The County of Tompkins is hereby authorized
and empowered to submit an application for designation of certain
areas within the County as an Empire Zone; provided, however, that
such authorization and empowerment shall be conditioned upon the prior
concurrence with respect to such application of the governing bodies
of any and all cities, towns, and villages in which such zone is located.
The boundaries of said areas to be included
in said Empire Zone shall be as set forth in Schedule A, which is
attached hereto and made a part hereof.
Pursuant to requirements of § 963
of the General Municipal Law, the County Assessor shall serve as the
Local Empire Zone Certification Officer of Tompkins County's Empire
Zone and shall perform the following duty, to wit: certify, jointly
with the New York State Commissioner of Economic Development and the
New York State Commissioner of Labor, those business enterprises that
are eligible to receive benefits referred to in § 966 of
the General Municipal Law and any other applicable statutes.