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Senate Bill S5555

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to deposits on plans and specifications for contracts for public works

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2013-S5555 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6896
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §143, St Fin L

2013-S5555 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to deposits on plans and specifications for contracts for public works.

2013-S5555 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5555 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5555

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 20, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of the Office of General
  Services)  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
  committed to the Committee on Infrastructure and Capital Investment

AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to deposits on  plans
  and specifications for contracts for public works

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 143 of the state finance  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  43  of  the  laws  of  1969, is amended to read as
follows:
  1. Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision  of  any  general  or
special law, the board, division, department, bureau, agency, officer or
commission  of  the  state  charged with the duty of preparing plans and
specifications for and awarding  or  entering  into  contracts  for  the
performance  of  public  work [shall] MAY require the payment of a fixed
sum of money, not exceeding one hundred dollars, for each copy  of  such
plans  and  specifications,  by  persons or corporations desiring a copy
thereof. Any person or corporation desiring a copy  of  such  plans  and
specifications  and making the deposit required by this section shall be
furnished with one copy of the plans and specifications.   NOTWITHSTAND-
ING THE ABOVE, WHERE PAYMENT IS REQUIRED IT SHALL BE WAIVED UPON REQUEST
BY  MINORITY  AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO
ARTICLE FIFTEEN-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW. SUCH PAYMENT MAY ALSO BE  WAIVED
WHEN  THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE MADE AVAILABLE AND OBTAINED ELEC-
TRONICALLY OR IN ANY NON-PAPER FORM FROM THE  BOARD,  DIVISION,  DEPART-
MENT, BUREAU, AGENCY, OFFICER OR COMMISSION OF THE STATE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09094-01-3

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