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A07836 Summary:

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A07836 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)



 
BILL NUMBER: A7836
 
SPONSOR: Bichotte

 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the public authorizes law, in relation
to prohibiting the New York state environmental facilities corporation
from entering into contracts, leases or other agreements with entities
that are not compliant with the requirements of article five-A of the
general municipal law regarding participation by minority- and women-
owned businesses
 
 
PURPOSE:
 
To increase the opportunities for minority- and women-owned businesses
throughout the State.
 
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Section 1285 of the public authorities law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
 
9. The corporation shall not enter into contracts, leases or other
agreements with entities that are not compliant with the requirements of
article five-A of the general municipal law regarding participation by
minority- and women-owned businesses.
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
The State has committed to a 30% utilization goal for minority- and
women-owned businesses for all state agencies. Including public authori-
ties will expand opportunities for small businesses and MWBEs as well as
opportunities for the State to expand its stated commitment.
 
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
This is a new bill.
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
 
None to the state.
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become a law; and shall apply to all contracts, agreements
and leases entered into on or after such date.

A07836 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          7836
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      May 16, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend the public authorizes law, in relation to prohibiting
          the New York state environmental facilities corporation from  entering
          into  contracts, leases or other agreements with entities that are not
          compliant with the requirements  of  article  five-A  of  the  general
          municipal  law  regarding  participation  by minority- and women-owned
          businesses
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Section  1285 of the public authorities law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
     3    9. The corporation shall not enter into  contracts,  leases  or  other
     4  agreements with entities that are not compliant with the requirements of
     5  article  five-A  of the general municipal law regarding participation by
     6  minority- and women-owned businesses.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
     8  it shall have become a law; and shall apply to all contracts, agreements
     9  and leases entered into on or after such date.
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11257-01-7