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Jobs & Economic Growth
Removing Barriers to Growth
Getting Government Out of the Way
01 Reduce Government Mandates
Eco-Friendly Design
Division of Regulatory Review & Economic Growth (DRREG): Establish a division, led by a commissioner who has a fixed term, to review and make binding recommendations for the elimination of burdensome regulations (A.5389, Barclay).
02 Streamline the Environmental Permitting Process
24/7 Support
Streamline Environmental Permitting Process: Streamline the State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) process by making the Department of Environmental Conservation the lead agency if a permit process is to be carried out or approved by two or more State agencies, reducing the time needed for certain steps of the SEQR and State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permitting processes and clarifying which areas are eligible for inclusion on the State Register of Historic Places to clearly show businesses which locations may be subjected to an archaeological survey during the SPDES process (A.5460, Barclay).
03 Helping Businesses Expand and Stay in New York State
Multilingual Functionality
GrowNY: Establish an economic gardening program to provide incentives to second-stage companies (10-99 employees) to help them expand in NY (A.2995, Gallahan).
Rural Equity Assistance Fund: Assist rural communities with the technical aspects of applying for State and federal funding (A.8136, Smullen).
Regional Broadband Expansion and Access Program: Decentralize the current broadband process and allow localities to design regionally based plans to ensure internet access to every citizen in their designated area (A.4686, Smullen).