Section 889-A. Business permit assistance in empire zones

(a) Upon the
  designation of an empire zone pursuant  to  article  eighteen-B  of  the
  general  municipal  law,  the office, by and through the director or his
  duly authorized officers  and  employees,  shall  establish  a  business
  permit  assistance  program  to provide in such empire zone the business
  permit assistance services authorized  in  this  article.  Such  program
  shall  enable  an  applicant  for  a  permit for a business undertaking,
  project or activity in an empire zone  to  confer  with  the  office  to
  obtain on-site assistance in the empire zone in the prompt and efficient
  processing and review of applications for such permits.
    (b)  In  providing  such  on-site  permit assistance, the director may
  designate one or more officers or employees of  the  office  to  act  as
  permit assistance managers to fulfill, with respect to empire zones, the
  purposes   set  forth  in  subdivision  two  of  section  eight  hundred
  eighty-four of this article.
    (c) The director may request and shall receive the assistance  of  any
  state  agency having jurisdiction over any business permits to be issued
  in an empire zone in designating an officer or employee of  such  agency
  to coordinate agency efforts in cooperation with the office in providing
  a business permit assistance program for such empire zone.
    (d) Any state agency having jurisdiction of any business permits to be
  issued  in  an  empire  zone  shall,  to  the  maximum  extent feasible,
  establish procedures to expedite applications for business permits in an
  empire zone.
    (e) To the extent provided for in any agreement between the office and
  a county, city, town or village, as authorized by article eighteen-B  of
  the  general  municipal  law,  the  office may provide a business permit
  assistance program to applicants for permits required  by  such  county,
  city, town or village for a business undertaking, project or activity in
  an empire zone.
    * NB Authority of office terminated per § 893 December 31, 1995