Section 965. Designation of empire zone as a foreign trade zone  


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  • Any city,
      county, town or village which contains an area which  is  designated  an
      empire  zone  in  accordance  with this article, is hereby authorized to
      make application to the foreign trade zones board established by an  act
      of  Congress,  approved  June  eighteenth, nineteen hundred thirty-four,
      entitled "An Act to  provide  for  the  establishment,  cooperation  and
      maintenance  of  foreign  trade  zones  in  ports of entry of the United
      States, to expedite  and  encourage  foreign  commerce,  and  for  other
      purposes,"  for  a  grant  to said city, county, town or village for the
      privilege of establishing, operating, and maintaining  a  foreign  trade
      zone  within  such  area, pursuant to the provisions of such act, and if
      such application be granted, to establish,  operate  and  maintain  such
      foreign  trade  zone  within  such area in accordance with law. Any such
      city, county, town or village may contract with a not-for-profit  agency
      and may appropriate such sums of money as it may deem proper, subject to
      the  provisions  of this section, toward the promotion and establishment
      of such foreign trade zone in such area.