Senate Bill S3727

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes recoupment of financial incentives awarded businesses upon failure to fulfill the terms of such incentive

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  • 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-S3727 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง163-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1969
2011-2012: S2972
2013-2014: S1727
2017-2018: S2177
2019-2020: S2868
2021-2022: S184
2023-2024: S7291

2015-S3727 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes recoupment by the state or any political subdivision of financial incentives such as awards, loans, grants or tax abatements, awarded businesses for purposes of job training, job creation or retention, or the development of business operations, upon recipient's failure to complete the terms of the incentive.

2015-S3727 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3727 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3727

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 17, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  ESPAILLAT,  CARLUCCI,  KRUEGER  -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Finance

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive law, in relation to the recoupment of
  economic incentives to businesses

  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 163-b
to read as follows:
  S 163-B. RECOUPMENT OF ECONOMIC  INCENTIVES.  1.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, EACH CONTRACT, AGREEMENT OR UNDERSTANDING
BY  WHICH  A  PERSON,  FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, COMPANY, ASSOCIATION OR CORPO-
RATION RECEIVES AN AWARD, GRANT, LOAN, TAX ABATEMENT OR  OTHER  BUSINESS
INCENTIVE  FROM  THE  STATE,  ANY  OF ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, OR ANY
DEPARTMENT, BUREAU, BOARD, COMMISSION, AUTHORITY, OR ANY OTHER AGENCY OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE STATE  OR  ITS  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISIONS,  OR  ANY
PUBLIC  BENEFIT  CORPORATION  AS  DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION
SIXTY-SIX OF THE GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LAW, OR ANY MUNICIPAL  CORPORATION
AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION THREE-A OF THE GENERAL MUNIC-
IPAL LAW FOR THE PURPOSES OF JOB TRAINING, JOB CREATION OR RETENTION, OR
THE  DEVELOPMENT  OF  ITS  OPERATION WITHIN THE STATE, SHALL CONTAIN THE
FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:
  (A) A STATED PERIOD OF TIME WITHIN WHICH THE TERMS  OF  THE  CONTRACT,
AGREEMENT OR UNDERSTANDING ARE TO BE FULLY EXECUTED AND COMPLETED;
  (B) A STATED PURPOSE AND THE AMOUNT OF THE AWARD, GRANT OR OTHER BUSI-
NESS INCENTIVE;
  (C)  WHERE APPLICABLE, THE NUMBER OF PERSONS TO BE TRAINED PURSUANT TO
THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT, AGREEMENT OR UNDERSTANDING;
  (D) WHERE APPLICABLE, THE NUMBER OF JOBS TO  BE  CREATED  OR  RETAINED
PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT, AGREEMENT OR UNDERSTANDING;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08542-01-5

              

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