Authorizes the empire state development corporation to create funds to compensate communities that have been harmed by land use plans.
Establishes the office of nonprofit development within the empire state development corporation to assist nonprofit organizations with business development, capacity building, technical support and education.
Authorizes the empire state development corporation to develop a public awareness campaign promoting businesses located in New York state with an emphasis on small businesses and the need to shop in downtown local areas; requires the creation of the Buy New York Online Networking Directory to connect purchasers with businesses located in New York.
Directs empire state development, in conjunction with the office of general services, to create a plan to develop mixed-use commercial and residential property on a certain portion of the Harriman campus; directs such plan to be completed and made available for public comment no later than 180 days after the effective date; directs empire state development, in conjunction with the office of general services, to create a master plan for the redesign of the Harriman campus; directs that such plan be completed and made available for public comment no later than one year after the effective date.
Establishes the contract New York program to provide tax credits to corporations contracting with emerging microbusinesses; directs the department of economic development and the empire state development corporation to create and maintain a registry of emerging microbusinesses and to biannually implement best practices for engaging corporations to utilize such registry; establishes the contract New York tax credit for New York corporations with eligible contracts with emerging microbusinesses.
Increases the amount of funds that may be used per dwelling unit to modernize certain authorities used by the housing trust fund corporation.
Directs empire state development, in conjunction with the office of general services, to create a plan to develop mixed-use commercial and residential property on a certain portion of the Harriman campus; directs such plan to be completed and made available for public comment no later than 180 days after the effective date; directs empire state development, in conjunction with the office of general services, to create a master plan for the redesign of the Harriman campus; directs that such plan be completed and made available for public comment no later than one year after the effective date.
Directs the department of economic development, in conjunction with the empire state development corporation, to review all contracts entered into or overseen or enforced by the department of economic development and/or the empire state development corporation relating to the leasing of state-owned premises to private parties for the production, manufacture and/or development of solar shingle products, electric vehicle charging networks, advanced driver-assistance systems, and/or supercomputer hardware and to identify and eliminate fraud, abuse or waste by private parties.
Enacts the "food retail establishment subsidization for healthy communities act" (FRESH Communities); provides loans, loan guarantees, interest subsidies and grants to businesses, municipalities, not-for-profit corporations or local development corporations for the purpose of attracting, maintaining or permitting the expansion of food retail establishments in underserved areas.
Increases the amount of funds that may be used per dwelling unit to modernize certain authorities used by the housing trust fund corporation.