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                                   1597
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 15, 2019
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. ABINANTI, SCHIMMINGER -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in
   relation to obligations of members of economic development entities
 
   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 32-a to read as follows:
   §  32-A. SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENTITIES.
 (1) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, AN "ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT  ENTITY"
 SHALL  MEAN  ANY  ENTITY  CREATED BY THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH, INCLUDING THE
 EXECUTIVE CHAMBER OF THE GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, AND ANY STATE
 AGENCY WHOSE FUNCTION  INCLUDES  PROVIDING  ADVICE,  RECOMMENDATIONS  OR
 DETERMINATIONS  TO  OR  ON  BEHALF  OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OR ANY STATE
 AGENCY, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION SEVEN-
 TY-THREE-A OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, ON THE ALLOCATION OR DISBURSEMENT
 OF STATE OR FEDERAL MONIES OR TAX CREDITS AND/OR BENEFITS.
   (2) (A) THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE SEVEN OF  THE  PUBLIC  OFFICERS  LAW
 APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC BODIES SHALL APPLY TO AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENTI-
 TY.
   (B)  THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE SIX OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW APPLICA-
 BLE TO AGENCIES SHALL APPLY TO AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENTITY.  IN ADDI-
 TION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION EIGHTY-SEVEN OF
 THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENTITY  SHALL  MAINTAIN
 AND  MAKE  AVAILABLE  FOR  PUBLIC  INSPECTION  AND  COPYING  ANY AND ALL
 PROPOSALS SUBMITTED TO IT THROUGH  A  CENTRALIZED  APPLICATION  PROCESS,
 INCLUDING  THE CONSOLIDATED FUNDING APPLICATIONS PROCESS, EXCEPT THAT AN
 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT  ENTITY  MAY  REDACT  OR  WITHHOLD  PORTIONS  OF  A
 PROPOSAL  IF  SUCH  PORTION  WOULD BE EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO
 ARTICLE SIX OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   (C) FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECTION SEVENTY-THREE-A OF THE PUBLIC  OFFICERS
 LAW,  ANY  MEMBER  OF  AN  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENTITY SHALL BE DEEMED A
 STATE OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE AND SHALL BE DEEMED A POLICY MAKER  AND  SHALL
 FILE  AN  ANNUAL STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE SET FORTH IN SUBDIVI-
 SION THREE OF SECTION SEVENTY-THREE-A OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
   (D)  THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION SEVENTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW
 APPLICABLE TO AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF A STATE AGENCY  SHALL  APPLY  TO
 ANY MEMBER OF AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENTITY.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 those incumbents who have not filed a disclosure form for  the  calendar
 year  2018 shall have thirty days from the effective date of this act to
 file such form with the joint commission on public ethics.