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                                  5405--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2017
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ABINANTI,  SCHIMMINGER,  HYNDMAN, GOTTFRIED,
   THIELE, MOSLEY, D'URSO, RA, STECK, SEPULVEDA,  BENEDETTO,  BRAUNSTEIN,
   SKOUFIS,  BARRON,  SKARTADOS,  WALKER,  KIM,  JAFFEE,  HARRIS,  BLAKE,
   CROUCH, JENNE, LAWRENCE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT,
   NOLAN, SIMON, WALLACE, WALSH -- read once and referred to the  Commit-
   tee  on Economic Development -- reported and referred to the Committee
   on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in  accordance  with
   Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the economic development law and the public officers
   law, in relation to the establishment of regional economic development
   councils; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expira-
   tion thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  economic  development law is amended by adding a new
 section 11 to read as follows:
   § 11. REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS. 1.  THE  GOVERNOR  SHALL
 ESTABLISH  TEN  REGIONAL  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS, ONE FOR EACH OF
 THE FOLLOWING REGIONS OF THE STATE:
   (A) LONG ISLAND (WHICH CONSISTS OF SUFFOLK AND NASSAU COUNTIES);
   (B) THE CITY OF NEW YORK (WHICH CONSISTS OF BRONX, NEW  YORK,  QUEENS,
 KINGS, AND RICHMOND COUNTIES);
   (C)  THE MID-HUDSON REGION (WHICH CONSISTS OF SULLIVAN, ULSTER, DUTCH-
 ESS, ORANGE, PUTNAM, WESTCHESTER, AND ROCKLAND COUNTIES);
   (D) THE SOUTHERN TIER (WHICH CONSISTS OF STEUBEN, SCHUYLER,  TOMPKINS,
 CHEMUNG, TIOGA, CHENANGO, BROOME, AND DELAWARE COUNTIES);
   (E)  THE CAPITAL REGION (WHICH CONSISTS OF WARREN, WASHINGTON, SARATO-
 GA, SCHENECTADY, RENSSELAER, ALBANY, COLUMBIA, AND GREENE COUNTIES);
   (F) THE MOHAWK VALLEY (WHICH CONSISTS  OF  ONEIDA,  HERKIMER,  FULTON,
 MONTGOMERY, OTSEGO, AND SCHOHARIE COUNTIES);
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   (G)  THE  NORTH  COUNTRY  (WHICH  CONSISTS  OF  CLINTON, FRANKLIN, ST.
 LAWRENCE, JEFFERSON, LEWIS, HAMILTON, AND ESSEX COUNTIES);
   (H)  THE  CENTRAL  REGION (WHICH CONSISTS OF OSWEGO, CAYUGA, ONONDAGA,
 MADISON, AND CORTLAND COUNTIES);
   (I) THE FINGER LAKES REGION (WHICH CONSISTS OF ORLEANS, MONROE, WAYNE,
 GENESEE, WYOMING, LIVINGSTON, ONTARIO, SENECA, AND YATES COUNTIES); AND
   (J) THE WESTERN REGION (WHICH CONSISTS OF NIAGARA,  ERIE,  CHAUTAUQUA,
 CATTARAUGUS, AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES).
   2.  EACH REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL SHALL DEVELOP LONG-TERM
 STRATEGIC PLANS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH WITHIN ITS REGION OF THE STATE.
   3. THE MEMBERS OF EACH REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL SHALL  BE
 LOCAL EXPERTS AND STAKEHOLDERS FROM BUSINESSES, ACADEMIA, MUNICIPALITIES
 AND  NON-GOVERNMENTAL  ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE REGION. ALL SUCH MEMBERS
 SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR AND SHALL SERVE AT  THE  PLEASURE  OF
 THE GOVERNOR.
   4.  ALL  MEMBERS  OF  REGIONAL  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS SHALL BE
 SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION SEVENTY-THREE-A OF THE PUBLIC OFFI-
 CERS LAW.
   § 2. Subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of
 section 73-a of the public officers law, as amended by section 5 of part
 A of chapter 399 of the laws of 2011, are amended and a new subparagraph
 (iv) is added to read as follows:
   (ii) officers and employees of statewide elected  officials,  officers
 and  employees of state departments, boards, bureaus, divisions, commis-
 sions, councils or other state agencies, who receive annual compensation
 in excess of the filing rate established by paragraph (l) of this subdi-
 vision or who hold policy-making positions, as  annually  determined  by
 the  appointing  authority  and  set forth in a written instrument which
 shall be filed with the joint commission on public ethics established by
 section ninety-four of the executive law during the month  of  February,
 provided,  however, that the appointing authority shall amend such writ-
 ten instrument after such date within thirty days after the  undertaking
 of policy-making responsibilities by a new employee or any other employ-
 ee  whose  name  did  not  appear on the most recent written instrument;
 [and]
   (iii) members or directors of public authorities,  other  than  multi-
 state  authorities, public benefit corporations and commissions at least
 one of whose members is appointed by the governor, and employees of such
 authorities, corporations and commissions  who  receive  annual  compen-
 sation in excess of the filing rate established by paragraph (l) of this
 subdivision  or who hold policy-making positions, as determined annually
 by the appointing authority and set forth in a written instrument  which
 shall be filed with the joint commission on public ethics established by
 section  ninety-four  of the executive law during the month of February,
 provided, however, that the appointing authority shall amend such  writ-
 ten  instrument after such date within thirty days after the undertaking
 of policy-making responsibilities by a new employee or any other employ-
 ee whose name did not appear on the most recent  written  instrument[.];
 AND
   (IV) MEMBERS OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS.
   §  3.  Subdivision  1  of  section  74  of the public officers law, as
 amended by chapter 1012 of the laws of 1965, the  opening  paragraph  as
 amended  by  chapter  14  of  the  laws  of  2007, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. Definition. As used in this section: The term "state agency"  shall
 mean  any state department, or division, board, commission, or bureau of

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 any state department or any public benefit corporation or public author-
 ity at least one of whose members is appointed by the governor or corpo-
 rations closely affiliated with specific state agencies  as  defined  by
 paragraph  (d) of subdivision five of section fifty-three-a of the state
 finance law or their successors OR  ANY  REGIONAL  ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT
 COUNCIL AS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION ELEVEN OF THE ECONOMIC DEVEL-
 OPMENT LAW.
   The  term "legislative employee" shall mean any officer or employee of
 the legislature but it shall not include members of the legislature.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed December 31, 2019.