Senate Bill S3332

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the "Made in America Rating System" or "MARS" act; 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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2017-S3332 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4386
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
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 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S7203, A9701

2017-S3332 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the "Made in America Rating System" or "MARS" act requiring the use of American made iron, steel and manufactured products in certain government contracts and establishes a rating system to prioritize the selection of such products.

2017-S3332 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3332 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3332
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 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 establishing
   a  rating  system to prioritize the selection of such products; 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  "made  in  America
 rating system act" or the "MARS act".
   §  2.  Section  146  of  the  state  finance law is REPEALED and a new
 section 146 is added to read as follows:
   § 146. MADE IN AMERICA RATING SYSTEM. 1. USE  OF  AMERICAN  MATERIALS.
 (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 AWARDED TO THE BIDDER WHOSE PRODUCT OR MATERIAL HAS THE HIGHEST
 RATING ON THE MADE IN AMERICA RATING SYSTEM SCALE.
   (B)  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  PARAGRAPH  (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT
 APPLY IN ANY CASE OR CATEGORY OF CASES IN WHICH IT IS FOUND THAT:
   (I) SUCH MATERIALS AND  PRODUCTS  DO  NOT  MEET  STATE  STANDARDS  FOR
 CONSTRUCTION IN THE STATE; OR
   (II)  INCLUSION  OF  DOMESTIC  MATERIAL  WILL INCREASE THE COST OF THE
 OVERALL PROJECT CONTRACT BY MORE THAN TWENTY PERCENT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00513-01-7
              

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