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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         5525--C
            Cal. No. 91
 
                               2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                      May 31, 2011
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sens.  LITTLE,  CARLUCCI, MARTINS, OPPENHEIMER, RITCHIE,
          VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
          committed   to   the   Committee  on  Local  Government  --  committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted

          to said committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
          reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted
          to the Committee on Local Government in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
          sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and
          second report, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and deliv-
          ered to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored  to  third
          reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted, retaining its place in the
          order of third reading
 
        AN ACT to amend the general municipal  law,  in  relation  to  providing
          local  governments  greater  contract  flexibility and cost savings by
          permitting certain shared purchasing among political subdivisions; and
          providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration there-
          of
 

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Section  103  of  the general municipal law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision 16 to read as follows:
     3    16. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions one, two and  three
     4  of this section, and section one hundred four of this article, any offi-
     5  cer,  board  or  agency  of  a  county,  political subdivision or of any
     6  district therein authorized to make purchases of  apparatus,  materials,
     7  equipment  or  supplies,  or  to  contract  for  services related to the
     8  installation, maintenance or repair of apparatus, materials,  equipment,
     9  and supplies, may make such purchases, or may contract for such services

    10  related to the installation, maintenance or repair of apparatus, materi-
    11  als,  equipment,  and supplies, as may be required by such county, poli-
    12  tical subdivision or district therein through the use of a contract  let
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11416-08-2
        S. 5525--C                          2
 
     1  by  the United States of America or any agency thereof, any state or any
     2  other county or  political  subdivision  or  district  therein  if  such
     3  contract  was  let  in  a  manner  that  constitutes competitive bidding

     4  consistent  with  state  law and made available for use by other govern-
     5  mental entities.
     6    The  authority  provided  to  counties,  political  subdivisions   and
     7  districts  therein  pursuant  to  this subdivision shall not relieve any
     8  obligation of such county, political subdivision or district therein  to
     9  comply  with any applicable minority and women-owned business enterprise
    10  program mandates and the preferred source requirements  of  section  one
    11  hundred sixty-two of the state finance law.
    12    §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately, and shall expire and be
    13  deemed repealed five years after such date.