NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A9011
SPONSOR: McDonald TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing
the dormitory authority to provide additional services to local govern-
ments and the department of environmental conservation
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Authorize DASNY to provide planning, design, procurement, and
construction management services to counties, cities, towns and
villages.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
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Sections 1 and 2 of the bill would amend the definition of the terms
"dormitory" and "educational institution" contained in Public Authori-
ties Law ("PAL") §§ 1676(2)(b) and 1680(1), respectively, to include any
county, city, town and village regarding planning, design, procurement,
and construction management services. The inclusion of such entities
within the definitions of "dormitory" and "educational institutions"
would authorize DASNY to provide its services to such entities.
Section 3 of the bill provides an immediate effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
Currently, DASNY's ability to provide construction, procurement, and
design services, is limited to those entities or projects that are
explicitly authorized by the Legislature. This proposal seeks to afford
units of local government the option, if they elect to do so, to utilize
DASNY's planning, design, procurement, and construction management
services. DASNY has successfully completed thousands of projects across
the State and has demonstrated expertise in overseeing a multitude of
construction projects, including environmental review and compliance,
cost control analysis, building code compliance, and state-of-the-art
analytical tools that assist in the management of construction schedules
to ensure the timely completion of projects that are within budget and
code compliant. Local tax dollars, as well as State and Federal funds
must be utilized quickly and efficiently, to ensure projects, are
successfully completed on a timely basis. Many communities in New York
State, however, lack the necessary resources and expertise to timely and
efficiently plan and complete such projects funded by the State or
Federal governments. The delays in commencing and completing these vital
projects dilutes the positive impacts the se critical programs have
across the State. Declines in the workforce within local governments, as
well as the state workforce, and the added workload of administering
billions of dollars in new capital funds could lead to delays in imple-
menting programs and awarding funding. Local governments administering
the large influx of state and federal funds would be well served to
utilize the staff and expertise of DASNY.Giving these Communities an
additional option to use DASNY for these services would assist in
streamlining these capital infrastructure projects and could greatly
assist local communities while providing further support for vital New
York State programs.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9011
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
August 13, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing
the dormitory authority to provide additional services to local
governments and the department of environmental conservation
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 1676 of the
2 public authorities law is amended by adding a new undesignated paragraph
3 to read as follows:
4 Any county, city, town, and village, for the construction, recon-
5 struction, development, improvement, expansion and/or equipping of a
6 facility or facilities and necessary ancillary and related facilities;
7 provided, however, that any alternative delivery authorization derived
8 pursuant to the Infrastructure Investment Act, part F of chapter 60 of
9 the laws of 2015, as amended by part DD of chapter 58 the laws of 2020,
10 shall not be applicable to any project undertaken by the authority on
11 behalf of any county, city, town, and village pursuant to this section
12 and further providing that nothing in this section shall result in the:
13 (1) displacement of any currently employed worker or loss of position
14 (including partial displacement such as a reduction in the hours of
15 non-overtime work, wages or employment benefits), or result in the
16 impairment of existing collective bargaining agreements; and (2) trans-
17 fer of existing duties and functions currently performed by existing
18 public employees for a public employer that becomes eligible to utilize
19 the dormitory authority pursuant to this section.
20 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 1680 of the public authorities law is
21 amended by adding a new undesignated paragraph to read as follows:
22 Any county, city, town, and village, for the construction, recon-
23 struction, development, improvement, expansion and/or equipping of a
24 facility or facilities and necessary ancillary and related facilities;
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 provided, however, that any alternative delivery authorization derived
2 pursuant to the Infrastructure Investment Act, part F of chapter 60 of
3 the laws of 2015, as amended by part DD of chapter 58 the laws of 2020
4 shall not be applicable to any project undertaken by the authority on
5 behalf of any county, city, town, and village pursuant to this section
6 and that nothing in this section shall result in the: (1) displacement
7 of any currently employed worker or loss of position (including partial
8 displacement such as a reduction in the hours of non-overtime work,
9 wages or employment benefits), or result in the impairment of existing
10 collective bargaining agreements; and (2) transfer of existing duties
11 and functions currently performed by existing public employees for a
12 public employer that becomes eligible to utilize the dormitory authority
13 pursuant to this section.
14 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
