228-A - Establishment.

§ 228-a.  Establishment.  1. A small business investment company to be  known as the "New York small  business  investment  company,"  shall  be  organized  under  the  business  corporation  law  and operated so as to  qualify for licensing under Section 301(c) and applicable regulations. A  specialized small business investment company to be known  as  the  "New  York  specialized small business investment company," shall be organized  under the business corporation law and operated so  as  to  qualify  for  licensing under Section 301(d) and applicable regulations. The corporate  structure,  organization,  and  activities of the NYSBIC and the NYSSBIC  shall be in conformity with the requirements of Title III and 13  C.F.R.  Pt. 107.    2.  The  business  corporation  law  shall apply to the NYSBIC and the  NYSSBIC, except  that  in  case  of  a  conflict  between  the  business  corporation  law  and this article, the provisions of this article shall  govern. If there is in this article a provision  relating  to  a  matter  embraced  in the business corporation law and not in conflict therewith,  both provisions shall apply.    3. The governor, in consultation with the president  pro  tem  of  the  senate  and  the speaker of the assembly, on behalf of the people of the  state of New York, the New York business  development  corporation,  and  the  voting shareholders, on or before April thirtieth, nineteen hundred  ninety-four, shall enter into a memorandum of understanding on an agreed  upon plan for establishing the NYSBIC and  the  NYSSBIC,  including  the  legal,  organizational  and  financial  structure  of the NYSBIC and the  NYSSBIC.