New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 21 - Miscellaneous
Chapter L - New York State Urban Development Corporation
Part 4215 - Minority And Women Revolving Loan Trust Fund
Section 4215.2 - Definitions
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Administering corporation shall mean:
(b) Administrative costs shall mean the costs incurred by an administering corporation selected to administer a minority and women revolving loan trust fund account in preparing to administer and in administering the financial assistance programs set forth hereunder, including, without limitation, the costs of:
(c) Administrative expense trust fund account shall mean each and every account established by the corporation pursuant to section 4215.4 of this Part.
(d) Corporation shall mean the New York State Urban Development Corporation, a public benefit corporation created by chapter 174 of the Laws of 1968, as amended.
(e) Economic development zone shall mean an economic development zone as defined in subdivision (d) of section 957 of the General Municipal Law.
(f) Eligible business shall mean a for-profit minority- or women-owned business enterprise that is resident in the State, and independently owned and operated.
(g) Eligible project shall mean any project undertaken by an eligible business, subject to the limitations of this Part.
(h) Fixed asset loans shall mean secured or unsecured loans for the acquisition or improvement of real property or for the acquisition of machinery and equipment whose principal sums do not exceed $50,000 and whose terms do not exceed the useful life of the equipment or property that they are financing.
(i) Loans shall mean working capital loans or fixed asset loans.
(j) Minority-owned business enterprise shall mean a business enterprise which is at least 51 percent owned, or in the case of a publicly owned business at least 51 percent of the common stock or other voting interests of which is owned, by one or more minority persons and such ownership interest is real, substantial and continuing. The minority ownership must have and exercise the authority to independently control the day-to-day business decisions of the entity.
(k) Minority persons shall mean persons who are:
(l) Minority and women revolving loan trust fund account shall mean each and every account established by the corporation for each and every service delivery region.
(m) Municipality shall mean a city, town, village or county, or portion thereof, served by an administering corporation described in clause (a)(1)(ii)(b) or an entity described in subparagraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section.
(n) Service delivery region shall mean:
(o) State shall mean the State of New York.
(p) Total project cost shall mean the cost required to implement and complete an eligible project.
(q) Trust fund shall mean the minority and women revolving loan trust fund created by the trust fund appropriation and the trust fund reappropriation.
(r) Trust fund appropriation shall mean chapter 54, section 1 of the Laws of 1991, and any subsequent appropriation and/or reappropriation of funds to the trust fund, except the trust fund reappropriation.
(s) Trust fund proceeds shall mean any and all monies made available to the corporation for deposit to the trust fund, including monies appropriated by the State and any income earned by, or incremental to, the account due to the investment of same, or any repayments of monies advanced from the trust fund.
(t) Trust fund reappropriation shall mean the reappropriation of funds to the trust fund pursuant to chapter 54, section 3 of the Laws of 1991, which funds were originally appropriated to the trust fund pursuant to chapter 54, section 1 of the Laws of 1990.
(u) Women-owned business enterprise shall mean a business enterprise that is at least 51 percent owned, or in the case of a publicly owned business at least 51 percent of the common stock or other voting interests of which is owned, by United States citizens or permanent resident aliens who are women, regardless of race or ethnicity, and such ownership interest is real, substantial and continuing and such women have and exercise the authority to independently control the day to day business decisions of the enterprise.
(v) Working capital loans shall mean secured or unsecured loans for working capital, revolving lines of credit, and seasonal inventory and accounts receivable loans made for principal sums not exceeding $35,000 and for terms not exceeding five years.