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Assembly Bill A8996

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Enacts the "New York state used resources accountability act"

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2011-A8996 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง129, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A6163

2011-A8996 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "New York state used resources accountability act"; requires comptroller approval by state agencies and offices of the legislature to dispose of capital resources.

2011-A8996 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8996

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. TEDISCO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to enacting the  "New
  York state used resources accountability act"

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "New  York
state used resources accountability act".
  S  2.  The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 129 to
read as follows:
  S 129. DISPOSAL OF CAPITAL RESOURCES; APPROVAL BY THE COMPTROLLER.  1.
DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE
THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  A.  "STATE  AGENCY"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY STATE DEPARTMENT, BOARD, BUREAU,
DIVISION, COMMISSION, COMMITTEE, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPO-
RATION, COUNCIL, OFFICE, ANY  OTHER  GOVERNMENTAL  ENTITY  PERFORMING  A
GOVERNMENTAL  OR  PROPRIETARY  FUNCTION FOR THE STATE, THE UNIVERSITY OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK; AND
  B. "USED CAPITAL RESOURCES" SHALL MEAN  AND  INCLUDE  MOTOR  VEHICLES,
COMPUTERS,  COMMUNICATIONS  EQUIPMENT, ELECTRONICS, OFFICE FURNITURE AND
FURNISHINGS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DESKS, CHAIRS, TABLES, BOOK-
CASES AND CABINETS, AND ANY OTHER CAPITAL RESOURCES  OWNED  BY  A  STATE
AGENCY  OR  OFFICE  OF  THE LEGISLATURE WITH A VALUE OF FIFTY DOLLARS OR
MORE.
  2. NO STATE AGENCY OR OFFICE  OF  THE  LEGISLATURE  SHALL  DISCARD  OR
DISPOSE  OF  ANY USED CAPITAL RESOURCES WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING AUTHORI-
ZATION FROM  THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER  TO  DISCARD  OR  DISPOSE  OF  SUCH
RESOURCES.  SUCH AUTHORIZATION SHALL BE OBTAINED IN A MANNER AND FORM TO
BE DETERMINED BY THE COMPTROLLER. THE COMPTROLLER SHALL  ONLY  AUTHORIZE
CAPITAL  RESOURCES  TO  BE DISCARDED OR DISPOSED OF BY A STATE AGENCY OR
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATURE UPON A FINDING THAT:
  A. SUCH CAPITAL RESOURCE IS NO LONGER USEFUL TO SUCH STATE  AGENCY  OR
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATURE; AND
  B. SUCH CAPITAL RESOURCE HAS A VALUE OF LESS THAN FIFTY DOLLARS.

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

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