Bill Text: NY S05525 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Authorizes municipalities and districts thereof to contract for goods and services jointly with the state or other municipalities.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2012-08-01 - SIGNED CHAP.308 [S05525 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-S05525-Amended.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5525--B 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 31, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee 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; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration there- of 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 THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISIONS ONE, TWO AND THREE 4 OF THIS SECTION, AND SECTION ONE HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE, ANY OFFI- 5 CER, BOARD OR AGENCY OF A COUNTY, POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR OF ANY 6 DISTRICT THEREIN AUTHORIZED TO MAKE PURCHASES OF APPARATUS, MATERIALS, 7 EQUIPMENT OR SUPPLIES, OR TO CONTRACT FOR SERVICES, MAY MAKE SUCH 8 PURCHASES, OR MAY CONTRACT FOR SUCH SERVICES, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY SUCH 9 COUNTY, POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR DISTRICT THEREIN THROUGH THE USE OF A 10 CONTRACT LET BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OR ANY AGENCY THEREOF, ANY 11 STATE OR ANY OTHER COUNTY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR DISTRICT THEREIN 12 IF SUCH CONTRACT WAS LET IN A MANNER THAT CONSTITUTES COMPETITIVE 13 BIDDING CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR USE BY OTHER 14 GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. 15 THE AUTHORITY PROVIDED TO COUNTIES, POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AND 16 DISTRICTS THEREIN PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT RELIEVE ANY 17 OBLIGATION OF SUCH COUNTY, POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR DISTRICT THEREIN TO 18 COMPLY WITH ANY APPLICABLE MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11416-06-1 S. 5525--B 2 1 PROGRAM MANDATES AND THE PREFERRED SOURCE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION ONE 2 HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW. 3 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall expire and be 4 deemed repealed five years after such date.