Senate Bill S534

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Allows public authority in a city with a population of over 1 million to cancel taxpayer-funded contract where contractor convicted of related crime

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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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2011-S534 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 9 Title 13 §2990, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S1852

2011-S534 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows public authority in a city with a population of over 1 million to cancel taxpayer-funded contract where contractor is convicted of related crime.

2011-S534 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S534 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   534

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KLEIN  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
  and Commissions

AN  ACT  to  amend  the public authorities law, in relation to review of
  taxpayer-funded contracts with public authorities in  a  city  with  a
  population of over one million

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

  Section 1. Article 9 of the  public  authorities  law  is  amended  by
adding a new title 13 to read as follows:
                                TITLE 13
         TAXPAYER-FUNDED CONTRACTS WITH PUBLIC AUTHORITIES IN A
               CITY WITH A POPULATION OF OVER ONE MILLION
SECTION  2990.  GROUNDS  FOR CANCELLATION OF CONTRACT BY PUBLIC AUTHORI-
        TIES.
  S 2990. GROUNDS FOR CANCELLATION OF CONTRACT  BY  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES.
ANY  TAXPAYER-FUNDED  CONTRACT FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF GOODS, SERVICES OR
CONSTRUCTION WITH AN AUTHORITY OR COMMISSION  CONTINUED  OR  CREATED  BY
THIS  CHAPTER, WHOSE JURISDICTION IS LIMITED TO A CITY WITH A POPULATION
OF OVER ONE MILLION SHALL BE REVIEWED BY THE COMPTROLLER OF  SUCH  CITY.
IF  THE  COMPTROLLER  FINDS THAT THE CONTRACTOR WHO HAS BEEN AWARDED THE
CONTRACT HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME WITHIN FIVE YEARS OF THE AWARDING
OF THE CONTRACT, DIRECTLY RELATED TO CONTRACT  PROCUREMENT  OR  PERFORM-
ANCE,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO BID RIGGING, FRAUDULENT BILLING OR
ACCOUNTING, PREVAILING WAGE VIOLATIONS AND OSHA VIOLATIONS, THE AUTHORI-
TY OR COMMISSION MAY CANCEL OR TERMINATE SUCH CONTRACT WITHOUT INCURRING
ANY PENALTY OR DAMAGES ON ACCOUNT OF SUCH CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04421-01-1

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