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Senate Bill S1852
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions 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
2009-S1852 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
- Law Section:
- Public Authorities Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 9 Title 12 §2990, Pub Auth L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S534
2009-S1852 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1852 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to review of taxpayer-funded contracts with public authorities in a city with a population of over one million PURPOSE : Allows public authority in a city with a population of over 1 million to cancel taxpayer-funded contract where contractor convicted of related crime. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : The legislation amends article 9 of the Public Authorities law by adding a new Title 12, §2990 providing grounds for cancellation of contract by public authorities in a city with a population of over 1 million. EXISTING LAW : Under current law, there is very little external oversight of contracts by public authorities.
2009-S1852 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1852 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 9, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KLEIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to review of taxpayer-funded contracts with public authorities in a city with a population of over one million THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Article 9 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a new title 12 to read as follows: TITLE 12 TAXPAYER-FUNDED CONTRACTS WITH PUBLIC AUTHORITIES IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF OVER ONE MILLION SECTION 2990. GROUNDS FOR CANCELLATION OF CONTRACT BY PUBLIC AUTHORI- TIES. S 2990. GROUNDS FOR CANCELLATION OF CONTRACT BY PUBLIC AUTHORITIES. ANY TAXPAYER-FUNDED CONTRACT FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF GOODS, SERVICES OR CONSTRUCTION WITH AN AUTHORITY OR COMMISSION CONTINUED OR CREATED BY THIS CHAPTER, WHOSE JURISDICTION IS LIMITED TO A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF OVER ONE MILLION SHALL BE REVIEWED BY THE COMPTROLLER OF SUCH CITY. IF THE COMPTROLLER FINDS THAT THE CONTRACTOR WHO HAS BEEN AWARDED THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME WITHIN FIVE YEARS OF THE AWARDING OF THE CONTRACT, DIRECTLY RELATED TO CONTRACT PROCUREMENT OR PERFORM- ANCE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BID RIGGING, FRAUDULENT BILLING OR ACCOUNTING, PREVAILING WAGE VIOLATIONS AND OSHA VIOLATIONS, THE AUTHORI- TY OR COMMISSION MAY CANCEL OR TERMINATE SUCH CONTRACT WITHOUT INCURRING ANY PENALTY OR DAMAGES ON ACCOUNT OF SUCH CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02898-01-9
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