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2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to the sale of real
property to the state by certain public officials
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 4 of section 73 of
the public officers law, as amended by chapter 242 of the laws of 1989,
are amended to read as follows:
(a) No statewide elected official, state officer or employee, member
of the legislature, legislative employee or political party chairman or
firm or association of which such person is a member, or corporation,
ten per centum or more of the stock of which is owned or controlled
directly or indirectly by such person, shall (i) sell any goods [or],
services OR REAL PROPERTY having a value in excess of twenty-five
dollars to any state agency, or (ii) contract for or provide such goods
[or], services OR REAL PROPERTY with or to any private entity where the
power to contract, appoint or retain on behalf of such private entity is
exercised, directly or indirectly, by a state agency or officer thereof,
unless such goods [or], services OR REAL PROPERTY are provided pursuant
to an award or contract let after public notice and competitive bidding.
This paragraph shall not apply to the publication of resolutions, adver-
tisements or other legal propositions or notices in newspapers desig-
nated pursuant to law for such purpose and for which the rates are fixed
pursuant to law.
(b) No political party chairman of a county wholly included in a city
with a population of more than one million, or firm or association of
which such person is a member, or corporation, ten per centum or more of
the stock of which is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by such
person, shall (i) sell any goods [or], services OR REAL PROPERTY having
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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a value in excess of twenty-five dollars to any city agency, or (ii)
contract for or provide such goods [or], services OR REAL PROPERTY with
or to any private entity where the power to contract, appoint or retain
on behalf of such private entity is exercised directly or indirectly, by
a city agency or officer thereof, unless such goods [or], services OR
REAL PROPERTY are provided pursuant to an award or contract let after
public notice and competitive bidding. This paragraph shall not apply to
the publication of resolutions, advertisements or other legal proposi-
tions or notices in newspapers designated pursuant to law for such
purpose and for which the rates are fixed pursuant to law.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.