STATE OF NEW YORK
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5699
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 6, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. BRENNAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. JACOBS
-- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authori-
ties and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the award of
certain contracts to small businesses and/or businesses certified
under article 15-A of the executive law; and providing for the repeal
of such provisions upon expiration thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 1678 of the public authorities law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 28 to read as follows:
3 28. (a) To award contracts, notwithstanding any other provision of law
4 to the contrary, for the procurement of goods or services from small
5 businesses and/or businesses certified under article fifteen-A of the
6 executive law in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision.
7 (b) Procurements made pursuant to this subdivision shall be governed
8 by the authority's procurement policy and guidelines adopted pursuant to
9 section twenty-eight hundred seventy-nine of this chapter. Such guide-
10 lines shall include, but not be limited to: (i) a competitive process
11 that provides opportunity and access to procurements, pursuant to which
12 contracts may be awarded to small businesses and/or businesses certified
13 under article fifteen-A of the executive law; (ii) provide a benchmark
14 of amounts paid under contracts awarded under this subdivision against
15 amounts paid under other authority contracts for like goods or services;
16 and (iii) require an annual assessment of the effectiveness of such
17 procedures in helping the authority achieve the authority's goals estab-
18 lished pursuant to article fifteen-A of the executive law for partic-
19 ipation by minority and women-owned enterprises. Such annual assessment
20 may be included within the authority's annual report required by this
21 article and shall be submitted to the governor, the temporary president
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the
2 senate and the minority leader of the assembly.
3 (c) The total value of contracts awarded pursuant to this subdivision
4 shall not exceed two percent of the value of all contracts offered in
5 any fiscal year of the authority; provided, however, the total amount
6 available for award pursuant to this section shall not be less than one
7 percent of the value of all contracts offered in any fiscal year of the
8 authority.
9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire July 1,
10 2018 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed
11 repealed.
