Assembly Bill A9521

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the use of American-made iron, steel and manufactured products in certain government contracts; repealer

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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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2013-A9521 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7206
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld & add §146, St Fin L; rpld §2603-a, add §2877-a, Pub Auth L; amd §38, Hway L; amd §103, Gen Muni L; amd §8, Pub Bldg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7805, S5606
2017-2018: A2086, S4073

2013-A9521 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the use of American-made iron, steel and manufactured products in certain government contracts.

2013-A9521 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  9521

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 6, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MORELLE, HEASTIE -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to amend the state finance law, the public authorities law, the
  highway law, the general municipal law, and the public buildings  law,
  in  relation  to  requiring  the  use of American made iron, steel and
  manufactured products in certain government contracts, and  to  repeal
  certain provisions of the public authorities law and the state finance
  law relating thereto

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

  Section 1. Title. This act shall be known as the "New York  State  Buy
American Act".
  S  2.  Section  146  of  the  state  finance law is REPEALED and a new
section 146 is added to read as follows:
  S 146. THE NEW YORK STATE BUY AMERICAN ACT. 1. USE OF AMERICAN MATERI-
ALS. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, EACH  CONTRACT  FOR
THE  CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION OR IMPROVEMENT OF A PUBLIC
BUILDING OF PUBLIC WORKS  MADE  BY  A  PUBLIC  AGENCY  SHALL  CONTAIN  A
PROVISION  THAT  THE  IRON,  STEEL,  AND  MANUFACTURED  PRODUCTS USED OR
SUPPLIED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT OR ANY  SUBCONTRACT  THERETO
AND  PERMANENTLY  INCORPORATED  INTO THE PUBLIC BUILDING OR PUBLIC WORKS
SHALL BE MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES.
  (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THIS  CHAP-
TER, NO BIDDER SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE AND RELIABLE
BIDDER  AND NO BID SHALL BE DEEMED THE BEST VALUE UNLESS THE BID OFFERED
BY SUCH BIDDER WILL COMPLY WITH THE CONTRACT TERM REQUIRED BY  PARAGRAPH
(A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  (C)  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  PARAGRAPH  (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT
APPLY IN ANY CASE OR CATEGORY OF CASES IN WHICH THE EXECUTIVE HEAD OF  A
PUBLIC AGENCY FINDS:
  (I)  THAT  THE  APPLICATION OF THIS SECTION WOULD BE INCONSISTENT WITH
THE PUBLIC INTEREST;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14829-01-4

              

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