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                                   4759
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2017
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 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the award of
   certain contracts to  small  businesses  and/or  businesses  certified
   under  article 15-A of the executive law; and providing for the repeal
   of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  1678 of the public authorities law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 29 to read as follows:
   29. (A) TO AWARD CONTRACTS, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW
 TO THE CONTRARY, FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF GOODS  OR  SERVICES  FROM  SMALL
 BUSINESSES  AND/OR  BUSINESSES  CERTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE FIFTEEN-A OF THE
 EXECUTIVE LAW IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (B) PROCUREMENTS MADE PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL  BE  GOVERNED
 BY THE AUTHORITY'S PROCUREMENT POLICY AND GUIDELINES ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
 SECTION  TWENTY-EIGHT  HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER. SUCH GUIDE-
 LINES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: (I)  A  COMPETITIVE  PROCESS
 THAT  PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY AND ACCESS TO PROCUREMENTS, PURSUANT TO WHICH
 CONTRACTS MAY BE AWARDED TO SMALL BUSINESSES AND/OR BUSINESSES CERTIFIED
 UNDER ARTICLE FIFTEEN-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW; (II) PROVIDE  A  BENCHMARK
 OF  AMOUNTS  PAID UNDER CONTRACTS AWARDED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION AGAINST
 AMOUNTS PAID UNDER OTHER AUTHORITY CONTRACTS FOR LIKE GOODS OR SERVICES;
 AND (III) REQUIRE AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT  OF  THE  EFFECTIVENESS  OF  SUCH
 PROCEDURES IN HELPING THE AUTHORITY ACHIEVE THE AUTHORITY'S GOALS ESTAB-
 LISHED  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE FIFTEEN-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW FOR PARTIC-
 IPATION BY MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED ENTERPRISES. SUCH ANNUAL  ASSESSMENT
 MAY  BE  INCLUDED  WITHIN THE AUTHORITY'S ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED BY THIS
 ARTICLE AND SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT
 OF  THE  SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE
 SENATE AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   (C) THE TOTAL VALUE OF CONTRACTS AWARDED PURSUANT TO THIS  SUBDIVISION
 SHALL  NOT  EXCEED  TWO PERCENT OF THE VALUE OF ALL CONTRACTS OFFERED IN
 ANY FISCAL YEAR OF THE AUTHORITY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  THE  TOTAL  AMOUNT
 AVAILABLE  FOR AWARD PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN ONE
 PERCENT  OF THE VALUE OF ALL CONTRACTS OFFERED IN ANY FISCAL YEAR OF THE
 AUTHORITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire  July  1,
 2022  when  upon  such  date  the provisions of this act shall be deemed
 repealed.