§ 190. Definitions. As used in this article, unless a different meaning appears from the context, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings: 1. “Feasibility study” shall mean an investigation and evaluation of the viability of an industrial firm or group of industrial firms, including those for which local buyout assistance has […]
§ 191. Establishment and purposes. 1. The commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to establish an industrial effectiveness program within the department for the purposes specified in this section. The commissioner shall appoint such employees as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this article, including professional staff with demonstrated expertise in private industrial […]
§ 192. Administration. The department, in furtherance of the objectives of the industrial effectiveness program, is hereby authorized and directed to: 1. provide productivity assessments and feasibility studies to industrial firms that have requested such assistance directly or upon referral by the department’s regional offices, the New York state science and technology foundation, the New […]
§ 193. Rules and regulations. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations for the operation of the industrial effectiveness program, which shall include: 1. the criteria to be used in determining industrial firms eligible for assistance and the nature and extent of commitments required of owners or managers of assisted firms; 2. the procedures and […]
§ 194. Exemption from disclosure requirements. To the fullest extent permitted under subdivision two of section eighty-seven of the public officers law, all information regarding the financial condition, marketing plans, manufacturing processes, production costs, productivity rates, customer lists, or other trade secrets and proprietary information of a person or entity requesting assistance from the department, […]
§ 195. Reporting. The commissioner shall, on or before October first, nineteen hundred eighty-eight and on or before each October first thereafter, submit a report to the governor and the legislature on the operation and accomplishments of the industrial effectiveness program.
§ 196. Evaluation. 1. The commissioner shall submit to the director of the budget, the chairperson of the senate finance committee and the chairperson of the assembly ways and means committee an evaluation of the success of the industrial effectiveness program prepared by an entity independent of the department. Such evaluation shall determine whether the […]
