§ 183. General powers and duties of the board. In furtherance of the
purposes set forth in this article, the board shall have the following
powers:

(a) To adopt, within one hundred twenty days after appointment,
eligibility criteria and rules and regulations relating to the
activities of the board.

(b) To evaluate applications for allocations of economic development
power and to make recommendations with respect to such proposed
allocations.

(c) To evaluate economic development plans for the use of industrial
incentive awards submitted by the power authority of the state of New
York pursuant to this article.

(d) To provide advice and assistance when appropriate to applicants on
state economic development programs and services in addition to the
economic development power and industrial incentive awards specifically
provided for in this section.

The department, the power authority of the state of New York, the
urban development corporation, and all other state officers,
departments, boards, divisions and commissions shall render such
services to the board within their respective functions as may be
requested by the board.

The board shall solicit applications for economic development power by
public notice. Such notice shall be in the form of newspaper
advertisements, press releases, and by such other means as the board
finds appropriate.