NY State Assembly Bill 2017-A8175A

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Mar 19, 2018	print number 8175a
Mar 19, 2018	amend and recommit to ways and means
Jan 03, 2018	referred to ways and means
Jun 06, 2017	reported referred to ways and means
Jun 01, 2017	referred to economic development

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2017-A8175 - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:: Add §52, UDC Act; amd §100, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: A2334

2017-A8175 - Summary

Relates to the creation of a searchable database; establishes a searchable database that displays Empire state economic development benefits and other state economic development benefits that qualified participants have been awarded; defines terms.

2017-A8175 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8175
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 1, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER, THIELE -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act and
   the economic development law, in relation to the creation of a search-
   able database

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968, constituting
 the New York state urban development  corporation  act,  is  amended  by
 adding a new section 52 to read as follows:
   §  52.  REPORTING.  (1) DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
 THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS" SHALL MEAN THE AVAILABLE STATE  OR
 FEDERAL RESOURCES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO STATE GRANTS, LOANS, LOAN
 GUARANTEES,  SURETY  BONDING GUARANTEES, LOAN INTEREST SUBSIDIES, AND/OR
 SUBSIDIES, TAX CREDITS, TAX EXEMPTIONS OR REDUCED TAX RATES AND/OR BENE-
 FITS ALLOCATED THROUGH THE CORPORATION;
   (B) "QUALIFIED PARTICIPANT" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL, BUSINESS, OR ANY
 OTHER ENTITY THAT HAS APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED APPROVAL  FOR  AND/OR  IS
 THE BENEFICIARY OF, ANY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS UNDER ANY ECONOMIC
 DEVELOPMENT  PROGRAM  OR  PROJECT  OVERSEEN  BY THE NEW YORK STATE URBAN
 DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION  OR  ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT  BENEFITS  THAT  WERE
 ORIGINALLY  ALLOCATED TO THE CORPORATION OR THAT FLOW THROUGH THE CORPO-
 RATION OR ARE ALLOCATED BY OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER STATE AGENCIES;
   (C) "NEW YORK STATE AGENCY" SHALL MEAN ANY  STATE  DEPARTMENT,  BOARD,
 BUREAU, DIVISION, COMMISSION, COMMITTEE, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, PUBLIC CORPO-
 RATION,  COUNCIL, OFFICE OR OTHER STATE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY PERFORMING A
 GOVERNMENTAL OR PROPRIETARY FUNCTION FOR THE STATE, AS WELL AS  ENTITIES
 CREATED  BY  ANY  OF  THE  PRECEDING  OR THAT ARE GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF
 DIRECTORS OR SIMILAR BODY A MAJORITY OF WHICH IS DESIGNATED  BY  ONE  OR
 MORE STATE OFFICIALS;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD11284-03-7

 A. 8175                             2
 
   (D)  "FULL-TIME  JOB"  SHALL  MEAN  A  JOB  IN  WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL IS
 EMPLOYED BY A QUALIFIED PARTICIPANT FOR AT  LEAST  THIRTY-FIVE  HOURS  A
 WEEK;
   (E) "FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT" SHALL MEAN A UNIT OF MEASURE WHICH IS EQUAL
 TO ONE FILLED, FULL-TIME, ANNUAL-SALARIED POSITION;
   (F)  "PART-TIME  JOB"  SHALL  MEAN  A  JOB  IN  WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL IS
 EMPLOYED BY A QUALIFIED PARTICIPANT FOR LESS THAN  THIRTY-FIVE  HOURS  A
 WEEK; AND
   (G)  "CONTRACT  JOB"  SHALL MEAN A JOB IN WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL IS HIRED
 FOR A SEASON OR FOR A LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME.
   (2) SEARCHABLE STATE SUBSIDY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT  BENEFITS  DATA-
 BASE.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  LAWS  TO  THE CONTRARY, THE CORPORATION, IN
 COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SHALL CREATE OR
 MODIFY AN EXISTING SEARCHABLE DATABASE,  WHICH  INCLUDES  THE  FOLLOWING
 FEATURES AND FUNCTIONALITY:
   (A)  THE ABILITY TO SEARCH THE DATABASE BY EACH OF THE REPORTED INFOR-
 MATION TO THE CORPORATION AND FOR THE PUBLIC VIEWER TO SHOW A  QUALIFIED
 PARTICIPANT  WHICH IS A RECIPIENT OF AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFIT AND
 VIEW A LIST OF ALL TYPES AND AMOUNTS OF BENEFITS RECEIVED BY A QUALIFIED
 PARTICIPANT;
   (B) FOR THE PRIOR STATE FISCAL YEAR, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   (I) A QUALIFIED PARTICIPANT'S NAME AND LOCATION;
   (II) THE TIME SPAN OVER WHICH A QUALIFIED PARTICIPANT  IS  TO  OR  HAS
 RECEIVED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS;
   (III)  THE  TYPE  OF  SUCH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS PROVIDED TO A
 QUALIFIED PARTICIPANT, INCLUDING THE NAME OF  THE  PROGRAM  OR  PROGRAMS
 THROUGH  WHICH  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS OR ANY OTHER BENEFITS THEY
 RECEIVE THROUGH OTHER STATE AGENCIES ARE PROVIDED;
   (IV) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT ALL SITES UTILIZING SUCH ECONOM-
 IC DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS AT THE  TIME  OF  THE  AGREEMENT  INCLUDING  THE
 NUMBER  OF  PERMANENT  FULL-TIME JOBS, THE NUMBER OF PERMANENT PART-TIME
 JOBS, THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENTS, AND THE  NUMBER  OF  CONTRACT
 EMPLOYEES;
   (V) THE NUMBER OF JOBS THAT A QUALIFIED PARTICIPANT RECEIVING ECONOMIC
 DEVELOPMENT  BENEFITS  IS  CONTRACTUALLY  OBLIGATED TO RETAIN AND CREATE
 OVER THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT UTILIZING SUCH ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT  BENE-
 FITS,  EXCEPT THAT SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE REPORTED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS
 FOR AGREEMENTS CONTAINING ANNUAL JOB RETENTION OR CREATION REQUIREMENTS,
 AND FOR EACH REPORTING  YEAR,  THE  BASE  EMPLOYMENT  LEVEL  THE  ENTITY
 RECEIVING  ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS AGREES TO RETAIN OVER THE LIFE
 OF THE PROJECT UTILIZING SUCH ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT  BENEFITS,  ANY  JOB
 CREATION  SCHEDULED  TO  TAKE PLACE AS A RESULT OF THE PROJECT UTILIZING
 SUCH  ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT  BENEFITS  AND  WHERE  APPLICABLE,  ANY  JOB
 CREATION TARGETS FOR THE CURRENT REPORTING YEAR;
   (VI)  THE AMOUNT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS RECEIVED BY A QUALI-
 FIED PARTICIPANT FROM THE CORPORATION AND ANY OTHER STATE ENTITY  DURING
 THE YEAR COVERED BY THE REPORT, THE AMOUNT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENE-
 FITS  RECEIVED  BY  A  QUALIFIED  PARTICIPANT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE
 PROJECT PERIOD, AND THE PRESENT VALUE OF THE FURTHER  ECONOMIC  DEVELOP-
 MENT  BENEFITS  ESTIMATED TO BE GIVEN TO A QUALIFIED PARTICIPANT FOR THE
 DURATION OF THE PROJECT UTILIZING  SUCH  ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT  BENEFITS
 PERIOD;
   (VII)  FOR  THE  CURRENT  REPORTING  YEAR,  THE TOTAL ACTUAL NUMBER OF
 EMPLOYEES AT ALL SITES COVERED BY THE PROJECT  UTILIZING  SUCH  ECONOMIC
 DEVELOPMENT  BENEFITS, INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF PERMANENT FULL-TIME JOBS,

 A. 8175                             3
 
 THE NUMBER OF PERMANENT PART-TIME JOBS, THE NUMBER OF CONTRACT JOBS, THE
 NUMBER OF JOBS FILLED BY MINORITIES OR WOMEN.
   (VIII)  A  STATEMENT  OF  COMPLIANCE  INDICATING  WHETHER,  DURING THE
 CURRENT REPORTING YEAR, THE CORPORATION AND/OR ANY  OTHER  STATE  AGENCY
 HAS  REDUCED, CANCELLED OR RECAPTURED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS FROM
 A SUCH QUALIFIED PARTICIPANT, AND,  IF  SO,  THE  TOTAL  AMOUNT  OF  THE
 REDUCTION,  CANCELLATION  OR RECAPTURE, AND ANY PENALTY ASSESSED AND THE
 REASONS THEREFOR.
   (C) THE ABILITY TO DIGITALLY SELECT DEFINED INDIVIDUAL  FIELDS  CORRE-
 SPONDING  TO ANY OF THE REPORTED INFORMATION FROM QUALIFIED PARTICIPANTS
 TO CREATE UNIQUE DATABASE VIEWS;
   (D) THE ABILITY TO DOWNLOAD THE DATABASE IN ITS ENTIRETY, OR IN  PART,
 IN A COMMON MACHINE READABLE FORMAT;
   (E) THE ABILITY TO VIEW AND DOWNLOAD CONTRACTS OR AWARD AGREEMENTS FOR
 EACH  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFIT RECEIVED BY THE QUALIFIED PARTICIPANT
 TO THE EXTENT SUCH CONTRACTS OR AWARD AGREEMENTS ARE  AVAILABLE  TO  THE
 PUBLIC PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIX OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW;
   (F)  A  DEFINITION OR DESCRIPTION OF TERMS FOR FIELDS IN THE DATABASE;
 AND
   (G) A SUMMARY OF EACH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFIT AVAILABLE TO QUALI-
 FIED PARTICIPANTS BY THE CORPORATION.
   (3) CERTIFICATION REGARDING REPORTING. THE CORPORATION  SHALL  CERTIFY
 TO THE NEW YORK STATE AUTHORITIES BUDGET OFFICE, THE CORPORATION'S BOARD
 OF  DIRECTORS  AND  POST TO ITS WEBSITE THAT IT HAS FULFILLED ALL OF ITS
 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AS REQUIRED BY LAW, RULES, REGULATIONS, OR EXECU-
 TIVE ORDERS. THE CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE A LIST OF  ALL  REPORTS,  THE
 DUE DATES OF SUCH REPORTS, AND CERTIFY TO THE NEW YORK STATE AUTHORITIES
 BUDGET OFFICE AND THE CORPORATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THAT EACH REPORT
 HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE INDIVIDUAL, OFFICE, OR ENTITY AS PRESCRIBED BY
 APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS.
   (4)  DATABASE  REPORTING.  THE  CORPORATION  MAY REQUEST ANY DATA FROM
 QUALIFIED PARTICIPANTS, WHICH IS DEEMED  NECESSARY  AND  APPROPRIATE  IN
 DEVELOPING,  UPDATING  AND  MAINTAINING  THE SEARCHABLE DATABASE.   SUCH
 QUALIFIED PARTICIPANTS SHALL PROVIDE ANY SUCH INFORMATION  REQUESTED  BY
 THE  CORPORATION.    BEGINNING ON JUNE FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN, THE
 CORPORATION SHALL MAKE ALL REPORTED DATA ON SUCH DATABASE  AVAILABLE  TO
 THE PUBLIC ON ITS WEBSITE. SUCH DATABASE SHALL BE UPDATED ON A QUARTERLY
 BASIS WITH QUALIFIED PARTICIPANTS ADDED TO ANY PROGRAMS AND ANY NEW DATA
 PROVIDED BY EXISTING QUALIFIED PARTICIPANTS REQUIRED REPORTING.
   (5)  REPORTING. THE CORPORATION'S SENIOR STAFF SHALL REPORT ON A QUAR-
 TERLY BASIS, TO THE CORPORATION'S  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS  WITH  A  STATUS
 UPDATE ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SEARCHABLE DATABASE.
   §  2. Section 100 of the economic development law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 18-j to read as follows:
   18-J. TO ASSIST THE  URBAN  DEVELOPMENT  CORPORATION  TO  ESTABLISH  A
 SEARCHABLE  DATABASE PURSUANT TO SECTION FIFTY-TWO OF THE URBAN DEVELOP-
 MENT CORPORATION ACT.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
 or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec-
 tive  date  are  authorized  to  be made and completed on or before such
 effective date.

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2017-A8175A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:: Add §52, UDC Act; amd §100, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: A2334

2017-A8175A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-A8175A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8175--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 1, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER, THIELE, SEPULVEDA, ABINANTI, STIRPE,
   LUPARDO,  BRONSON,  JENNE,  MAGNARELLI, JAFFEE, D'URSO, ORTIZ, WALTER,
   OAKS, FAHY, BUCHWALD, SKOUFIS, NORRIS, COLTON, HARRIS,  ABBATE,  McDO-
   NALD, CUSICK, TAYLOR, HUNTER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CAHILL,
   CRESPO,  ENGLEBRIGHT, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Economic Development -- recommitted to the Committee  on  Ways  and
   Means  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 New York state urban development corporation act and
   the economic development law, in relation to the creation of a search-
   able database
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968, constituting
 the New York state urban development  corporation  act,  is  amended  by
 adding a new section 52 to read as follows:
   §  52.  REPORTING.  (1) DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
 THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS" SHALL MEAN AND INCLUDE THE FOLLOW-
 ING:
   (I) AVAILABLE STATE RESOURCES AND/OR FUNDS INCLUDING, BUT NOT  LIMITED
 TO,  STATE  GRANTS,  LOANS,  LOAN  GUARANTEES,  LOAN INTEREST SUBSIDIES,
 AND/OR SUBSIDIES; AND/OR
   (II) TAX CREDITS, TAX EXEMPTIONS OR REDUCED TAX RATES AND/OR  BENEFITS
 WHICH  ARE  APPLIED  FOR AND PREAPPROVED OR CERTIFIED BY A STATE AGENCY;
 AND
   (A-1) "EMPIRE STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS"  SHALL  MEAN  THOSE
 ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT  BENEFITS  MADE AVAILABLE TO THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 CORPORATION AND/OR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO AWARD  SUCH
 BENEFITS TO QUALIFIED RECIPIENTS, OR THOSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS

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

                                                            LBD11284-13-8

 A. 8175--A                          2
 
 WHICH  ARE  ALLOCATED  TO THE CORPORATION AND/OR SUCH DEPARTMENT BUT ARE
 SUBSEQUENTLY ALLOCATED TO ANOTHER  STATE  AGENCY  OR  OTHER  INDEPENDENT
 ENTITIES FOR THEM TO MAKE SUCH AWARDS TO QUALIFIED RECIPIENTS;
   (A-2) "AGGREGATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS" SHALL MEAN THOSE BENE-
 FITS  PROVIDED  FOR  IN PARAGRAPHS (A) AND (A-1) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND
 DISPLAYED SEPARATELY IN THE DATABASE CREATED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO
 OF THIS SECTION;
   (B) "QUALIFIED PARTICIPANT" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL, BUSINESS, LIMIT-
 ED LIABILITY CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER ENTITY THAT HAS  APPLIED  FOR  AND
 RECEIVED  APPROVAL  FOR  AND/OR  IS  THE  BENEFICIARY  OF, ANY AGGREGATE
 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS  OF  TEN  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  OR  MORE  PER
 PROJECT;
   (C)  "NEW  YORK  STATE AGENCY" SHALL MEAN ANY STATE DEPARTMENT, BOARD,
 BUREAU, DIVISION, COMMISSION, COMMITTEE, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, PUBLIC CORPO-
 RATION, COUNCIL, OFFICE OR OTHER STATE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY PERFORMING  A
 GOVERNMENTAL  OR PROPRIETARY FUNCTION FOR THE STATE, AS WELL AS ENTITIES
 CREATED BY ANY OF THE PRECEDING OR THAT  ARE  GOVERNED  BY  A  BOARD  OF
 DIRECTORS  OR  SIMILAR  BODY A MAJORITY OF WHICH IS DESIGNATED BY ONE OR
 MORE STATE OFFICIALS;
   (D) "FULL-TIME JOB" SHALL  MEAN  A  JOB  IN  WHICH  AN  INDIVIDUAL  IS
 EMPLOYED  BY  A  QUALIFIED  PARTICIPANT FOR AT LEAST THIRTY-FIVE HOURS A
 WEEK;
   (E) "FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT" SHALL MEAN A UNIT OF MEASURE WHICH IS EQUAL
 TO ONE FILLED, FULL-TIME, ANNUAL-SALARIED POSITION;
   (F) "PART-TIME JOB" SHALL  MEAN  A  JOB  IN  WHICH  AN  INDIVIDUAL  IS
 EMPLOYED  BY  A  QUALIFIED PARTICIPANT FOR LESS THAN THIRTY-FIVE HOURS A
 WEEK; AND
   (G) "CONTRACT JOB" SHALL MEAN A JOB IN WHICH AN  INDIVIDUAL  IS  HIRED
 FOR A SEASON OR FOR A LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME.
   (2)  SEARCHABLE STATE SUBSIDY AND AGGREGATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENE-
 FITS DATABASE. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAWS  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  THE  CORPO-
 RATION,  IN  COOPERATION  WITH  THE  DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
 SHALL CREATE A SEARCHABLE DATABASE, OR MODIFY AN EXISTING ONE,  DISPLAY-
 ING  EMPIRE STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS THAT A QUALIFIED PARTIC-
 IPANT HAS BEEN AWARDED. SUCH DATABASE SHALL ALSO  DISPLAY  OTHER  EMPIRE
 STATE  ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT  BENEFITS  SUCH  QUALIFIED  PARTICIPANT HAS
 RECEIVED FROM ANOTHER STATE AGENCY PROVIDED THAT  IT  IS  FOR  THE  SAME
 PARTICULAR  PROJECT WHICH RECEIVED THE EMPIRE STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
 BENEFITS. SUCH SEARCHABLE DATABASE SHALL  INCLUDE,  AT  A  MINIMUM,  THE
 FOLLOWING FEATURES AND FUNCTIONALITY:
   (A)  THE ABILITY TO SEARCH THE DATABASE BY EACH OF THE REPORTED INFOR-
 MATION TO THE CORPORATION AND FOR THE PUBLIC VIEWER TO SHOW A  QUALIFIED
 PARTICIPANT  WHICH  IS  A RECIPIENT OF AN AGGREGATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
 BENEFIT AND VIEW A LIST OF ALL TYPES AND AMOUNTS OF BENEFITS RECEIVED BY
 A QUALIFIED PARTICIPANT;
   (B) FOR THE PRIOR STATE FISCAL YEAR, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   (I) A QUALIFIED PARTICIPANT'S  NAME  AND  PROJECT,  PROJECT  LOCATION,
 PROJECT'S  COMPLETE ADDRESS, INCLUDING THE POSTAL OR ZIP CODE IN A SEPA-
 RATE SEARCHABLE FIELD, AND THE ECONOMIC REGION OF THE STATE;
   (II) THE TIME SPAN OVER WHICH A QUALIFIED PARTICIPANT IS TO RECEIVE OR
 HAS RECEIVED AGGREGATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS;
   (III)  THE  TYPE  OF  SUCH  AGGREGATE  ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT  BENEFITS
 PROVIDED  TO  A QUALIFIED PARTICIPANT, INCLUDING THE NAME OF THE PROGRAM
 OR PROGRAMS THROUGH WHICH AGGREGATE ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT  BENEFITS  ARE
 PROVIDED;

 A. 8175--A                          3
 
   (IV)  THE TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT ALL SITES UTILIZING SUCH AGGRE-
 GATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS AT THE TIME OF THE AGREEMENT  INCLUD-
 ING  THE  NUMBER  OF  PERMANENT  FULL-TIME JOBS, THE NUMBER OF PERMANENT
 PART-TIME JOBS, THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENTS, AND THE  NUMBER  OF
 CONTRACT EMPLOYEES;
   (V)  FOR  ANY AGGREGATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFIT THAT PROVIDES FOR
 JOB RETENTION AND CREATION THAT A QUALIFIED PARTICIPANT RECEIVING AGGRE-
 GATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS IS CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED TO  RETAIN
 AND CREATE OVER THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT UTILIZING SUCH AGGREGATE ECONOM-
 IC  DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS, EXCEPT THAT SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE REPORTED
 ON AN ANNUAL BASIS FOR AGREEMENTS CONTAINING  ANNUAL  JOB  RETENTION  OR
 CREATION  REQUIREMENTS, AND FOR EACH REPORTING YEAR, THE BASE EMPLOYMENT
 LEVEL THE  ENTITY  RECEIVING  AGGREGATE  ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT  BENEFITS
 AGREES  TO  RETAIN OVER THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT UTILIZING SUCH AGGREGATE
 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS, ANY JOB CREATION SCHEDULED TO TAKE  PLACE
 AS A RESULT OF THE PROJECT UTILIZING SUCH AGGREGATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
 BENEFITS  AND WHERE APPLICABLE, ANY JOB CREATION TARGETS FOR THE CURRENT
 REPORTING YEAR;
   (VI) THE AMOUNT OF AGGREGATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS RECEIVED BY
 A QUALIFIED PARTICIPANT DURING THE  YEAR  COVERED  BY  THE  REPORT,  THE
 AMOUNT  OF  AGGREGATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS RECEIVED BY A QUALI-
 FIED PARTICIPANT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF  THE  PROJECT  PERIOD,  AND  THE
 PRESENT  VALUE  OF  THE  FURTHER AGGREGATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS
 COMMITTED TO BY THE STATE, BUT NOT YET RECEIVED BY A  QUALIFIED  PARTIC-
 IPANT FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT;
   (VII)  FOR  THE  CURRENT  REPORTING  YEAR,  THE TOTAL ACTUAL NUMBER OF
 EMPLOYEES AT ALL SITES COVERED BY THE PROJECT UTILIZING  SUCH  AGGREGATE
 ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT  BENEFITS, INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF PERMANENT FULL-
 TIME JOBS, THE  NUMBER  OF  PERMANENT  PART-TIME  JOBS,  THE  NUMBER  OF
 CONTRACT JOBS, THE NUMBER OF JOBS FILLED BY MINORITIES OR WOMEN.
   (VIII)  A  STATEMENT  OF  COMPLIANCE  INDICATING  WHETHER,  DURING THE
 CURRENT REPORTING YEAR, THE CORPORATION AND/OR ANY  OTHER  STATE  AGENCY
 HAS  REDUCED,  CANCELLED  OR  RECAPTURED  AGGREGATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
 BENEFITS FROM A QUALIFIED PARTICIPANT, AND, IF SO, THE TOTAL  AMOUNT  OF
 THE  REDUCTION,  CANCELLATION OR RECAPTURE, AND ANY PENALTY ASSESSED AND
 THE REASONS THEREFOR.
   (C) THE ABILITY TO DIGITALLY SELECT DEFINED INDIVIDUAL  FIELDS  CORRE-
 SPONDING  TO ANY OF THE REPORTED INFORMATION FROM QUALIFIED PARTICIPANTS
 TO CREATE UNIQUE DATABASE VIEWS;
   (D) THE ABILITY TO DOWNLOAD THE DATABASE IN ITS ENTIRETY, OR IN  PART,
 IN A COMMON MACHINE READABLE FORMAT;
   (E) THE ABILITY TO VIEW AND DOWNLOAD CONTRACTS OR AWARD AGREEMENTS FOR
 EACH  AGGREGATE  ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT BENEFIT RECEIVED BY THE QUALIFIED
 PARTICIPANT TO THE EXTENT SUCH CONTRACTS OR AWARD AGREEMENTS ARE  AVAIL-
 ABLE TO THE PUBLIC PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIX OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW;
   (F)  A  DEFINITION OR DESCRIPTION OF TERMS FOR FIELDS IN THE DATABASE;
 AND
   (G) A SUMMARY OF EACH AGGREGATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFIT AVAILABLE
 TO QUALIFIED PARTICIPANTS.
   (3) CERTIFICATION REGARDING REPORTING. THE CORPORATION  SHALL  CERTIFY
 TO THE NEW YORK STATE AUTHORITIES BUDGET OFFICE, THE CORPORATION'S BOARD
 OF  DIRECTORS  AND  POST TO ITS WEBSITE THAT IT HAS FULFILLED ALL OF ITS
 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AS REQUIRED BY LAW, RULES, REGULATIONS, OR EXECU-
 TIVE ORDERS. THE CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE A LIST OF  ALL  REPORTS,  THE
 DUE DATES OF SUCH REPORTS, AND CERTIFY TO THE NEW YORK STATE AUTHORITIES
 BUDGET OFFICE AND THE CORPORATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THAT EACH REPORT

 A. 8175--A                          4
 
 HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE INDIVIDUAL, OFFICE, OR ENTITY AS PRESCRIBED BY
 APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS.
   (4)  DATABASE  REPORTING.  THE  CORPORATION  MAY REQUEST ANY DATA FROM
 QUALIFIED PARTICIPANTS, WHICH IS NECESSARY AND REQUIRED  IN  DEVELOPING,
 UPDATING  AND  MAINTAINING  THE  SEARCHABLE  DATABASE.    SUCH QUALIFIED
 PARTICIPANTS SHALL PROVIDE ANY SUCH INFORMATION REQUESTED BY THE  CORPO-
 RATION.  BEGINNING ON JUNE FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, THE CORPORATION
 SHALL MAKE ALL REPORTED DATA ON SUCH DATABASE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON
 ITS  WEBSITE.  SUCH  DATABASE SHALL BE UPDATED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS WITH
 QUALIFIED PARTICIPANTS ADDED TO ANY PROGRAMS AND ANY NEW  DATA  PROVIDED
 BY EXISTING QUALIFIED PARTICIPANTS REQUIRED REPORTING.
   (5)  REPORTING. THE CORPORATION'S SENIOR STAFF SHALL REPORT ON A QUAR-
 TERLY BASIS, TO THE CORPORATION'S  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS  WITH  A  STATUS
 UPDATE ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SEARCHABLE DATABASE.
   §  2. Section 100 of the economic development law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 18-j to read as follows:
   18-J. TO ASSIST THE  URBAN  DEVELOPMENT  CORPORATION  TO  ESTABLISH  A
 SEARCHABLE  DATABASE PURSUANT TO SECTION FIFTY-TWO OF THE URBAN DEVELOP-
 MENT CORPORATION ACT.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have  become  a  law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the
 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
 for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
 to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

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Assembly Bill A8175A

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

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Fred Thiele

Luis R. Sepúlveda

Thomas Abinanti

Albert A. Stirpe

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Kevin Cahill

Marcos Crespo

Steven Englebright

Jo Anne Simon

2017-A8175 - Details

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co-Sponsors

Fred Thiele

Luis R. Sepúlveda

Thomas Abinanti

Albert A. Stirpe

multi-Sponsors

Kevin Cahill

Marcos Crespo

Inez E. Dickens

Steven Englebright

2017-A8175A (ACTIVE) - Details

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