Bill Text: NY S03225 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Establishes the high performance computing program within the NYS foundation for science, technology and innovation; provides that such program will fund projects connecting researchers and businesses with NYS high performance computing resources.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-29 - PRINT NUMBER 3225A [S03225 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-S03225-Amended.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3225--A
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 31, 2013
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Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic Devel-
opment and Small Business -- recommitted to the Committee on Commerce,
Economic Development and Small Business in accordance with Senate Rule
6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the high
performance computing program
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new
2 section 3154-a to read as follows:
3 S 3154-A. HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING PROGRAM. 1. THE HIGH PERFORMANCE
4 COMPUTING PROGRAM IS HEREBY CREATED WITHIN THE FOUNDATION FOR THE
5 PURPOSES OF SELECTING AND FUNDING PROJECTS THAT CONNECT RESEARCHERS AND
6 BUSINESSES WITH NEW YORK STATE'S HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING RESOURCES.
7 2. FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR THIS PROGRAM SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE BY THE
8 FOUNDATION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS TO NEW YORK STATE
9 ACADEMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS OR A PARTNERSHIP OF NEW YORK STATE
10 ACADEMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS.
11 (A) APPLICANTS MUST INCLUDE IN THEIR PROPOSAL:
12 (I) A BUSINESS PLAN FOR UTILIZING THE CAPABILITIES OF THE HIGH
13 PERFORMANCE COMPUTING FACILITIES, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERTISE. THE PLAN
14 SHALL INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE GOALS TO BE ACHIEVED, PROPOSED ORGAN-
15 IZATION, PLANNED OPERATIONS, AND NECESSARY RESOURCES. IF A COLLABORATION
16 IS TO BE FORMED, A LISTING OF ALL PARTICIPANTS SHALL BE PROVIDED;
17 (II) A DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING PROGRAM WILL
18 CONTRIBUTE TOWARD FURTHER RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTU-
19 NITIES IN NEW YORK STATE, ENCOURAGE RESEARCH COLLABORATION AND INNO-
20 VATION WITH INDUSTRY, PROVIDE ACCESS TO HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING
21 ASSETS BY SMALL BUSINESSES, BETTER LEVERAGE FUNDS FROM OTHER GOVERNMENT,
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 PRIVATE, AND NON-PROFIT SECTORS, PROMOTE JOB CREATION AND WORKFORCE
2 DEVELOPMENT, AND INCREASE COMPETITIVENESS OF NEW YORK STATE COMPANIES;
3 (III) ANY PROVISIONS FOR USING ADVISORY OR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES TO
4 GUIDE THE EFFORTS OF THE COLLABORATION;
5 (IV) STAFFING, IMPLEMENTATION, AND PROGRESS MONITORING PLANS;
6 (V) PERFORMANCE METRICS, AND OTHER PROPOSED METRICS FOR EVALUATION OF
7 ECONOMIC IMPACT; AND
8 (VI) DETAILED TIMELINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.
9 (B) THE FOUNDATION SHALL MAKE AWARDS TO NEW YORK STATE ACADEMIC
10 RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ALL
11 SUCH AWARDS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT APPROPRIATED FOR THIS PURPOSE.
12 3. HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING PROGRAM FUNDS SHALL BE USED FOR THE
13 FOLLOWING PURPOSES:
14 (A) APPLICATION SUPPORT;
15 (B) SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT;
16 (C) EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND TRAINING;
17 (D) COMPUTATIONAL SCIENTISTS, DOMAIN SCIENTISTS, SOFTWARE ENGINEERS,
18 AND OTHER APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL;
19 (E) UTILIZATION OF NECESSARY COMPUTER EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE RESOURCES
20 AT ACADEMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS HOSTING HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING
21 SERVICES; AND
22 (F) OTHER COSTS AS DETERMINED BY THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD.
23 4. NO LATER THAN AUGUST FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, AND EVERY THREE
24 YEARS THEREAFTER, THE FOUNDATION SHALL ISSUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR
25 THE HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING PROGRAM. AWARDS SHALL BE MADE BY THE
26 FOUNDATION WITHIN NINETY DAYS FOLLOWING THE ISSUANCE OF THE REQUEST FOR
27 PROPOSALS.
28 5. EACH RECIPIENT OF FUNDS FROM THE HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING PROGRAM
29 SHALL REPORT, ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, AND
30 ANNUALLY THEREAFTER TO THE FOUNDATION. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE:
31 (A) THE NAME OF EACH GRANT RECIPIENT AND THE AMOUNT AWARDED;
32 (B) PARTICIPANTS IN ANY COLLABORATION;
33 (C) A DESCRIPTION OF THE INVESTMENTS MADE BY THE RECIPIENT AND COLLA-
34 BORATORS TO DATE AND PROGRESS OF ALL PROJECTS. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL
35 INCLUDE HOW THE HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING PROGRAM ENCOURAGES RESEARCH
36 AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NEW YORK STATE, ASSISTS RESEARCH COLLAB-
37 ORATION AND INNOVATION, PROVIDES ACCESS TO HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING
38 ASSETS BY SMALL BUSINESSES, PROMOTES WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, BETTER
39 LEVERAGES STATE FUNDS, AND INCREASES THE COMPETITIVENESS OF NEW YORK
40 COMPANIES;
41 (D) INFORMATION ON THE PROJECTED ECONOMIC IMPACT, INCLUDING BUT NOT
42 LIMITED TO JOB CREATION, AND NEW REVENUE SOURCES FROM NON-STATE FUNDING;
43 AND
44 (E) ANY SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS THE FOUNDATION DEEMS NECESSARY.
45 THE FOUNDATION SHALL FORWARD TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE THE
46 INFORMATION SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND AN EVALUATION OF THE
47 PERFORMANCE OF THE HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING PROGRAM ON OR BEFORE
48 FEBRUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER.
49 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
