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Assembly Bill A7991

2017-2018 Legislative Session

In relation to deposits on plans and specifications for contracts for public works

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2017-A7991 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §143, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7582
2019-2020: A2626

2017-A7991 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-A7991 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7991
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 24, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 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 FOREGOING, 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 OR  BY  SERVICE-DISA-
 BLED  VETERAN-OWNED  BUSINESS  ENTERPRISES CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE
 SEVENTEEN-B OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW. SUCH PAYMENT MAY ALSO BE  WAIVED  WHEN
 SUCH  PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE MADE AVAILABLE AND OBTAINED ELECTRON-
 ICALLY OR IN ANY NON-PAPER FORM FROM THE  BOARD,  DIVISION,  DEPARTMENT,
 BUREAU, AGENCY, OFFICER OR COMMISSION OF THE STATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02122-01-7

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