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                                 3225--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 31, 2013
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Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic  Devel-
  opment and Small Business -- recommitted to the Committee on Commerce,
  Economic Development and Small Business in accordance with Senate Rule
  6,  sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law,  in  relation  to  the  high
  performance computing program

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 3154-a to read as follows:
  S  3154-A. HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING PROGRAM. 1. THE HIGH PERFORMANCE
COMPUTING PROGRAM IS  HEREBY  CREATED  WITHIN  THE  FOUNDATION  FOR  THE
PURPOSES  OF SELECTING AND FUNDING PROJECTS THAT CONNECT RESEARCHERS AND
BUSINESSES WITH NEW YORK STATE'S HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING RESOURCES.
  2. FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR THIS PROGRAM SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE BY  THE
FOUNDATION  PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS TO NEW YORK STATE
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS  OR  A  PARTNERSHIP  OF  NEW  YORK  STATE
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS.
  (A) APPLICANTS MUST INCLUDE IN THEIR PROPOSAL:
  (I)  A  BUSINESS  PLAN  FOR  UTILIZING  THE  CAPABILITIES  OF THE HIGH
PERFORMANCE COMPUTING FACILITIES, KNOWLEDGE,  AND  EXPERTISE.  THE  PLAN
SHALL INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE GOALS TO BE ACHIEVED, PROPOSED ORGAN-
IZATION, PLANNED OPERATIONS, AND NECESSARY RESOURCES. IF A COLLABORATION
IS TO BE FORMED, A LISTING OF ALL PARTICIPANTS SHALL BE PROVIDED;
  (II)  A DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING PROGRAM WILL
CONTRIBUTE TOWARD FURTHER RESEARCH  AND  ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT  OPPORTU-
NITIES  IN  NEW  YORK  STATE, ENCOURAGE RESEARCH COLLABORATION AND INNO-
VATION WITH INDUSTRY,  PROVIDE  ACCESS  TO  HIGH  PERFORMANCE  COMPUTING
ASSETS BY SMALL BUSINESSES, BETTER LEVERAGE FUNDS FROM OTHER GOVERNMENT,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06901-02-4
              

S. 3225--A                          2

PRIVATE,  AND  NON-PROFIT  SECTORS,  PROMOTE  JOB CREATION AND WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT, AND INCREASE COMPETITIVENESS OF NEW YORK STATE COMPANIES;
  (III)  ANY  PROVISIONS  FOR USING ADVISORY OR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES TO
GUIDE THE EFFORTS OF THE COLLABORATION;
  (IV) STAFFING, IMPLEMENTATION, AND PROGRESS MONITORING PLANS;
  (V) PERFORMANCE METRICS, AND OTHER PROPOSED METRICS FOR EVALUATION  OF
ECONOMIC IMPACT; AND
  (VI) DETAILED TIMELINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.
  (B)  THE  FOUNDATION  SHALL  MAKE  AWARDS  TO  NEW YORK STATE ACADEMIC
RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE TOTAL  AMOUNT  OF  ALL
SUCH AWARDS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT APPROPRIATED FOR THIS PURPOSE.
  3.  HIGH  PERFORMANCE  COMPUTING  PROGRAM  FUNDS SHALL BE USED FOR THE
FOLLOWING PURPOSES:
  (A) APPLICATION SUPPORT;
  (B) SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT;
  (C) EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND TRAINING;
  (D) COMPUTATIONAL SCIENTISTS, DOMAIN SCIENTISTS,  SOFTWARE  ENGINEERS,
AND OTHER APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL;
  (E) UTILIZATION OF NECESSARY COMPUTER EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE RESOURCES
AT  ACADEMIC  RESEARCH  INSTITUTIONS  HOSTING HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING
SERVICES; AND
  (F) OTHER COSTS AS DETERMINED BY THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD.
  4. NO LATER THAN AUGUST FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, AND  EVERY  THREE
YEARS THEREAFTER, THE FOUNDATION SHALL ISSUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR
THE  HIGH  PERFORMANCE  COMPUTING  PROGRAM.  AWARDS SHALL BE MADE BY THE
FOUNDATION WITHIN NINETY DAYS FOLLOWING THE ISSUANCE OF THE REQUEST  FOR
PROPOSALS.
  5. EACH RECIPIENT OF FUNDS FROM THE HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING PROGRAM
SHALL  REPORT,  ON  OR  BEFORE DECEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, AND
ANNUALLY THEREAFTER TO THE FOUNDATION. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE:
  (A) THE NAME OF EACH GRANT RECIPIENT AND THE AMOUNT AWARDED;
  (B) PARTICIPANTS IN ANY COLLABORATION;
  (C) A DESCRIPTION OF THE INVESTMENTS MADE BY THE RECIPIENT AND  COLLA-
BORATORS  TO  DATE  AND PROGRESS OF ALL PROJECTS. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL
INCLUDE HOW THE HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING PROGRAM  ENCOURAGES  RESEARCH
AND  ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT  IN  NEW YORK STATE, ASSISTS RESEARCH COLLAB-
ORATION AND INNOVATION, PROVIDES ACCESS TO  HIGH  PERFORMANCE  COMPUTING
ASSETS  BY  SMALL  BUSINESSES,  PROMOTES  WORKFORCE  DEVELOPMENT, BETTER
LEVERAGES STATE FUNDS, AND INCREASES THE  COMPETITIVENESS  OF  NEW  YORK
COMPANIES;
  (D)  INFORMATION  ON  THE PROJECTED ECONOMIC IMPACT, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO JOB CREATION, AND NEW REVENUE SOURCES FROM NON-STATE FUNDING;
AND
  (E) ANY SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS THE FOUNDATION DEEMS NECESSARY.
  THE FOUNDATION SHALL FORWARD TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE  LEGISLATURE  THE
INFORMATION  SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND AN EVALUATION OF THE
PERFORMANCE OF THE HIGH  PERFORMANCE  COMPUTING  PROGRAM  ON  OR  BEFORE
FEBRUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.