Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to local governments |
Jun 11, 2009 |
print number 7096a |
Jun 11, 2009 |
amend and recommit to local governments |
Mar 20, 2009 |
referred to local governments |
Assembly Bill A7096
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GALEF
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
Bill Amendments
2009-A7096 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Local Governments
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §104-a, Gen Muni L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
-
A854
2009-A7096 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7096 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 20, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, PAULIN, SWEENEY, DINOWITZ, BRADLEY, BOYLAND, ERRIGO, LAVINE, GORDON, LUPARDO, SPANO, ALFANO, GIGLIO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARRA, CALHOUN, CHRISTENSEN, HOOPER, JACOBS, JOHN, MAGEE, McDONOUGH, McENENY, McKEVITT, MOLINARO, PEOPLES, PERRY, PHEFFER, ROBINSON, STIRPE, THIELE, TOWNSEND, WALKER, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to expanding the products which may be purchased for public use THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 104-a of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter 468 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows: S 104-a. Purchasing of products for public use. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section one hundred three of this [chapter] ARTICLE, when purchasing products the officer, board or agency of any political subdivision or of any district therein charged with the awarding of public contracts may, wherever RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES OR recycled products meet contract specifications and the price of such products is reasonably competitive, purchase such products. For the purpose of this section [and until July first, nineteen hundred ninety-six, "recycled product" shall mean any product which has been manufactured from second- ary materials, as defined in subdivision one of section two hundred sixty-one of the economic development law, and meets secondary material content requirements adopted by the office of general services under subdivision one of section one hundred seventy-seven of the state finance law for products available to the political subdivision or district under state contract or, if no such contract for such product is available, any product which meets the secondary material content requirements adopted by the political subdivision or district thereof with respect to a specific commodity procurement by such entity. On and after July first, nineteen hundred ninety-six,]: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04645-02-9
co-Sponsors
Amy Paulin
Robert Sweeney
Jeffrey Dinowitz
William Boyland
multi-Sponsors
Robert Barra
Nancy Calhoun
Robert Castelli
Gary Finch
2009-A7096A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Local Governments
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §104-a, Gen Muni L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
-
A854
2009-A7096A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A7096A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to expanding the products which may be purchased for public use PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Encourages the use of renewable energy by local governments. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 104-a of the General Municipal Law, as amended by chapter 468 of the laws of 1994, is amended so that the officer, board of agency of any political subdivision or of any district charged with the awarding of public contracts, may wherever renewable energy resources meet contract specification, and the price of such products is reasonably competitive, purchase such products. Renewable energy resources shall mean solar, wind, photovoltaics, tidal, geothermal, fuel cell technologies, and low-impact, run-of-river hydro- electric generating equipment with capacity up to thirty megawatts with no new storage impoundment. Reasonably competitive shall mean that the cost of the renewable energy resource does not exceed a cost premium of fifteen percent above the cost of a comparable product that is not a renewable energy resource. JUSTIFICATION: Under the General Municipal Law, products which are brought for public use must be bought from the lowest bidder. However,
2009-A7096A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7096--A 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 20, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, PAULIN, SWEENEY, DINOWITZ, BRADLEY, BOYLAND, ERRIGO, LAVINE, GORDON, LUPARDO, SPANO, ALFANO, GIGLIO, CHRISTENSEN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARRA, CALHOUN, FINCH, HOOPER, JACOBS, JOHN, MAGEE, McDONOUGH, McENENY, McKEVITT, MOLINARO, PEOPLES, PERRY, PHEFFER, ROBINSON, SCHIMEL, STIRPE, THIELE, TOWNSEND, WALKER, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to expanding the products which may be purchased for public use THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 104-a of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter 468 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows: S 104-a. Purchasing of products for public use. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section one hundred three of this [chapter] ARTICLE, when purchasing products the officer, board or agency of any political subdivision or of any district therein charged with the awarding of public contracts may, wherever RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES OR recycled products meet contract specifications and the price of such products is reasonably competitive, purchase such products. For the purpose of this section [and until July first, nineteen hundred ninety-six, "recycled product" shall mean any product which has been manufactured from second- ary materials, as defined in subdivision one of section two hundred sixty-one of the economic development law, and meets secondary material content requirements adopted by the office of general services under subdivision one of section one hundred seventy-seven of the state finance law for products available to the political subdivision or district under state contract or, if no such contract for such product is available, any product which meets the secondary material content requirements adopted by the political subdivision or district thereof EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04645-10-9
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