N.Y. Economic Development Law § 183: General powers and duties of the board

§ 183. General powers and duties of the board. In furtherance of the

purposes set forth in this article, the board shall have the following

powers:

(a) To adopt, within one hundred twenty days after appointment,

eligibility criteria and rules and regulations relating to the

activities of the board.

(b) To evaluate applications for allocations of economic development

power and to make recommendations with respect to such proposed

allocations.

(c) To evaluate economic development plans for the use of industrial

incentive awards submitted by the power authority of the state of New

York pursuant to this article.

(d) To provide advice and assistance when appropriate to applicants on

state economic development programs and services in addition to the

economic development power and industrial incentive awards specifically

provided for in this section.

The department, the power authority of the state of New York, the

urban development corporation, and all other state officers,

departments, boards, divisions and commissions shall render such

services to the board within their respective functions as may be

requested by the board.

The board shall solicit applications for economic development power by

public notice. Such notice shall be in the form of newspaper

advertisements, press releases, and by such other means as the board

finds appropriate.