Assembly Bill A9051

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides a preference for New York state contractors for purposes of public works contracts

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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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2017-A9051 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §148, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5801
2011-2012: A7523
2013-2014: A5733
2015-2016: A3094
2019-2020: A4138
2021-2022: A4441
2023-2024: A3198

2017-A9051 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a preference for New York state contractors for purposes of public works contracts; authorizes the commissioner of economic development and the commissioner of labor to promulgate necessary rules and regulations; requires a report to the legislature; makes related provisions.

2017-A9051 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9051
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 18, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. RA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BLANKENBUSH,
   CASTORINA, CROUCH, FRIEND, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, KOLB, M. L. MILLER, MONTES-
   ANO,  MORINELLO,  RAIA  --  read once and referred to the Committee on
   Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to providing a  pref-
   erence  to  New  York  state  contractors for purposes of public works
   contracts

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section
 148 to read as follows:
   § 148. PREFERENCE FOR NEW YORK STATE CONTRACTORS. 1. EXCEPT AS  OTHER-
 WISE PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, WHEN LETTING CONTRACTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  THIRTY-FIVE  OF  THIS  ARTICLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF
 ERECTING, CONSTRUCTING, RECONSTRUCTING, ALTERING OR REPAIRING  BUILDINGS
 OF  THE  STATE,  BID SPECIFICATIONS OF EVERY OFFICER, BOARD, DEPARTMENT,
 COMMISSION OR COMMISSIONS CHARGED WITH THE DUTY OF PREPARING  SPECIFICA-
 TIONS  OR  AWARDING  SUCH  CONTRACTS MAY REQUIRE PROVISIONS THAT MANDATE
 THAT THE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF SUCH PROJECTS BE PRODUCED OR  PROCESSED
 IN  FACILITIES  LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE AND THAT THE SERVICES FOR WORK,
 LABOR AND SUPERVISION OF SUCH PROJECTS  BE  PERFORMED  BY  PARTNERSHIPS,
 FIRMS, BUSINESSES OR CORPORATIONS WHICH ARE RESIDENTS OF THE STATE.
   2.  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE COMMISSIONER OF
 LABOR SHALL DETERMINE, USING UNIFORM CRITERIA, THOSE TYPES OF COMPONENTS
 AND SERVICES FOR WHICH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION ARE DEEMED BENE-
 FICIAL AND SHALL PROMULGATE AND FORWARD TO THE  APPROPRIATE  AGENCIES  A
 LIST  OF  SUCH  COMPONENTS AND SERVICES. SUCH COMMISSIONERS SHALL UPDATE
 SUCH LIST AS OFTEN AS IS DEEMED BY THEM TO BE NECESSARY.
   3. (A) THE COMMISSIONER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND  THE  COMMISSIONER
 OF  LABOR SHALL SPECIFY THE PERCENTAGE OF UNEMPLOYMENT REQUIRED TO EXIST
 IN THE PERTINENT INDUSTRIES WITHIN THE STATE AND THE PERCENTAGE OF  EACH
 COMPONENT REQUIRED TO BE PRODUCED OR PROCESSED IN THE STATE.
   (B)  UPON  A  DETERMINATION  BY  SUCH  COMMISSIONERS THAT A SUFFICIENT
 PERCENTAGE OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN  THE  PERTINENT  INDUSTRIES  OF  NEW  YORK
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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