S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3311 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 24, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CAMARA, CASTRO, BARRON, TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to the establishment of an African-American and African-Car- ibbean business development center THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968, constituting 2 the New York state urban development corporation act, is amended by 3 adding a new section 9-g to read as follows: 4 S 9-G. CREATING AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND AFRICAN-CARIBBEAN BUSINESS 5 DEVELOPMENT CENTER. THE CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE, WITH THE ASSISTANCE 6 OF THE COMMISSIONER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND IN CONSULTATION WITH 7 SUCH COMMISSIONER, AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND AFRICAN-CARIBBEAN BUSINESS 8 DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR THE PURPOSES OF RENDERING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 9 AND MARKET INFORMATION TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT SERVICE PROVIDERS AND THE 10 PRIVATE BUSINESSES SERVICING AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND AFRICAN-CARIBBEAN 11 COMMUNITIES. 12 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05569-01-3