Bill Text: NY A08034 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Authorizes municipalities and districts thereof to contract for goods and services jointly with the state or other municipalities.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-21 - substituted by s5525c [A08034 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A08034-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        8034--B
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     May 27, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RUSSELL,  CASTELLI, SAYWARD -- read once and
         referred  to  the  Committee  on  Local   Governments   --   committee
         discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
         to  said  committee  -- again reported from said committee with amend-
         ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
       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, MAY MAKE SUCH
    8  PURCHASES, OR MAY CONTRACT FOR SUCH SERVICES, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY SUCH
    9  COUNTY, POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR DISTRICT THEREIN THROUGH THE USE  OF  A
   10  CONTRACT  LET BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OR ANY AGENCY THEREOF, ANY
   11  STATE OR ANY OTHER COUNTY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR  DISTRICT  THEREIN
   12  IF  SUCH  CONTRACT  WAS  LET  IN  A  MANNER THAT CONSTITUTES COMPETITIVE
   13  BIDDING CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR  USE  BY  OTHER
   14  GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.
   15    THE   AUTHORITY  PROVIDED  TO  COUNTIES,  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISIONS  AND
   16  DISTRICTS THEREIN PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION  SHALL  NOT  RELIEVE  ANY
   17  OBLIGATION  OF SUCH COUNTY, POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR DISTRICT THEREIN TO
   18  COMPLY WITH ANY APPLICABLE MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS  ENTERPRISE
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11416-05-1
       A. 8034--B                          2
    1  PROGRAM  MANDATES  AND  THE PREFERRED SOURCE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION ONE
    2  HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
    3    S  2.  This act shall take effect immediately, and shall expire and be
    4  deemed repealed five years after such date.