Bill Text: NY A07582 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to deposits on plans and specifications for contracts for public works.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-03-29 - REFERRED TO INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT [A07582 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A07582-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7582
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     May 19, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M.  of A. BICHOTTE, PEOPLES-STOKES -- (at request of the
         Office of General Services) -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Governmental Operations
       AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to deposits on  plans
         and specifications for contracts for public works
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 143 of the state finance  law,  as
    2  amended  by  chapter  43  of  the  laws  of  1969, is amended to read as
    3  follows:
    4    1. Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision  of  any  general  or
    5  special law, the board, division, department, bureau, agency, officer or
    6  commission  of  the  state  charged with the duty of preparing plans and
    7  specifications for and awarding  or  entering  into  contracts  for  the
    8  performance  of  public  work [shall] MAY require the payment of a fixed
    9  sum of money, not exceeding one hundred dollars, for each copy  of  such
   10  plans  and  specifications,  by  persons or corporations desiring a copy
   11  thereof. Any person or corporation desiring a copy  of  such  plans  and
   12  specifications  and making the deposit required by this section shall be
   13  furnished with one copy of the plans and specifications.   NOTWITHSTAND-
   14  ING  THE  FOREGOING,  WHERE  PAYMENT IS REQUIRED IT SHALL BE WAIVED UPON
   15  REQUEST BY MINORITY-  AND  WOMEN-OWNED  BUSINESS  ENTERPRISES  CERTIFIED
   16  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE FIFTEEN-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW OR BY SERVICE-DISA-
   17  BLED VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES CERTIFIED  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE
   18  SEVENTEEN-B  OF  THE EXECUTIVE LAW. SUCH PAYMENT MAY ALSO BE WAIVED WHEN
   19  SUCH PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE MADE AVAILABLE AND OBTAINED  ELECTRON-
   20  ICALLY  OR  IN  ANY NON-PAPER FORM FROM THE BOARD, DIVISION, DEPARTMENT,
   21  BUREAU, AGENCY, OFFICER OR COMMISSION OF THE STATE.
   22    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD09513-02-5