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                                   3890
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2021
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 Introduced  by M. of A. ABINANTI, HYNDMAN, GOTTFRIED, THIELE, RA, STECK,
   BENEDETTO, BRAUNSTEIN, BARRON, WALKER, KIM -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
   of A.   ENGLEBRIGHT, NOLAN, SIMON, WALLACE, WALSH  --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Economic Development
 
 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);
   (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);
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (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
 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

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 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, 2022.