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Assembly Bill A3038

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides that a county, city, town, village, school district or public benefit corporation may purchase remanufactured commodities

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2011-A3038 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง163, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A4658

2011-A3038 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a county, city, town, village, school district or public benefit corporation performing services that benefit citizens may purchase recycled remanufactured commodities.

2011-A3038 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3038

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to expanding entities
  that may purchase recycled or remanufactured commodities

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 6 of section 163 of the state finance law, as
amended by chapter 173 of the laws  of  2010,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  6. Discretionary buying thresholds. Pursuant to guidelines established
by the state procurement council: the commissioner may purchase services
and  commodities in an amount not exceeding eighty-five thousand dollars
without a  formal  competitive  process;  state  agencies  may  purchase
services  and  commodities  in  an  amount  not exceeding fifty thousand
dollars without a formal competitive process;  and  state  agencies  may
purchase  commodities  or services from small business concerns or those
certified pursuant to article fifteen-A of the executive law, or commod-
ities or technology that are recycled or remanufactured,  in  an  amount
not  exceeding two hundred thousand dollars without a formal competitive
process; AND A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE, SCHOOL DISTRICT OR A  PUBLIC
BENEFIT CORPORATION PERFORMING OR FINANCING SERVICES INTENDED TO BENEFIT
THE  HEALTH  OF  CITIZENS  MAY PURCHASE COMMODITIES THAT ARE RECYCLED OR
REMANUFACTURED, IN AN AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS  WITH-
OUT A FORMAL COMPETITIVE PROCESS.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law, provided, however  that  any  rules  and  regulations
necessary  for  the  timely  implementation of this act on its effective
date shall be promulgated on or before such date; provided, further that
the amendments to section 163 of the state finance law made  by  section
one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be
deemed repealed therewith.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05448-01-1

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