N.Y. Executive Law 889-A – Business permit assistance in empire zones
* § 889-a. Business permit assistance in empire zones. (a) Upon the designation of an empire zone pursuant to Article 18-B of the general municipal law, the office, by and through the director or his duly authorized officers and employees, shall establish a business permit assistance program to provide in such empire zone the business permit assistance services authorized in this article. Such program shall enable an applicant for a permit for a business undertaking, project or activity in an empire zone to confer with the office to obtain on-site assistance in the empire zone in the prompt and efficient processing and review of applications for such permits.
Terms Used In N.Y. Executive Law 889-A
- Applicant: means any person acting on his behalf or authorized to act on behalf of any other person for the purpose of securing a permit. See N.Y. Executive Law 876
- Director: means the director of the office of business permits. See N.Y. Executive Law 876
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Office: means the office of business permits created by this article. See N.Y. Executive Law 876
- Permit: means the whole or part of any state agency permit, license, certificate, approval, registration, charter, or similar form of permission required by law or by state agency rules and regulations having the force and effect of law. See N.Y. Executive Law 876
- State agency: means any department, board, bureau, commission, division, office, council or agency of the state, or a public benefit corporation or public authority at least one of whose members is appointed by the governor. See N.Y. Executive Law 876
(b) In providing such on-site permit assistance, the director may designate one or more officers or employees of the office to act as permit assistance managers to fulfill, with respect to empire zones, the purposes set forth in subdivision two of section eight hundred eighty-four of this article.
(c) The director may request and shall receive the assistance of any state agency having jurisdiction over any business permits to be issued in an empire zone in designating an officer or employee of such agency to coordinate agency efforts in cooperation with the office in providing a business permit assistance program for such empire zone.
(d) Any state agency having jurisdiction of any business permits to be issued in an empire zone shall, to the maximum extent feasible, establish procedures to expedite applications for business permits in an empire zone.
(e) To the extent provided for in any agreement between the office and a county, city, town or village, as authorized by Article 18-B of the general municipal law, the office may provide a business permit assistance program to applicants for permits required by such county, city, town or village for a business undertaking, project or activity in an empire zone.
* NB Authority of office terminated per § 893 December 31, 1995