§ 962. Empire zone development plan. An empire zone development plan
shall be submitted for approval with the commissioner and with the local
empire zone administrative board, and shall demonstrate the methods by
which the applicant intends to promote the development of new business
and the expansion of existing business within the empire zone and shall
include, but shall not be limited to:

(a) a statement indicating how empire zone designation would assist in
the revitalization of the area in which such zone is proposed to be
located;

(b) a description of the method by which industrial development
agencies or other public finance agencies shall grant a preference for
allocation of private activity bonding authority for projects located in
the proposed empire zone;

(c) a description of proposals for infrastructure improvements and
investments and a timetable for their completion;

(d) a statement identifying those local tax incentives proposed to be
offered within the zone;

(e) a description of a procedure to expedite the issuance of any
required local permits or licenses;

(f) a description of other activities to be undertaken by municipal
agencies, business entities, not-for-profit corporations,
community-based organizations or any other persons, which are designed
to promote private sector business investment and job development in the
empire zone and a description of the job training or job placement
services to be made available to empire zone residents in need of such
training or services;

(g) an inventory of real property located within the proposed empire
zone that is owned by a municipality or the state and is currently
unused by the municipality or the state;

(h) a description of the business development programs and services to
be available to stimulate the creation of new small businesses,
including new small minority and women business enterprises;

(i) a description of efforts that will be undertaken to prevent or
discourage the displacement of residents of the proposed empire zone;

(j) a description of activities designed to ensure the meaningful
participation of minority-owned and women-owned business enterprises in
empire zone development activities;

(k) a description of provisions for the participation of
not-for-profit and business corporations in the development of the plan
and in strategies for implementation of the plan;

(l) a description of the marketing strategy to be employed by the
applicant to promote business development in the zone and the resources
to be committed by the applicant and other organizations to the
implementation of such strategy;

(m) a description of the method by which the applicant will evaluate
the success of any activities to be undertaken in the proposed empire
zone, provided, however, that the applicant shall take into
consideration the factors upon which the selection of the area was based
in any evaluation;

(n) a description of provisions for participation and allocation of
funds by the affected service delivery area private industry council and
administrative entity established pursuant to the job training
partnership act (P.L. 97-300, as amended) to provide job training in the
zone;

(o) a statement of the reasons why the particular geographic
configuration of the zone was selected;

(p) a description of the structure and duties of the local zone
administrative board to be established within each empire zone as
provided in section nine hundred sixty-one of this article;

(q) a description of the special programs to be operated by
educational institutions and other training entities in the area to
prepare and train zone residents for employment by businesses located
within and outside the zone;

(r) a statement from the appropriate regional economic development
council setting forth the specific resources to be allocated for
business development in the zone;

(s) a description of facilities for licensed and certified child day
care for the children of persons engaged in training for employment in,
or employed in, the zone;

(t) description of specific strategies and priorities for economic
revitalization of the zone and of indicators to be used to measure
performance against objectives;

(u) a statement of human resource development goals for the empire
zone and specific strategies for achieving them;

(v) a description of how the applicant will use zone designation to
coordinate economic development programs and providers at the local
level to service the zone;

(w) a description of the organizational actions to be taken by the
local empire zone administrative board and zone administrative entities
to implement specified business, community and human resource
development goals and strategies;

(x) a description of the financial commitments which the applicant is
prepared to make to the zone, including, but not limited to, specific
commitments for infrastructure improvements;

(y) a description of how the local economic development entities, as
described in paragraph (xii) of subdivision (b) of section nine hundred
sixty-one of this article will integrate its services to allow for the
best possible economic development support for the zone;

(z) any zone designated prior to the enactment of this paragraph shall
submit a new development plan, as defined pursuant to this section, in
conjunction with the requirements set forth in subdivision (d) of
section nine hundred fifty-seven of this article which the commissioner
shall approve or disapprove such plan within ninety days of submission;

(aa) the development plan established pursuant to this section shall
be resubmitted by the local zone administrative board as economic
conditions change within the zone, or when other factors trigger a need
for a change in the development plan as determined by the local zone
administrative board;

(bb) a description of specific strategies and actions taken by the
local empire zone administration board and zone administrative entities
to integrate economic goals with the objectives of community well-being
and environmental protection, such as open space protection, that will
promote new development patterns in order to take advantage of resources
and opportunities, such as existing public sewer and water
infrastructure, without compromising the needs of future generations;
and