Bill Text: NY S03542 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the public availability of certain competitive requests for proposals.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 10-1)

Status: (Passed) 2015-10-26 - SIGNED CHAP.398 [S03542 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3542
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 12, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
         cations
       AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the public avail-
         ability   of   written  solicitations,  competitive  procurements  and
         requests for proposals
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The public service law is amended by adding a new section
    2  27 to read as follows:
    3    S  27.  PUBLIC  AVAILABILITY  OF  WRITTEN  SOLICITATIONS,  COMPETITIVE
    4  PROCUREMENTS  AND REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS. 1. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
    5  OF THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REQUIRE THAT ALL WRITTEN SOLICITATIONS,  COMPET-
    6  ITIVE  PROCUREMENTS  AND  REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE PROCUREMENT, BY
    7  ANY ELECTRIC CORPORATION HAVING A RETAIL FRANCHISE SERVICE TERRITORY  IN
    8  THE  STATE,  OF  ELECTRIC  ENERGY,  CAPACITY, ANCILLARY SERVICES, TRANS-
    9  MISSION SERVICE, OR OF FACILITIES THAT PRODUCE OR PROVIDE ELECTRIC ENER-
   10  GY, CAPACITY, ANCILLARY SERVICES, OR TRANSMISSION SERVICE SHALL BE  MADE
   11  AVAILABLE PUBLICLY AT A CENTRAL LOCATION ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE AND
   12  FILED  IN  THE PROCEEDING TO WHICH THEY PERTAIN ACCORDING TO THE DEPART-
   13  MENT'S REGULATIONS FOR THE FILING OF  DOCUMENTS  WITH  THE  DEPARTMENT'S
   14  SECRETARY.
   15    2.  NOTICE  OF  EACH  SUCH  SOLICITATION,  COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT AND
   16  REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN THE STATE REGISTER  PURSUANT
   17  TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED FORTY-SIX OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW. SUCH NOTICE SHALL
   18  INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   19    A. THE DATE ON WHICH SUCH DOCUMENT OR DOCUMENTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE
   20  ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE AND THE ADDRESS OF THE WEBSITE;
   21    B. A SUMMARY OF THE REVIEW PROCESS FOR RESPONSES AND PROPOSALS SUBMIT-
   22  TED   PURSUANT  TO  SUCH  SOLICITATIONS,  COMPETITIVE  PROCUREMENTS  AND
   23  REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS; AND
   24    C. THE NAME OF A CONTACT PERSON, WITH PHONE NUMBER AND  ADDRESS,  FROM
   25  WHOM INFORMATION SHALL BE AVAILABLE.
   26    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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