Senate Bill S7351

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Increases the threshold amount which triggers the publication requirement of procurement opportunities

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  • 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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2013-S7351 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9902
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §146, Ec Dev L; amd §163, St Fin L

2013-S7351 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the threshold amount which triggers the publication requirement of procurement opportunities.

2013-S7351 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7351 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7351

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 13, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- (at request of the State Comptroller) --
  read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
  the Committee on Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business

AN  ACT to amend the economic development law and the state finance law,
  in relation to making technical corrections relating to thresholds for
  the publication of procurement opportunities

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Section 146 of the economic development law, as amended by
chapter 95 of the laws of 2000 and renumbered by chapter 137 of the laws
of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  S 146. Approval of comptroller. The comptroller shall not  approve  or
file  any  procurement contract for the acquisition of goods or services
in the amount of [fifteen] FIFTY thousand dollars or more unless  notice
as provided in section one hundred forty-two of this article shall first
have been published in the procurement opportunities newsletter at least
fifteen  business  days prior to the date on which a bid or proposal was
due. Provided, however,  such  requirement  of  publication  of  advance
notice  shall  not apply to contracts exempt from such requirement under
section one hundred forty-four of this article; provided  further,  that
the  comptroller shall not be required to disapprove a contract if he OR
SHE determines that there  has  been  substantial  compliance  with  the
requirements  of  section  one hundred forty-two and section one hundred
forty-three of this article. The foregoing provisions  of  this  section
shall  not  be construed to limit, in any manner, the right of the comp-
troller to demand evidence of adequate competition or such other  proofs
as he OR SHE may require in the discharge of his OR HER responsibilities
pursuant  to  section one hundred twelve of the state finance law or any
other provision of law.
  S 2. Subdivision 6-a of section 163 of the state finance law, as added
by section 4 of part D of chapter 56 of the laws of 2006, is amended  to
read as follows:
  6-a. Discretionary purchases. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdi-
vision two of section one hundred twelve of this chapter relating to the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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