Assembly Actions -
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Mar 25, 2010 |
advanced to third reading cal.756 |
Mar 23, 2010 |
reported |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Feb 10, 2009 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Assembly Bill A4998
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ESPAILLAT
Archive: Last Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
José Peralta
Keith L.T. Wright
William Colton
multi-Sponsors
William Boyland
N. Nick Perry
Annette Robinson
2009-A4998 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A4998 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to hold a public hearing prior to awarding a non-emergency sole source contract without competitive bidding thereon; provides requirements for notice of such hearing; provides that the public shall be heard with respect to such contract; requires the awarding resolution to state reasons therefor
2009-A4998 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4998 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 10, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ESPAILLAT, PERALTA, WRIGHT, COLTON, WALKER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, PERRY, ROBINSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commis- sions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the metropolitan transportation authority to hold a public hearing prior to the awarding of a sole source contract THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section 1265-b to read as follows: S 1265-B. SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER, EXCEPT WHEN THERE IS AN EMERGENCY INVOLVING DANGER TO LIFE OR PROPERTY, THE AUTHORITY SHALL NOT AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT WITHOUT COMPETITIVE BIDDING THEREON UNTIL IT SHALL HAVE HELD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AWARD OF SUCH CONTRACT PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SUCH AWARD. NOTICE OF SUCH HEARING SHALL BE PUBLISHED PRIOR THERETO ONCE A WEEK FOR TWO SUCCESSIVE WEEKS IN TWO OF THE DAILY NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN THE CITY AND IN THE CITY RECORDS. PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE HEARD WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PROPOSED AWARD OF CONTRACT. ANY RESOLUTION OF THE AUTHORITY AWARDING SUCH A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT WITHOUT COMPETITIVE BIDDING SHALL BE ADOPTED ONLY AFTER SUCH HEARING AND SHALL STATE THE REASONS THEREFOR. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO CONTRACTS FOR PERSONAL, ARCHITECTURAL, ENGINEERING, OR OTHER PROFES- SIONAL SERVICES. S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08392-01-9
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