Assembly Bill A2673

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to engage in cooperative purchasing and authorizes intergovernmental agreements

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A2673 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-0117, En Con L; add §109-e, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A4761
2013-2014: A6013
2015-2016: A5293
2017-2018: A4724
2019-2020: A5791
2021-2022: A8393

2023-A2673 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to engage in cooperative purchasing; authorizes intergovernmental agreements between public agencies.

2023-A2673 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2673
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. J. M. GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law  and  the  general
   municipal  law,  in relation to authorizing the department of environ-
   mental conservation to engage in cooperative purchasing and  authoriz-
   ing intergovernmental agreements
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3-0117 of the  environmental  conservation  law  is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5.  THE  DEPARTMENT  MAY,  WITH  WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSIONER,
 PARTICIPATE IN, SPONSOR, CONDUCT OR ADMINISTER A COOPERATIVE  PURCHASING
 AGREEMENT  FOR  THE  PROCUREMENT OF MATERIAL OR NONPROFESSIONAL SERVICES
 WITH ONE OR MORE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT UNITS EITHER  WITHIN  THE  STATE  OR
 WITH  ANOTHER STATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BETWEEN
 THE PARTICIPANTS.
   § 2. The general municipal law is amended  by  adding  a  new  section
 109-e to read as follows:
   §  109-E.  INTERGOVERNMENTAL  AGREEMENTS.  1.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION, THE TERM "PUBLIC AGENCY" SHALL MEAN  ANY  COUNTY,  CITY,  TOWN,
 VILLAGE,  SCHOOL  DISTRICT, IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT OR DISTRICT CORPORATION
 OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
   2. ANY POWER OR POWERS, PRIVILEGE OR PRIVILEGES, AUTHORITY  OR  UNDER-
 TAKING,  EXERCISED  OR  CAPABLE OF EXERCISE, OR WHICH MAY BE ENGAGED IN,
 AND ANY PUBLIC WORKS WHICH MAY BE UNDERTAKEN, BY A PUBLIC AGENCY  ACTING
 ALONE  MAY  BE EXERCISED, ENJOYED, ENGAGED IN OR UNDERTAKEN JOINTLY WITH
 ANY OTHER PUBLIC AGENCY WHICH COULD LIKEWISE ACT ALONE.
   3. ANY TWO OR MORE PUBLIC AGENCIES MAY ENTER INTO A WRITTEN  AGREEMENT
 WITH  ONE  ANOTHER  FOR  JOINT  OR  COOPERATIVE  ACTION  PURSUANT TO THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. APPROPRIATE ACTION BY ORDINANCE,  RESOLUTION
 OR  OTHERWISE PURSUANT TO LAW OF THE GOVERNING BODIES OF THE PARTICIPAT-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05451-01-3

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