Bill Text: NY A07505 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 7505 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Authorizes municipalities and districts thereof to contract for goods or services jointly with the state or other municipalities.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-5)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-09-04 - enacting clause stricken [A07505 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A07505-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7505
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      May 6, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  P. RIVERA  --  read once and referred to the
         Committee on Local Governments
       AN ACT to amend the general municipal  law,  in  relation  to  providing
         local  governments  greater  contract  flexibility and cost savings by
         permitting certain shared purchasing among political subdivisions
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section  103  of  the general municipal law is amended by
    2  adding a new subdivision 16 to read as follows:
    3    16. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION  TO
    4  THE CONTRARY, ANY OFFICER, BOARD OR AGENCY OF A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR
    5  OF  ANY  DISTRICT  THEREIN  AUTHORIZED  TO  MAKE PURCHASES OF MATERIALS,
    6  EQUIPMENT OR SUPPLIES, OR  TO  CONTRACT  FOR  SERVICES,  MAY  MAKE  SUCH
    7  PURCHASES OR MAY CONTRACT FOR SERVICES, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY SUCH POLI-
    8  TICAL  SUBDIVISION OR ANY DISTRICT THEREIN THROUGH THE USE OF A CONTRACT
    9  LET BY THE STATE OR ANY OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION IF SUCH CONTRACT WAS
   10  LET  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  COMPETITIVE  BIDDING  REQUIREMENTS  THAT  ARE
   11  CONSISTENT WITH THIS SECTION AND WITH THE INTENT OF EXTENDING THE USE TO
   12  OTHER  GOVERNMENTAL  ENTITIES.  FURTHERMORE,  THE  AUTHORITY PROVIDED TO
   13  POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AND  DISTRICTS  THEREIN  UNDER  THIS  SUBDIVISION
   14  SHALL  NOT  RELIEVE  ANY  OBLIGATION  OF  SUCH  POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR
   15  DISTRICT THEREIN TO COMPLY WITH ANY APPLICABLE MINORITY AND  WOMEN-OWNED
   16  BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM MANDATES.
   17    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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