Bill Text: NY S06673 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the letting of certain contracts involving non-market economy countries; provides that certain contracts shall not be awarded or executed with any vendor that receives support from a non-market economy country, was identified as a priority foreign country, and is subject to monitoring by the United States trade representative.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS [S06673 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S06673-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6673

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                     August 28, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

        AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to  the  letting
          of certain contracts involving non-market economy countries

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
     2  section 2877-a to read as follows:
     3    §  2877-a.  Letting  of certain contracts involving non-market economy
     4  countries. 1.  Notwithstanding any other provision of  law,  all  public
     5  authorities  shall  award  contracts  as  set forth in this section. All
     6  purchase contracts for the construction, alteration, operation,  repair,
     7  maintenance  or  improvement  of  any  mass  transportation facility, or
     8  equipment in excess of one million  dollars  shall  not  be  awarded  or
     9  executed with any vendor that receives support from a non-market economy
    10  country  as  defined  in  section 7781(18) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
    11  U.S.C. 1677(18)) and was identified by the United States Trade Represen-
    12  tative in the most recent report required by section 182  of  the  Trade
    13  Act  of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as a priority foreign country under subdi-
    14  vision (a)(2) of that section, and  is  subject  to  monitoring  by  the
    15  United States Trade Representative under section 306 of the Trade Act of
    16  1974 (19 U.S.C. 2416).
    17    2.  Nothing  in  this  section  is intended to contravene any existing
    18  treaties, laws, trade agreements, or regulations of the United States or
    19  subsequent trade agreements entered into between any  foreign  countries
    20  and the state or the United States.
    21    3.  Any  authority  subject to the provisions of this section shall be
    22  authorized to establish rules and regulations for the effective adminis-
    23  tration of this section.
    24    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    25  it shall have become a law  and  shall  apply  to  any  state  contracts
    26  executed  and  entered into on or after such date and shall exclude such
    27  contracts that have been previously awarded  or  have  pending  bids  or
    28  pending requests for proposals issued as of April 1, 2019.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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