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2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 21, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. RABBITT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, the state finance law, the
public housing law, the education law and chapter 892 of the laws of
1971 amending the public authorities law and other laws relating to
enabling the dormitory authority to construct and finance dormitories,
buildings and health facilities, in relation to separate specifica-
tions for public works contracts
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 101 of
the general municipal law, as amended by section 1 of part MM of chapter
57 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
Except as otherwise provided in section two hundred twenty-two of the
labor law, every officer, board or agency of a political subdivision or
of any district therein, charged with the duty of preparing specifica-
tions or awarding or entering into contracts for the erection,
construction, reconstruction or alteration of buildings, when the entire
cost of such public work shall exceed three million dollars in the coun-
ties of the Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, and Richmond; one million
five hundred thousand dollars in the counties of Nassau, ROCKLAND,
Suffolk and Westchester; and five hundred thousand dollars in all other
counties within the state, shall prepare separate specifications for the
following three subdivisions of the work to be performed:
S 2. The opening paragraph of paragraph (b) of subdivision 7 of
section 120-w of the general municipal law, as amended by section 2 of
part MM of chapter 57 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as
follows:
Except as otherwise provided in section two hundred twenty-two of the
labor law, when the entire cost of constructing such building shall
exceed three million dollars in the counties of the Bronx, Kings, New
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05774-01-9
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York, Queens, and Richmond; one million five hundred thousand dollars in
the counties of Nassau, ROCKLAND, Suffolk and Westchester; and five
hundred thousand dollars in all other counties within the state, the
project developer shall prepare separate specifications for the follow-
ing subdivisions of such work, so as to permit separate and independent
bidding upon each subdivision:
S 3. The opening paragraph of section 135 of the state finance law, as
amended by section 3 of part MM of chapter 57 of the laws of 2008, is
amended to read as follows:
Except as otherwise provided in section two hundred twenty-two of the
labor law, every officer, board, department, commission or commissions,
charged with the duty of preparing specifications or awarding or enter-
ing into contracts for the erection, construction or alteration of
buildings, for the state, when the entire cost of such work shall exceed
three million dollars in the counties of the Bronx, Kings, New York,
Queens, and Richmond; one million five hundred thousand dollars in the
counties of Nassau, ROCKLAND, Suffolk and Westchester; and five hundred
thousand dollars in all other counties within the state, must have
prepared separate specifications for each of the following three subdi-
visions of the work to be performed:
S 4. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 151-a of the
public housing law, as amended by section 4 of part MM of chapter 57 of
the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this chapter or any
other general, special or local law, except as otherwise provided in
section two hundred twenty-two of the labor law, any authority or muni-
cipality, or any officer, board, department, commission or other agency
thereof charged with the duty of preparing specifications or awarding or
entering into contracts involving the erection, construction, recon-
struction or alteration of any building or other appurtenance as a part
of or in connection with a project or any part thereof in any part of
the state under or pursuant to the authority of this chapter, when the
entire cost of such work shall exceed three million dollars in the coun-
ties of the Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, and Richmond; one million
five hundred thousand dollars in the counties of Nassau, ROCKLAND,
Suffolk and Westchester; and five hundred thousand dollars in all other
counties within the state, must have prepared separate specifications
for the following three subdivisions of the work to be performed:
S 5. The opening paragraph of subdivision 2 of section 458 of the
education law, as amended by section 5 of part MM of chapter 57 of the
laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
Except as otherwise provided in section two hundred twenty-two of the
labor law, every contract, lease or other agreement entered into by or
on behalf of the fund for the acquisition, lease, construction, recon-
struction, rehabilitation or improvement of the school portion of the
work in any combined occupancy structure shall contain a provision that,
when the entire cost of any such contemplated construction, recon-
struction, rehabilitation or improvement for the school portion of the
work shall exceed three million dollars in the counties of the Bronx,
Kings, New York, Queens, and Richmond; one million five hundred thousand
dollars in the counties of Nassau, ROCKLAND, Suffolk and Westchester;
and five hundred thousand dollars in all other counties within the
state, separate specifications shall be prepared for the following three
subdivisions of the work on the school portion to be performed:
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S 6. The opening paragraph of subdivision 2 of section 482 of the
education law, as amended by section 6 of part MM of chapter 57 of the
laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
Except as otherwise provided in section two hundred twenty-two of the
labor law, every contract, lease or other agreement entered into by or
on behalf of the fund for the acquisition, lease, construction, recon-
struction, rehabilitation or improvement of any combined occupancy
structure shall contain a provision that, when the entire cost of any
such contemplated construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or
improvement shall exceed three million dollars in the counties of the
Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, and Richmond; one million five hundred
thousand dollars in the counties of Nassau, ROCKLAND, Suffolk and West-
chester; and five hundred thousand dollars in all other counties within
the state, separate specifications shall be prepared for the following
three subdivisions of the work to be performed:
S 7. The opening paragraph of section 9 of chapter 892 of the laws of
1971 amending the public authorities law and other laws relating to
enabling the dormitory authority to construct and finance dormitories,
buildings and health facilities, as amended by section 14 of part MM of
chapter 57 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
Except as otherwise provided in section 222 of the labor law, the
dormitory authority in awarding or entering into contracts for the
erection, construction, reconstruction or alteration of buildings,
pursuant to the provisions added by this act, when the entire cost of
such work shall exceed three million dollars in the counties of the
Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, and Richmond; one million five hundred
thousand dollars in the counties of Nassau, ROCKLAND, Suffolk and West-
chester; and five hundred thousand dollars in all other counties within
the state, shall prepare separate specifications for the following three
subdivisions of the work to be performed:
S 8. This act shall take effect immediately.