Legislation
SECTION 97-G
Centralized services fund
State Finance (STF) CHAPTER 56, ARTICLE 6
§ 97-g. Centralized services fund. 1. There is hereby established in
the custody of the state comptroller a special fund to be known as the
centralized services fund.
2. (a) Such fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated for the
purpose of such fund, all moneys transferred to such fund pursuant to
law and all moneys required by the provisions of this section to be paid
to the credit of such fund.
(b) The state comptroller is authorized and directed to loan money by
transfer to such fund from the general fund or any other fund, which
loans shall be limited to the amounts immediately required to meet
disbursements, made in pursuance of an appropriation by law and
authorized by a certificate of approval issued by the director of the
budget with copies thereof filed with the comptroller and the chairs of
the senate finance committee and assembly ways and means committee. The
director of the budget shall not issue such a certificate unless he
shall have determined that the amounts to be so transferred are
receivable on account or are otherwise readily available for payment.
When making a loan, the comptroller shall establish appropriate accounts
and if the loan is not repaid by the end of the month, provide on or
before the fifteenth day of the following month to the director of the
budget, the chairs of the senate finance committee and assembly ways and
means committee, an accurate accounting and reporting of the financial
resources of such fund at the end of the month. Within ten days of the
receipt of such accounting and reporting, the director of the budget
shall provide to the chairs of the senate finance committee and assembly
ways and means committee a schedule of expected repayments and the
source of such repayment. Repayment shall be made by the comptroller by
transfer of the first cash receipts of such fund.
* 3. Moneys of the fund shall be available to the commissioner of
general services for the purchase of food, supplies and equipment for
state agencies, and for the purpose of furnishing or providing
centralized services to or for state agencies; provided further that
such moneys shall be available to the commissioner of general services
for purposes pursuant to items (d) and (f) of subdivision four of this
section to or for political subdivisions, public authorities, and public
benefit corporations. Beginning the first day of April, two thousand
two, moneys in such fund shall also be transferred by the state
comptroller to the revenue bond tax fund account of the general debt
service fund in amounts equal to those required for payments to
authorized issuers for revenue bonds issued pursuant to article five-C
and article five-F of this chapter for the purpose of lease purchases
and installment purchases by or for state agencies and institutions for
personal or real property purposes.
* NB Effective until July 31, 2029
* 3. Moneys of the fund shall be available to the commissioner of
general services for the purchase of food, supplies and equipment for
state institutions and other state agencies, and for the purpose of
furnishing or providing centralized services to or for state
institutions and other state agencies, public authorities, and public
benfit corporations. Beginning the first day of April, two thousand
two, moneys in such fund shall also be transferred by the state
comptroller to the revenue bond tax fund account of the general debt
service fund in amounts equal to those required for payments to
authorized issuers for revenue bonds issued pursuant to article five-C
of this chapter for the purpose of lease purchases and installment
purchases by or for state agencies and institutions for personal or real
property purposes.
* NB Effective July 31, 2029
* 4. The term "centralized services" as used in this section shall
mean and include only (a) communications services, (b) mail, messenger
and reproduction services, (c) computer services, (d) fuels, including
natural gas, hydrogen, biofuels and gasoline, and automotive services,
(e) renovation and maintenance services, (f) purchases of electricity,
renewable energy, renewable energy credits or attributes from the power
authority of the state of New York and, in consultation with the power
authority of the state of New York, from other suppliers, (g) real
property management services, (h) building design and construction
services, (i) parking services, (j) distribution of United States
department of agriculture donated foods to eligible recipients, pursuant
to all applicable statutes and regulations, (k) distribution of federal
surplus property donations to all eligible recipients, pursuant to
applicable statutes and regulations, and (l) payments and related
services for lease purchases and installment purchases by or for state
agencies and institutions for personal property purposes financed
through the issuance of certificates of participation. The services
defined in items (a) through (c), (e), (g) and (h) of this subdivision
shall be provided to state agencies and institutions only.
* NB Effective until July 31, 2029
* 4. The term "centralized services" as used in this section shall
mean and include only (a) communications services, (b) mail, messenger
and reproduction services, (c) computer services, (d) gasoline and
automotive services, (e) renovation and maintenance services, (f)
purchases of electricity from the power authority of the state of New
York, (g) real property management services, (h) building design and
construction services, (i) parking services, (j) distribution of United
States department of agriculture donated foods to eligible recipients,
pursuant to all applicable statutes and regulations, (k) distribution of
federal surplus property donations to all eligible recipients, pursuant
to applicable statutes and regulations and (l) payments and related
services for lease purchases and installment purchases by or for state
agencies and institutions for personal property purposes financed
through the issuance of certificates of participation. The services
defined in items (a) through (c), (e), (g) and (h) of this subdivision
shall be provided to state agencies and institutions only.
* NB Effective July 31, 2029
* 5. The amount expended from such fund for the above-stated purposes
shall be charged against the agency, political subdivision, public
authority or public benefit corporation above receiving such food,
supplies, equipment and services and all payments received therefor
shall be credited to such fund.
* NB Effective until July 31, 2029
* 5. The amount expended from such fund for the above-stated purposes
shall be charged against the state institution or agency, political
subdivision, public authority or public benefit corporation above
receiving such food, supplies, equipment and services and all payments
received therefor shall be credited to such fund.
* NB Effective July 31, 2029
* NB Law not the same as chapter text
6. Payments from such fund shall be made upon audit and warrant of the
state comptroller upon vouchers certified or approved by the
commissioner of general services in the manner provided by law.
7. If the state comptroller shall find at the expiration of the fiscal
year, commencing April first, nineteen hundred sixty-four and at the
expiration of each fiscal year thereafter that the total amount to the
credit of the fund is in excess of the sum of two million dollars, he
shall within thirty days thereafter, transfer to the general fund of the
state a sum equal to the amount of such excess.
the custody of the state comptroller a special fund to be known as the
centralized services fund.
2. (a) Such fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated for the
purpose of such fund, all moneys transferred to such fund pursuant to
law and all moneys required by the provisions of this section to be paid
to the credit of such fund.
(b) The state comptroller is authorized and directed to loan money by
transfer to such fund from the general fund or any other fund, which
loans shall be limited to the amounts immediately required to meet
disbursements, made in pursuance of an appropriation by law and
authorized by a certificate of approval issued by the director of the
budget with copies thereof filed with the comptroller and the chairs of
the senate finance committee and assembly ways and means committee. The
director of the budget shall not issue such a certificate unless he
shall have determined that the amounts to be so transferred are
receivable on account or are otherwise readily available for payment.
When making a loan, the comptroller shall establish appropriate accounts
and if the loan is not repaid by the end of the month, provide on or
before the fifteenth day of the following month to the director of the
budget, the chairs of the senate finance committee and assembly ways and
means committee, an accurate accounting and reporting of the financial
resources of such fund at the end of the month. Within ten days of the
receipt of such accounting and reporting, the director of the budget
shall provide to the chairs of the senate finance committee and assembly
ways and means committee a schedule of expected repayments and the
source of such repayment. Repayment shall be made by the comptroller by
transfer of the first cash receipts of such fund.
* 3. Moneys of the fund shall be available to the commissioner of
general services for the purchase of food, supplies and equipment for
state agencies, and for the purpose of furnishing or providing
centralized services to or for state agencies; provided further that
such moneys shall be available to the commissioner of general services
for purposes pursuant to items (d) and (f) of subdivision four of this
section to or for political subdivisions, public authorities, and public
benefit corporations. Beginning the first day of April, two thousand
two, moneys in such fund shall also be transferred by the state
comptroller to the revenue bond tax fund account of the general debt
service fund in amounts equal to those required for payments to
authorized issuers for revenue bonds issued pursuant to article five-C
and article five-F of this chapter for the purpose of lease purchases
and installment purchases by or for state agencies and institutions for
personal or real property purposes.
* NB Effective until July 31, 2029
* 3. Moneys of the fund shall be available to the commissioner of
general services for the purchase of food, supplies and equipment for
state institutions and other state agencies, and for the purpose of
furnishing or providing centralized services to or for state
institutions and other state agencies, public authorities, and public
benfit corporations. Beginning the first day of April, two thousand
two, moneys in such fund shall also be transferred by the state
comptroller to the revenue bond tax fund account of the general debt
service fund in amounts equal to those required for payments to
authorized issuers for revenue bonds issued pursuant to article five-C
of this chapter for the purpose of lease purchases and installment
purchases by or for state agencies and institutions for personal or real
property purposes.
* NB Effective July 31, 2029
* 4. The term "centralized services" as used in this section shall
mean and include only (a) communications services, (b) mail, messenger
and reproduction services, (c) computer services, (d) fuels, including
natural gas, hydrogen, biofuels and gasoline, and automotive services,
(e) renovation and maintenance services, (f) purchases of electricity,
renewable energy, renewable energy credits or attributes from the power
authority of the state of New York and, in consultation with the power
authority of the state of New York, from other suppliers, (g) real
property management services, (h) building design and construction
services, (i) parking services, (j) distribution of United States
department of agriculture donated foods to eligible recipients, pursuant
to all applicable statutes and regulations, (k) distribution of federal
surplus property donations to all eligible recipients, pursuant to
applicable statutes and regulations, and (l) payments and related
services for lease purchases and installment purchases by or for state
agencies and institutions for personal property purposes financed
through the issuance of certificates of participation. The services
defined in items (a) through (c), (e), (g) and (h) of this subdivision
shall be provided to state agencies and institutions only.
* NB Effective until July 31, 2029
* 4. The term "centralized services" as used in this section shall
mean and include only (a) communications services, (b) mail, messenger
and reproduction services, (c) computer services, (d) gasoline and
automotive services, (e) renovation and maintenance services, (f)
purchases of electricity from the power authority of the state of New
York, (g) real property management services, (h) building design and
construction services, (i) parking services, (j) distribution of United
States department of agriculture donated foods to eligible recipients,
pursuant to all applicable statutes and regulations, (k) distribution of
federal surplus property donations to all eligible recipients, pursuant
to applicable statutes and regulations and (l) payments and related
services for lease purchases and installment purchases by or for state
agencies and institutions for personal property purposes financed
through the issuance of certificates of participation. The services
defined in items (a) through (c), (e), (g) and (h) of this subdivision
shall be provided to state agencies and institutions only.
* NB Effective July 31, 2029
* 5. The amount expended from such fund for the above-stated purposes
shall be charged against the agency, political subdivision, public
authority or public benefit corporation above receiving such food,
supplies, equipment and services and all payments received therefor
shall be credited to such fund.
* NB Effective until July 31, 2029
* 5. The amount expended from such fund for the above-stated purposes
shall be charged against the state institution or agency, political
subdivision, public authority or public benefit corporation above
receiving such food, supplies, equipment and services and all payments
received therefor shall be credited to such fund.
* NB Effective July 31, 2029
* NB Law not the same as chapter text
6. Payments from such fund shall be made upon audit and warrant of the
state comptroller upon vouchers certified or approved by the
commissioner of general services in the manner provided by law.
7. If the state comptroller shall find at the expiration of the fiscal
year, commencing April first, nineteen hundred sixty-four and at the
expiration of each fiscal year thereafter that the total amount to the
credit of the fund is in excess of the sum of two million dollars, he
shall within thirty days thereafter, transfer to the general fund of the
state a sum equal to the amount of such excess.