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A06175 Summary:

A06175 Actions:

A06175 Committee Votes:

Committee:ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT   Chair:Schimminger      
DATE:02/28/2018AYE/NAY:21/0  Action: Favorable         
Schimminger
Aye
Walter
Aye
Gantt
Excused
Butler
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
DiPietro
Absent
Jenne
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Errigo
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Lawrence
Aye
Brindisi
Aye
Stirpe
Aye
Skartados
Excused
Davila
Excused
Bichotte
Aye
Jean-Pierre
Aye
Barron
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Jones
Aye
D'Urso
Aye
Vanel
Aye

A06175 Floor Votes:

A06175 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         6175--A
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 27, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCHIMMINGER -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Economic Development -- recommitted to the  Committee  on
          Economic  Development  in  accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
          committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
          recommitted to said committee

        AN ACT authorizing the empire state development corporation to develop a
          public  awareness  campaign  promoting  businesses located in New York
          state
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1. 1. The empire state development corporation shall develop,
     2  establish and implement a public awareness campaign promoting businesses
     3  located in New York state and encouraging individuals and businesses  to
     4  purchase products and services from such businesses.
     5    2.  The  campaign shall include an internet website providing informa-
     6  tion on businesses  located  in  New  York  state  and  their  available
     7  products  and services including a Buy New York Online Networking Direc-
     8  tory. The owner of any business located and operated in this  state  may
     9  apply  to  the  empire  state development corporation to have his or her
    10  business included on such directory. The directory  shall  include,  but
    11  not  be  limited  to, participating businesses' names,addresses, contact
    12  information,  including  telephone  number,  fax,  e-mail  and   website
    13  address,  products or services offered with a brief description, and any
    14  additional information, including history, hours and dates of operation,
    15  and number of employees. Such directory  shall  also  include  a  search
    16  capability  to  allow for participating businesses to be searched by the
    17  products or services they offer.
    18    3. The public awareness campaign shall be made available to the public
    19  by any means deemed appropriate by the empire state  development  corpo-
    20  ration  including, but not limited to, internet, radio, and print adver-
    21  tising such as brochures, billboards and posters. The campaign may  also
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05454-03-8
        A. 6175--A                          2
 
     1  identify and recruit individuals to serve as visible, public ambassadors
     2  to promote this message.
     3    4.  The campaign shall begin no later than January 1, 2020. The empire
     4  state development corporation shall prepare  an  annual  report  to  the
     5  governor and the legislature on or before December first of each year on
     6  the  public  awareness  campaign,  including:  (a)  actions taken by the
     7  empire state development corporation to carry out the  public  awareness
     8  campaign  and  (b) an assessment of the necessary appropriations for the
     9  empire state development corporation to meet the needs of  the  campaign
    10  in the next fiscal year.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.