NY State Senate Bill 2013-S7209

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May 06, 2014	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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2013-S7209 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9227
Current Committee:: Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:: New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:: Amd §16-v, UDC Act
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:: S1337, A6825

2013-S7209 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to offering kitchen incubators to immigrant, minority- and women-owned businesses.

2013-S7209 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S7209

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the New York state urban development
corporation act, in relation to including kitchen incubators in the
New York state business incubator and innovation hot spot support act

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to establishing a kitchen incubator
program within the existing New York state business incubator and
innovation hot spot support act. Kitchen incubators can be used as an
engine of economic growth, especially in the rapidly expanding field
of "ethnic" food sales and those involved in the farm to table
movement.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Legislative intent. Kitchen incubators are an important
resource for growing and supporting new businesses in the food
industry, especially for immigrant entrepreneurs. Kitchen incubators
should be recognized and supported within the New York state business
incubator and innovation hot spot support act.

Sections 2 and 3: Amend Section 16-v of Section 1 of Chapter 174 of
the Laws of 1968, that relates to the New York State Business
Incubator and Innovation Hot Spot Support Act that was enacted

pursuant to Chapter 59 of the Laws of 2013. This new provision adds a
new subdivision to make grants, low interest loans or other financial
support available to help finance and support the establishment or
operation of kitchen incubators. Further, it provides the conditions
under which such grants, low interest loans other financial support
may be awarded.

JUSTIFICATION:

Kitchen incubators are an important resource for growing and
supporting new businesses in the food manufacturing industry,
especially for immigrant entrepreneurs. Kitchen incubators are not
explicitly included within the New York state business incubator and
innovation hot spot support act. This bill provides for support within
the existing program. A kitchen incubator is affordable small space
with shared ovens, ranges, industrial mixers and other food processing
or preservation equipment that entrepreneurs can rent to assist them
in the development and manufacturing of their food products for
commercial purposes. Such food processing and food preparation
facilities (kitchen incubators) can also include ancillary facilities
that are needed to accept, store or warehouse food supplies or
finished products, and the component ingredients or storage vessels
used to transport and sell such products.

More and more ethnic food entrepreneurs, often from immigrant and
minority populations are faced with limited access to commercial
kitchens and the technical services to help them launch their
job-producing ventures.  In order to improve the economic
opportunities for its citizens and entrepreneurs, New York should
support these incubators which can serve as economic engines to the
next generation of food manufacturing businesses. In addition, this


bill pays close attention to ensure that such facilities are operated
in a clean manner that complies with all local and state sanitary
codes.

It has been documented that the chief obstacle for start-up food
manufacturing businesses is their inability to access affordable
commercial kitchen space and processing facilities to accept, store,
process, and sell such finished food or food products. Currently all
over the state, there are only a relatively few kitchen incubators
facing high demand and which are unable to meet the needs of the many
potential start-up businesses.

Kitchen incubators are valuable resources for New York State as it
moves to promote more job development, business development and
increased tax revenues. In New York City alone, there are more than
900 food manufacturing firms, with over 16,000 employees and another
2,500 who are self employed. This has been viewed as evidence of
entrepreneurs' intent on developing their food manufacturing ideas
into full scale production capabilities and fully functional business
entities.

Minority and immigrant populations are growing significantly
throughout the state and, hence, so are their increasing numbers in
food production entrepreneurship activities, including in the
development of foods from their native place of origin and with
growing demand for such foods by increasing minority and immigrant
communities.

New York can do more to propel these business start-ups and potential
food manufacturers into full scale commercial operations both on a
state-wide basis and nationally.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT:

This program will be supported by appropriations made available for
the New York state business incubator and innovation hot spot support
act.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately

2013-S7209 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7209

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 6, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KLEIN  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
  and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in
  relation  to  including kitchen incubators in the New York state busi-
  ness incubator and innovation hot spot support act

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

  Section  1.  Legislative  intent. The legislature hereby finds that in
order to improve economic opportunities for New York state citizens  and
entrepreneurs,  it must use the capabilities of government, business and
community based organizations to offer space and resources to  the  next
generation of food manufacturing businesses.
  One  of the chief obstacles for start-up food manufacturing businesses
is their  inability  to  access  affordable  commercial  kitchen  space.
Currently,  all  over the state, there are only a few kitchen incubators
which are facing high demand and are unable to meet  the  needs  of  the
many potential start-up businesses.
  Kitchen  incubators  are  a valuable resource for New York state as it
moves  to  promote  more  job  development,  business  development   and
increased tax revenues.
  In  New York City alone, there are more than 900 food firms, with over
16,000 employees and another 2,500 who are self-employed. This data  has
been  viewed  as evidence of entrepreneurs' intent to develop their food
manufacturing ideas into full scale production  capabilities  and  fully
functional business entities.
  Minority  and immigrant populations are growing significantly through-
out the state and so are their number  in  entrepreneurship  activities,
including  in  the development and sale of foods from their native place
of origin.  This increase in the population of  minority  and  immigrant
communities, creates growing demand for such foods.
  Kitchen  incubators  housed  at  select  locations throughout New York
state will help develop new  entrepreneurs  and  increase  the  economic
benefits of such activities for the entire state.

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

                                                           LBD14568-02-4

S. 7209                             2

  However,  New York must do more to propel these business start-ups and
potential manufacturers into full scale operations and  should  move  to
allow  its  governmental  and  non-governmental entities to expand their
regional economic catalyst activities to serve entrepreneurs looking  to
enter the food manufacturing sector. Kitchen incubators should be recog-
nized and included within New York state's business incubator program.
  S  2.  Subparagraph  (xvi)  of paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section
16-v of section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968,  constituting  the
New  York state urban development corporation act, as added by section 1
of part C of chapter 59 of the laws of  2013,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  (xvi)  a  plan  to  recruit IMMIGRANT, minority- and women-owned busi-
nesses for location and participation with the incubator program.
  S 3. Subdivision 10 of section 16-v of section 1 of chapter 174 of the
laws of 1968, constituting the New York state urban  development  corpo-
ration  act  is  renumbered  subdivision  11 and a new subdivision 10 is
added to read as follows:
  10. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER LAW TO THE CONTRA-
RY, THE CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED, WITHIN APPROPRIATIONS MADE  AVAILABLE
UNDER  THIS SECTION, TO AWARD GRANTS, LOW INTEREST LOANS OR OTHER FINAN-
CIAL SUPPORT IN RESPONSE TO REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS FROM  LOCAL  DEVELOP-
MENT  CORPORATIONS,  EDUCATIONAL  INSTITUTIONS  AND OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH  STARTING  OR  OPERATING,  A
KITCHEN  INCUBATOR. SUCH GRANTS, LOANS OR OTHER FINANCIAL SUPPORT MAY BE
USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT, TRAINING,  TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER PURPOSES NECESSARY FOR THE SUCCESSFUL OPERATION OF
THE  KITCHEN INCUBATOR.  KITCHEN INCUBATORS SHALL BE "FOOD PROCESSING OR
PREPARATION FACILITIES" THAT PROVIDE  SHARED  EQUIPMENT  AND  SPACE  FOR
BUSINESSES  IN THE FORMATIVE STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT AND ARE LOCATED IN NEW
YORK STATE. ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING KITCHEN INCUBATOR SPACE MUST, TO THE
BEST OF THEIR ABILITY, ALSO MAKE AVAILABLE OR ASSIST PARTICIPATING BUSI-
NESSES IN ACCESSING FOOD PRODUCTION, PREPARATION OR PROCESSING TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE, COMPLYING WITH ALL STATE AND LOCAL SANITARY  CODES,  MARKET-
ING,  STORAGE,  DISTRIBUTION,  BUSINESS  DEVELOPMENT  SERVICES,  CAPITAL
ACCESS AND OTHER SERVICES. APPLICANTS FOR GRANTS, LOW-INTEREST LOANS  OR
OTHER  FINANCIAL  SUPPORT MUST PROVIDE A PRACTICAL BUSINESS PLAN FOR THE
PROFITABLE OPERATING OF THE KITCHEN INCUBATOR WHICH  INCLUDES  A  POLICY
FOR  TENANTS'  ENTRANCE  TO AND EXIT FROM THE FACILITY; DOCUMENTATION OF
THE APPLICANT'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO TENANTS, COMPLY WITH  ALL
STATE AND LOCAL SANITARY CODES, AND HOW SERVICES WILL BE FINANCED; AND A
PLAN  FOR RECRUITING IMMIGRANT, MINORITY- AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES FOR
PARTICIPATION IN THE INCUBATOR.
  (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "FOOD PROCESSING OR PREPARA-
TION FACILITIES" SHALL MEAN THOSE  FACILITIES  IN  WHICH  FOOD  OR  FOOD
PRODUCTS  ARE ASSEMBLED, PROCESSED, COOKED, PRESERVED, FROZEN, OR CANNED
OR BOTTLED TO BE USED  FOR    HUMAN  CONSUMPTION.  SUCH  FACILITIES  MAY
INCLUDE  ALL  SUPPORTING ANCILLARY FACILITIES TO BE USED FOR THE STORAGE
OR WAREHOUSING OF PROCESSED OR  MANUFACTURED  FOODS  OR  FOOD  PRODUCTS,
EMPTY CONTAINERS, BOTTLES AND CANS TO BE USED IN THE PROCESS OF MANUFAC-
TURING  SUCH  FOOD  ITEMS AND THE EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO PROCESS, BOTTLE OR
PACKAGE SUCH FOODS OR FOOD PRODUCTS.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Senate Bill S7209

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

co-Sponsors

2013-S7209 (ACTIVE) - Details

2013-S7209 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2013-S7209 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7209 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Jeffrey D. Klein

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

co-Sponsors

Bill Perkins

2013-S7209 (ACTIVE) - Details

2013-S7209 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2013-S7209 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7209 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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