N.Y. Economic Development Law § 141: Definitions

§ 141. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following

terms shall have the following meanings as indicated:

1. "Agency" shall mean any agency, department, board, bureau,

commission a majority of whose members are appointed by the governor,

division, office, council, committee, or officer of the state, or the

state university of New York or the city university of New York, or any

public benefit corporation or public authority, a majority of whose

members are appointed by the governor. Such term shall not include the

legislature.

2. "Foreign business enterprise" shall mean a business enterprise,

including a sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation, which had

offered for sale, lease or other form of exchange, goods sought by the

agency and substantially produced outside of New York state, or services

sought by the agency and substantially performed outside New York state.

3. "Procurement contract" shall mean any written agreement entered

into by an agency for the acquisition of goods, services, or

construction of any kind in the actual or estimated amount of one

hundred fifty thousand dollars or more. The term does not include an

agreement for employment in the civil service.