Relates to program loans to small businesses; authorizes such loans to be used for short term financing for the purpose of performing contracts to provide for construction or professional services for state procurement purposes. / Sponsor: Scarborough Committee:

Recodifies the small business innovation research program within the New York state urban development corporation act; alters provisions under the small business innovation research program particularly as they affect Phase I award winners; prohibits arbitrary exclusion of technologies and companies; provides for matching of federal funds, to a certain extent. / Sponsor: GALLIVAN Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

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; establishes the retail food establishment living wages tax credit. / Sponsor: ADAMS Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Creates the bioscience facilities development program; provides grants to local economic development corporations for the purpose of creating a revolving fund for loans to bioscience facilities to assist commercial bioscience companies to remain in New York state. / Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Relates to the small business regional revolving loan program. / Sponsor: PERKINS Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Provides for the corporation to do studies in targeted areas of Buffalo as part of a retail revitalization program; requires final report to legislature no later than January 1, 2015. / Sponsor: KENNEDY Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Creates the seed-NY investment fund; authorizes the transfer of all assets and liabilities of the small business technology investment fund for the Seed-NY investment fund. / Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Establishes the urban and regional farmers' markets facilities construction program; defines related terms and regulates grants and financing; establishes revolving loan and loan guarantee fund. / Sponsor: YOUNG Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

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. / Sponsor: KENNEDY Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Addresses environmental and community concerns regarding the size, scope and density of the Atlantic Yards arena and redevelopment project. / Sponsor: Brennan Committee:

Relates to the manner in which the directors of the New York state urban development corporation shall be appointed. / Sponsor: Brennan Committee:

Authorizes the NYS urban development corporation to form a limited liability company for the purpose of certification as a community development entity under the New Markets tax credit program. / Sponsor: PERKINS Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Relates to small business revolving loan funds. / Sponsor: Scarborough Committee:

Relates to the small business regional revolving loan program. / Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Provides for the corporation to do studies in targeted areas of Buffalo as part of a retail revitalization program; requires final report to legislature no later than January 1, 2015. / Sponsor: Peoples-Stokes Committee:

Authorizes the urban development corporation to contract for the establishment of an African-American and African-Caribbean business development center for the purpose of rendering technical assistance and market information to not-for profit service providers and private businesses servicing the African-American and African-Caribbean communities. / Sponsor: ADAMS Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Recodifies the small business innovation research program within the New York state urban development corporation act; alters provisions under the small business innovation research program particularly as they affect Phase I award winners; prohibits arbitrary exclusion of technologies and companies; provides for matching of federal funds, to a certain extent. / Sponsor: Schimminger Committee:

Establishes what is and what is not blighted property and blighted areas. / Sponsor: PERKINS Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Provides zero and low interest loans or loan interest rate reduction for energy improvement projects to stimulate the growth and development of small businesses and jobs. / Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Establishes an urban and community development program in the urban development corporation; defines relevant terms; provides for procedures to be followed in implementing the program; provides for preference to be given to economic assistance for projects in distressed areas. / Sponsor: PERKINS Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS