of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014, are  amended  to
read as follows:
  (vi) overnight lodging facilities[;
  (vii)  refinancing  of  debt  or  equity  invested in an enterprise or
project].
  S 2. Subparagraphs (vii) and (viii) of paragraph (d) of subdivision  1
of section 16-c of section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968, consti-
tuting  the  urban  development  corporation  act, subparagraph (vii) as
amended and subparagraph (viii) as added by section  1  of  part  AA  of
chapter  55 of the laws of 2014, are amended and a new subparagraph (ix)
is added to read as follows:
  (vii) establish a comprehensive technical assistance program in  coop-
eration  with the department of economic development to assist minority-
and women-owned businesses and potential minority  and  women-entrepren-
eurs; [and]
  (viii) notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, establish
a minority- and women-owned business investment fund to provide critical
financial  support  to  foster the development of new and emerging ideas
and products of minority- and women-owned business enterprises  as  well

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08086-01-5
              

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