Assembly Bill A7523

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides a preference for New York state contractors for purposes of public works contracts

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A7523 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง148, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5801
2013-2014: A5733
2015-2016: A3094
2017-2018: A3094, A9051
2019-2020: A4138
2021-2022: A4441
2023-2024: A3198

2011-A7523 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a preference for New York state contractors for purposes of public works contracts; authorizes the commissioner of economic development and the commissioner of labor to promulgate necessary rules and regulations; requires a report to the legislature; makes related provisions.

2011-A7523 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7523

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. McKEVITT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to providing a pref-
  erence to New York state contractors  for  purposes  of  public  works
  contracts

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
148 to read as follows:
  S  148. PREFERENCE FOR NEW YORK STATE CONTRACTORS. 1. EXCEPT AS OTHER-
WISE PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, WHEN LETTING CONTRACTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE OF  THIS  ARTICLE  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF
ERECTING,  CONSTRUCTING, RECONSTRUCTING, ALTERING OR REPAIRING BUILDINGS
OF THE STATE, BID SPECIFICATIONS OF EVERY  OFFICER,  BOARD,  DEPARTMENT,
COMMISSION  OR COMMISSIONS CHARGED WITH THE DUTY OF PREPARING SPECIFICA-
TIONS OR AWARDING SUCH CONTRACTS MAY  REQUIRE  PROVISIONS  THAT  MANDATE
THAT  THE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF SUCH PROJECTS BE PRODUCED OR PROCESSED
IN FACILITIES LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE AND THAT THE SERVICES  FOR  WORK,
LABOR  AND  SUPERVISION  OF  SUCH PROJECTS BE PERFORMED BY PARTNERSHIPS,
FIRMS, BUSINESSES OR CORPORATIONS WHICH ARE RESIDENTS OF THE STATE.
  2. THE COMMISSIONER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF
LABOR SHALL DETERMINE, USING UNIFORM CRITERIA, THOSE TYPES OF COMPONENTS
AND SERVICES FOR WHICH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION ARE DEEMED BENE-
FICIAL  AND  SHALL  PROMULGATE AND FORWARD TO THE APPROPRIATE AGENCIES A
LIST OF SUCH COMPONENTS AND SERVICES. SUCH  COMMISSIONERS  SHALL  UPDATE
SUCH LIST AS OFTEN AS IS DEEMED BY THEM TO BE NECESSARY.
  3.  (A)  THE COMMISSIONER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE COMMISSIONER
OF LABOR SHALL SPECIFY THE PERCENTAGE OF UNEMPLOYMENT REQUIRED TO  EXIST
IN  THE PERTINENT INDUSTRIES WITHIN THE STATE AND THE PERCENTAGE OF EACH
COMPONENT REQUIRED TO BE PRODUCED OR PROCESSED IN THE STATE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11042-01-1

              

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