889-A - Business Permit Assistance in Empire Zones.

NY Exec L § 889-A (2019) (N/A)
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(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 eighteen-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