NY State Senate Bill 2021-S5238

Senate Bill S5238

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to marketing and expanding export trade

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A1177 - Passed Senate

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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 25, 2022	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.841 substituted for s5238
May 25, 2022	substituted by a1177
May 02, 2022	advanced to third reading
Apr 27, 2022	2nd report cal.
Apr 26, 2022	1st report cal.841
Jan 05, 2022	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
May 18, 2021	reported and committed to finance
Feb 26, 2021	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Votes

- May 25, 2022 - Floor Vote
  A1177
  
  60
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  2
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: May 25, 2022
      
      aye (60)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Bailey
      
      Biaggi
      
      Borrello
      
      Boyle
      
      Brisport
      
      Brooks
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martucci
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rath III
      
      Reichlin-Melnick
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Weik
      
      nay (1)
      
      Skoufis
      
      excused (2)
      
      Breslin
      
      Brouk
  Apr 26, 2022 - Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee Vote
  S5238
  
  6
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee Vote: Apr 26, 2022
      
      aye (6)
      
      Comrie
      
      Gaughran
      
      Martucci
      
      Mattera
      
      Mayer
      
      Ramos
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Skoufis
  May 18, 2021 - Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee Vote
  S5238
  
  6
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee Vote: May 18, 2021
      
      aye (6)
      
      Comrie
      
      Gaughran
      
      Martucci
      
      Mattera
      
      Mayer
      
      Ramos
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Skoufis

2021-S5238 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1177
Law Section:: New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:: Add §16-bb, UDC Act
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: A10201

2021-S5238 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the marketing and expanding export trade - New York act to provide assistance to export trade development projects designed to encourage and assist businesses, industrial firms or industry groups to engage in export trade regionally and globally, and to coordinate other state economic development programs with such projects.

2021-S5238 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S5238

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in
relation to marketing and expanding export trade

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to authorize Empire State Development to
provide assistance to export trade development projects designed to
encourage and assist businesses, industrial firms or industry groups to
engage in export trade regionally and globally, and to coordinate other
state economic development programs with such projects.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 sets forth the short title.

Section 2 of the bill establishes the legislative intent.

Section 3 amends the New York state urban development corporation act by
adding a new section 16-bb to create the Marketing and Export Trade -
New York (MEET-NY) program to authorize the corporation to provide
assistance to export trade development projects designed to encourage
and assist businesses, industrial firms or industry groups to engage in
export trade regionally and globally, and to coordinate other state
economic development programs with such projects.

Section 4 sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Participation in the fast-paced and intensely competitive global market-
place by New York state businesses is critical for the long term econom-
ic stability of the state. Several barriers exist, however, for busi-
nesses seeking to expand into or enter in the export market as has been
made clear through a series of roundtables hosted throughout the State
by the Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and
Industry and the Subcommittee on Export Trade in the 2019-20 session.

Businesses, especially small and medium businesses are often overlooked
as potential exporters of goods and services thus information to begin
and maintain an export program is therefore not targeted to them. Busi-
nesses need support in the form of updated information, technical exper-
tise and to develop working alliances to position themselves to maximize
trade potential with other countries, states and regionally within New
York state. The state cannot remain static if it is to grow, and it must
develop a comprehensive strategy to encourage and assist all businesses
to realize the promises of expanded international, inter-state and
intra-state trade.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2019-2020: A.10201 - Referred to Economic Development

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Subject to appropriation.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S5238 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5238
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
   and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in
   relation to marketing and expanding export trade

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the  "marketing  and  expanding export trade - New York act" or "MEET-NY
 act".
   §  2.  Legislative  intent.  Participation  in  the  fast-paced    and
 intensely  competitive   global marketplace by New York state businesses
 is critical for the  long  term  economic  stability   of   the   state.
 Several  barriers  exist, however, for businesses seeking to expand into
 or enter in the export market. Businesses, especially small  and  medium
 businesses  are  often  overlooked  as  potential exporters of goods and
 services thus information to begin and maintain  an  export  program  is
 therefore  not targeted to them.  Businesses need support in the form of
 updated information, technical expertise and to  develop  working  alli-
 ances  to  position  themselves  to  maximize trade potential with other
 countries, states and regionally within New York state. The state cannot
 remain static if it is to grow, and  it  must  develop  a  comprehensive
 strategy  to encourage and assist all businesses to realize the promises
 of expanded international, inter-state and intra-state trade.
   § 3. 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 16-bb to read as follows:
   § 16-BB. MARKETING AND EXPANDING EXPORT TRADE - NEW YORK (MEET-NY). 1.
 THE CORPORATION IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED, USING AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS, TO
 PROVIDE  ASSISTANCE  TO  EXPORT  TRADE  DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DESIGNED TO
 ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST BUSINESSES, INDUSTRIAL FIRMS OR INDUSTRY GROUPS  TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD02192-01-1

 S. 5238                             2
 
 ENGAGE  IN EXPORT TRADE REGIONALLY AND GLOBALLY, AND TO COORDINATE OTHER
 STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS WITH SUCH PROJECTS.
   2.  THE CORPORATION SHALL DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE EXPORT TRADE PROGRAM
 THAT SEEKS TO MARKET AND EXPAND EXPORT TRADE BY NEW  YORK  MANUFACTURING
 AND  SERVICE-ORIENTATED  BUSINESSES  INTERNATIONALLY,  INTER-STATE,  AND
 INTRA-STATE.  THE MARKETING AND EXPANDING EXPORT TRADE PROGRAMS WOULD BE
 REQUIRED TO, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO,  (A)    INITIATE    AND    ENCOURAGE
 EXPORT  OPPORTUNITIES  THAT MARKET AND PROMOTE THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
 THAT  ARE GROWN,  MADE, PROCESSED OR MANUFACTURED IN NEW  YORK  INTERNA-
 TIONALLY, TO OTHER STATES OR WITHIN OTHER REGIONS OF NEW YORK STATE; (B)
 PROMOTE  COORDINATED  BUSINESS ACCESS TO WAREHOUSES, FREIGHT TRANSPORTA-
 TION AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS THAT  WORK  TO  MAXIMIZE  EXPORT
 OPPORTUNITIES  FOR  NEW YORK STATE BUSINESSES; (C) ASSIST NEW YORK STATE
 BUSINESSES BY DEVELOPING ONLINE STATE AND REGIONAL DIRECTORIES FOR BUSI-
 NESS EXPORT ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING STRATEGIC   FINANCIAL INFORMATION  AND
 ASSISTANCE, SUCH AS ACCESS TO CAPITAL, SHARED FREIGHT AND TRANSPORTATION
 LOGISTICS  THAT  ARE  ESSENTIAL  TO THE GROWTH OF  BUSINESS EXPORTS; (D)
 PROVIDE TECHNICAL GUIDANCE FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE;  AND  (E)  ENCOURAGE
 AND PROMOTE JOB  DEVELOPMENT  WITHIN  THE STATE.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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