Assembly Bill A4722

                            
 
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                                   4722
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 5, 2019
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law and the  public  authorities  law,  in
   relation to authorizing increased flexibility for the state university
   of  New  York  at Stony Brook (Part A); to amend the education law, in
   relation to the use of state university of New  York  at  Stony  Brook
   property  (Part  B); to amend the education law, the state finance law
   and the tax law, in relation to the ability of  the  state  university
   trustees  to  purchase  items  and enter into contracts and agreements
   (Part C); to amend the education law and the  state  finance  law,  in
   relation  to  the  distribution of money received from various sources
   related to the state university of New York at Stony Brook  (Part  D);
   and  to amend the education law, in relation to providing that certain
   lease of the state university of New York at Stony Brook need  not  be
   submitted to the attorney general for his or her approval (Part E)
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as  the  "Stony
 Brook University quality higher education and economic development act".
   §  2.  Legislative  findings  and intent.   The legislature finds that
 Stony Brook University is and continues to be a strong and valued player
 in the Long Island economy. The state  must  recognize  the  benefit  of
 strengthening  its  partnership  with Stony Brook University in terms of
 creating jobs and keeping individuals gainfully  employed.  Stony  Brook
 University must also continue to focus on its contributions to the local
 economy and the role it can play beyond the Long Island region.
   Stony  Brook  University  ranks  among  the foremost research academic
 institutions in the world. The University  must  continue  to  ensure  a
 quality  education  for  all  of  its students, advance its research and
 clinical missions, and remain competitive with the other 61  Association
 of  American  Universities institutions across the nation.  Its research
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 and development park, along with Brookhaven  National  Laboratory,  will
 also  serve  a  critical  role  in the development of high technologies,
 bio-technologies, and medical technologies and will continue  to  stimu-
 late  the  economy  and  provide  jobs and be the foundation for further
 alliances with public and private research entities.
   Finally, the legislature intends to  provide  Stony  Brook  University
 greater  flexibility  and  resources to ensure the continued delivery of
 the highest quality education to its students, the future workforce  for
 our  communities; University Hospital and Medical Center, the safety net
 for critical care on Long Island, and the training site for  the  future
 medical  professionals;  the  necessary support for its faculty, and the
 tools to drive our economy back to prosperity.
   § 3. This act enacts into law major components  of  legislation  which
 are  necessary for the efficient and productive operation of this state.
 Each component is wholly contained within a Part identified as  Parts  A
 through  E.  The  effective  date or dates for each particular provision
 contained within such Part are set forth in the  last  section  of  such
 Part.  Any  provision  in any section contained within a Part, including
 the effective date of the Part, which makes reference to a  section  "of
 this act", when used in connection with that particular component, shall
 be  deemed to mean and refer to the corresponding section of the Part in
 which it is found.
 
                                  PART A
 
   Section 1. Paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 355 of  the  educa-
 tion law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 4-a to read as follows:
   (4-A) COMMENCING WITH THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY ACADEMIC YEAR, THE PRES-
 IDENT  OF  THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK, IN CONSULTA-
 TION WITH THE STONY BROOK COUNCIL, IS AUTHORIZED TO REQUEST REVENUES FOR
 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN DEGREE GRANTING PROGRAMS AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF
 NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK WITH THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE TRUSTEES.
   § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of  section  1676  of  the  public
 authorities  law is amended by adding two new undesignated paragraphs to
 read as follows:
   THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK,  IN  CONNECTION  WITH
 THE    FINANCING,   REFINANCING,   ACQUISITION,   DESIGN,   DEVELOPMENT,
 CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION,  REHABILITATION,  IMPROVEMENT,
 EXPANSION,  FURNISHING  AND  EQUIPPING  OF,  OR  OTHERWISE PROVIDING FOR
 ACADEMIC BUILDINGS, DORMITORIES, AND OTHER FACILITIES ON LANDS  HELD  BY
 THE  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW
 YORK AT STONY BROOK OR LANDS LEASED BY THE STATE  OF  NEW  YORK  OR  THE
 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK FOR USE BY STUDENTS, FACULTY
 AND STAFF OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK.
   ANY STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK CAMPUS-RELATED FOUNDA-
 TION, ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OR AFFILIATE THEREOF, ANY NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPO-
 RATION  OR  ASSOCIATION  ORGANIZED BY THE PRESIDENT OR THE ALUMNI OF THE
 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK TO FURTHER ITS PURPOSES,  OR
 ANY  LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY WHOSE SOLE MEMBER IS ANY ONE OF THE FORE-
 GOING ENTITIES, IN CONNECTION WITH THE FINANCING, REFINANCING,  ACQUISI-
 TION,  DESIGN,  DEVELOPMENT,  CONSTRUCTION,  RECONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION,
 REHABILITATION, IMPROVEMENT, EXPANSION, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF,  OR
 OTHERWISE  PROVIDING  FOR,  ACADEMIC  BUILDINGS,  DORMITORIES, AND OTHER
 FACILITIES FOR THE USE OF STUDENTS,  FACULTY  AND  STAFF  OF  THE  STATE
 UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK.

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   §  3.  Subdivision  1 of section 1680 of the public authorities law is
 amended by adding two new undesignated paragraphs to read as follows:
   THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY  OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK, IN CONNECTION WITH
 THE   FINANCING,   REFINANCING,   ACQUISITION,   DESIGN,    DEVELOPMENT,
 CONSTRUCTION,  RECONSTRUCTION,  RENOVATION, REHABILITATION, IMPROVEMENT,
 EXPANSION, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING  OF,  OR  OTHERWISE  PROVIDING  FOR,
 ACADEMIC  BUILDINGS,  DORMITORIES, AND OTHER FACILITIES ON LANDS HELD BY
 THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW
 YORK  AT  STONY  BROOK  OR  LANDS LEASED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR THE
 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK FOR USE BY STUDENTS, FACULTY
 AND STAFF OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK.
   ANY STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK CAMPUS-RELATED FOUNDA-
 TION, ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OR AFFILIATE THEREOF, ANY NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPO-
 RATION OR ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY
 OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK TO  FURTHER  ITS  PURPOSES,  OR  ANY  LIMITED
 LIABILITY  COMPANY  WHOSE  SOLE MEMBER IS ANY ONE OF THE FOREGOING ENTI-
 TIES,  IN  CONNECTION  WITH  THE  FINANCING,  REFINANCING,  ACQUISITION,
 DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, REHABILI-
 TATION,  IMPROVEMENT,  EXPANSION, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF, OR OTHER-
 WISE PROVIDING FOR, ACADEMIC BUILDINGS, DORMITORIES, AND  OTHER  FACILI-
 TIES  FOR THE USE OF STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY
 OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK.
   § 4. Any contracts entered into by the dormitory authority pursuant to
 this act shall be deemed state contracts within the meaning of that term
 as set forth in article 15-A of the executive law;  and  such  authority
 shall  be  deemed, for the purposes of this act, a contracting agency as
 that term is used in article 15-A of the executive law.
   § 5. Subdivision 12 of section 373 of the education law, as amended by
 section 2 of subpart A of part D of chapter 58 of the laws of  2011,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   12.  To procure and execute contracts, lease agreements, and all other
 instruments necessary or convenient for the exercise  of  its  corporate
 powers and the fulfillment of its corporate purposes under this article.
 Notwithstanding  subdivision  two  of  section one hundred twelve of the
 state finance law or any other law to the  contrary,  fund  procurements
 shall not be subject to the prior approval of any state officer or agen-
 cy. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ALL SUCH
 FUND PROCUREMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY
 BROOK  SHALL BE SUBJECT ONLY TO PROCUREMENT GUIDELINES THAT ARE ANNUALLY
 ADOPTED BY THE FUND TRUSTEES, WHICH SHALL SUBSTANTIALLY CONFORM  TO  THE
 PROVISIONS OF TITLE FOUR OF ARTICLE NINE OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW;
   §  6.  Subdivision 12 of section 373 of the education law, as added by
 chapter 251 of the laws of 1962, is amended to read as follows:
   12. To [make] PROCURE and execute contracts, lease agreements, and all
 other instruments necessary or convenient for the exercise of its corpo-
 rate powers and the fulfillment of its  corporate  purposes  under  this
 article.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ALL SUCH FUND
 PROCUREMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK  AT  STONY
 BROOK  SHALL BE SUBJECT ONLY TO PROCUREMENT GUIDELINES THAT ARE ANNUALLY
 ADOPTED BY THE FUND TRUSTEES, WHICH SHALL SUBSTANTIALLY CONFORM  TO  THE
 PROVISIONS OF TITLE FOUR OF ARTICLE NINE OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW;
   §  7.  Section  373  of  the  education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 20 to read as follows:
   20. TO  DESIGN,  CONSTRUCT,  ACQUIRE,  RECONSTRUCT,  REHABILITATE  AND
 IMPROVE  ACADEMIC BUILDINGS, DORMITORIES AND OTHER FACILITIES FOR USE BY
 STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY

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 BROOK USING ANY PROJECT DELIVERY METHOD, INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO,
 DESIGN/BID/BUILD,  DESIGN/BUILD  OR  CONSTRUCTION  MANAGER AT RISK, THAT
 WILL ASSIST THE FUND IN FULFILLING  ITS  PURPOSES  UNDER  SECTION  THREE
 HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE.
   §  8.  Subdivisions  9  and 10 of section 376 of the education law are
 renumbered subdivisions 10 and 11 and a new subdivision 9  is  added  to
 read as follows:
   9.  ALL CONTRACTS WHICH ARE TO BE AWARDED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION
 ON BEHALF OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY  BROOK  SHALL  BE
 AWARDED PURSUANT TO PROCUREMENT GUIDELINES APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE FUND
 TRUSTEES   OR  BY  PUBLIC  LETTING  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  FOLLOWING
 PROVISIONS,  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  CONTRARY  PROVISION  OF  SECTION  ONE
 HUNDRED  TWELVE,  ONE  HUNDRED  THIRTY-FIVE, ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX, ONE
 HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE OR ONE HUNDRED FORTY OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW OR ANY
 OTHER LAW, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT WHERE THE ESTIMATED  EXPENSE  OF  ANY
 CONTRACT  WHICH MAY BE AWARDED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION IS LESS THAN
 TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, A PERFORMANCE BOND AND  A  BOND  FOR
 THE  PAYMENT  OF  LABOR AND MATERIAL MAY, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE FUND,
 NOT BE REQUIRED, AND EXCEPT THAT  IN  THE  DISCRETION  OF  THE  FUND,  A
 CONTRACT  MAY  BE  ENTERED INTO FOR SUCH PURPOSES WITHOUT PUBLIC LETTING
 WHERE THE ESTIMATED EXPENSE THEREOF IS LESS THAN FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS,
 OR WHERE IN THE JUDGMENT OF THE FUND AN EMERGENCY CONDITION EXISTS AS  A
 RESULT  OF  DAMAGE  TO AN EXISTING ACADEMIC BUILDING, DORMITORY OR OTHER
 FACILITY WHICH HAS BEEN CAUSED BY AN ACT OF GOD, FIRE OR OTHER CASUALTY,
 OR ANY OTHER UNANTICIPATED, SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED OCCURRENCE,  THAT  HAS
 RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO OR A MALFUNCTION IN AN EXISTING ACADEMIC BUILDING,
 DORMITORY  OR OTHER FACILITY AND INVOLVES A PRESSING NECESSITY FOR IMME-
 DIATE REPAIR, RECONSTRUCTION OR MAINTENANCE IN ORDER TO PERMIT THE  SAFE
 CONTINUATION  OF THE USE OR FUNCTION OF SUCH FACILITY, OR TO PROTECT THE
 FACILITY OR THE LIFE, HEALTH OR SAFETY OF ANY PERSON, AND THE NATURE  OF
 THE  WORK IS SUCH THAT IN THE JUDGMENT OF THE FUND IT WOULD BE IMPRACTI-
 CAL AND AGAINST THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO HAVE  PUBLIC  LETTING;  PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER,  THAT  THE FUND, PRIOR TO AWARDING A CONTRACT HEREUNDER BECAUSE
 OF AN EMERGENCY CONDITION NOTIFY THE COMPTROLLER OF ITS INTENT TO  AWARD
 SUCH A CONTRACT:
   A.  THE  LETTING  AGENCY  SHALL ADVERTISE THE INVITATION TO BID OR THE
 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS IN A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THE COUNTY OF  SUFFOLK
 AND  IN  SUCH  OTHER NEWSPAPERS AS WILL BE MOST LIKELY IN ITS OPINION TO
 GIVE ADEQUATE NOTICE TO  CONTRACTORS  OF  THE  WORK  REQUIRED  PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER,  THAT  WHERE THE ESTIMATED EXPENSE OF ANY CONTRACT WHICH MAY BE
 AWARDED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION IS  LESS  THAN  TWO  HUNDRED  FIFTY
 THOUSAND DOLLARS, THE LETTING AGENCY MAY ADVERTISE THE INVITATION TO BID
 SOLELY THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED PURSU-
 ANT  TO  SECTION  ONE HUNDRED FORTY-TWO OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LAW.
 THE INVITATION TO BID OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS SHALL CONTAIN SUCH INFOR-
 MATION AS THE LETTING AGENCY SHALL DEEM APPROPRIATE.
   B. THE LETTING AGENCY  SHALL  NOT  AWARD  ANY  CONTRACT  AFTER  PUBLIC
 BIDDING  EXCEPT  TO THE LOWEST BIDDER WHO IN ITS OPINION IS QUALIFIED TO
 PERFORM THE WORK REQUIRED AND IS RESPONSIBLE AND RELIABLE.  THE  LETTING
 AGENCY  MAY,  HOWEVER, REJECT ANY OR ALL BIDS, AGAIN ADVERTISE FOR BIDS,
 OR WAIVE ANY INFORMALITY IN A BID IF IT BELIEVES THAT THE PUBLIC  INTER-
 EST WILL BE PROMOTED THEREBY.
   C.  THE  INVITATION  TO  BID,  REQUEST  FOR PROPOSALS AND THE CONTRACT
 AWARDED  SHALL  CONTAIN  SUCH  OTHER  TERMS  AND  CONDITIONS,  AND  SUCH
 PROVISIONS FOR PENALTIES, AS THE LETTING AGENCY MAY DEEM DESIRABLE.

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   D.  ANY  CONTRACT AWARDED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL CONTAIN A
 CLAUSE THAT THE CONTRACT SHALL BE DEEMED EXECUTORY TO THE EXTENT OF  THE
 MONEYS  AVAILABLE  AND  THAT  NO LIABILITY SHALL BE INCURRED BY THE FUND
 BEYOND THE MONEYS AVAILABLE THEREFOR.
   E.  THE LETTING AGENCY SHALL REQUIRE SUCH DEPOSITS, BONDS AND SECURITY
 IN CONNECTION WITH THE SUBMISSION OF BIDS OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS,  THE
 AWARD  OF CONTRACTS AND THE PERFORMANCE OF WORK AS IT SHALL DETERMINE TO
 BE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE STATE, THE STATE
 UNIVERSITY, THE FUND AND THE LETTING AGENCY.
   F. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,
 ALL   CONTRACTS   FOR  PUBLIC  WORK  AWARDED  BY  THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY
 CONSTRUCTION FUND PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL  BE  IN  ACCORDANCE
 WITH SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE-F OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   § 9. On January first of each year, the president of the state univer-
 sity  of  New York at Stony Brook shall submit a report to the governor,
 the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of  the  assembly.
 Specifically,  the report shall address each of the following: the state
 university of New York at Stony Brook's progress in competing  with  the
 top  academic  research institutions; the impact of the state university
 of New York at Stony Brook's efforts to increase the well-being of  Long
 Island's  economy  including the university's efforts to develop new and
 innovative purchasing  and  contracting  modalities  including  but  not
 limited to project labor agreements; and the impact of revenue increases
 and  efforts to ensure affordable access to the exceptional education to
 economically challenged students.
   § 10. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
 ments to subdivision 12 of section 373 of the  education  law,  made  by
 section  five of this act shall not affect the expiration of such subdi-
 vision and shall expire therewith, when upon such date the provisions of
 section six of this act shall take effect.
 
                                  PART B
 
   Section 1.  Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 355 of the  educa-
 tion  law,  as amended by section 18 of part A of chapter 68 of the laws
 of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   a. To take, hold and administer on behalf of the state  university  or
 any  institution  therein,  real  and  personal property or any interest
 therein and the income thereof either absolutely or  in  trust  for  any
 educational  or  other  purpose  within  the  jurisdiction and corporate
 purposes of the state university , AND, WITH  RESPECT  TO  ANY  PROPERTY
 UTILIZED  BY OR COMPRISING ANY PART OF THE CAMPUSES OF THE STATE UNIVER-
 SITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK, TO DISPOSE OF  SUCH  PROPERTY  IN  SUCH
 MANNER  AND  UPON SUCH TERMS AS ITS TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.  THE TRUS-
 TEES SHALL ALLOW AND REGULATE THE USE OF SUCH PROPERTY  FOR  OTHER  THAN
 THE  CORPORATE  PURPOSES  OF  THE  STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY
 BROOK, BY PERMIT, LEASE, LICENSE OR OTHER AGREEMENT, FOR PERIODS NOT  TO
 EXCEED  TEN YEARS, AND PRESCRIBE THE FEES, IF ANY, THAT PERSONS, ASSOCI-
 ATIONS AND CORPORATIONS ALLOWED THE USE OF SUCH PROPERTY SHALL PAY.  The
 trustees may acquire property for such purposes by  purchase,  appropri-
 ation  or  lease  and  by  the acceptance of gifts, grants, bequests and
 devises, and, within appropriations made therefor, may equip and furnish
 buildings and otherwise improve property owned, used or occupied by  the
 state  university  or  any institution therein. THE TRUSTEES MAY ACQUIRE
 PROPERTY FOR OR ON BEHALF OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK  AT  STONY
 BROOK  BY  THE  ACCEPTANCE  OF  CONDITIONAL  GIFTS,  GRANTS,  DEVISES OR

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 BEQUESTS, THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION ELEVEN  OF  THE  STATE  FINANCE  LAW
 NOTWITHSTANDING.  The trustees may acquire property by the acceptance of
 conditional gifts,  grants,  devises  or  bequests,  the  provisions  of
 section  eleven  of  the  state  finance law notwithstanding. Where real
 property is to be acquired by purchase or appropriation,  such  acquisi-
 tion shall be in accordance with the provisions of section three hundred
 seven  of this chapter except that the powers and duties in said section
 mentioned to be performed by the commissioner shall be performed by  the
 state university trustees. The provisions of section three of the public
 lands  law  notwithstanding,  the  trustees may provide for the lease of
 state-owned real property under the jurisdiction of the state university
 that is part of a tax-free NY area approved pursuant to article  twenty-
 one  of the economic development law, in such manner and upon such terms
 as the trustees shall determine, provided such lease is consistent  with
 the  approved plan for such tax-free NY area. THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS
 THREE, THIRTY-A, AND THIRTY-THREE OF THE PUBLIC LANDS LAW  NOTWITHSTAND-
 ING,  THE  TRUSTEES MAY PROVIDE FOR THE SALE, LEASE, TRANSFER OR CONVEY-
 ANCE OF STATE-OWNED REAL PROPERTY UNDER THE JURISDICTION  OF  THE  STATE
 UNIVERSITY  COMPRISING  ANY PART OF THE CAMPUSES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY
 OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK IN SUCH MANNER AND UPON  SUCH  TERMS  AS  THE
 TRUSTEES  SHALL  DETERMINE.  THE FOREGOING NOTWITHSTANDING, THE TRUSTEES
 MAY PROVIDE FOR THE LEASE OF SUCH  REAL  PROPERTY  FOR  PERIODS  NOT  TO
 EXCEED  FIFTY  YEARS  IN  SUPPORT OF THE EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER CORPORATE
 PURPOSES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK, UNLESS  THE
 SUBJECT  PROJECT IS IN CONFLICT WITH THE MISSION OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY
 OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DEVELOPMENT
 AND OPERATION OF RESEARCH, INCUBATOR, COMMUNITY,  HEALTH  CARE,  RETAIL,
 FOOD  SERVICE,  TELECOMMUNICATION,  STUDENT AND FACULTY HOUSING, ENERGY,
 GOVERNMENTAL,  SENIOR  COMMUNITY,  CONFERENCE  CENTER  AND  RECREATIONAL
 FACILITIES,  AND  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF  MAXIMIZING  THE  USE OF NATURAL
 RESOURCES; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE PRESIDENT OF THE STATE  UNIVERSITY  OF
 NEW  YORK  AT  STONY BROOK SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE OF ANY SUCH LEASE TO THE
 CHAIRS OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE ASSEMBLY WAYS  AND  MEANS
 COMMITTEE  AND  TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS PRIOR
 TO EXECUTING SUCH LEASE. THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  SIXTY-
 SEVEN OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW NOTWITHSTANDING, THE TRUSTEES MAY PROVIDE
 FOR  THE  SALE, LEASE, TRANSFER OR CONVEYANCE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY UNDER
 THE CUSTODY AND CONTROL OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF  NEW  YORK  AT  STONY
 BROOK  IN  SUCH  MANNER AND UPON SUCH TERMS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETER-
 MINE. THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION TWENTY-THREE OF THE PUBLIC LANDS LAW AND
 SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN OF THE STATE FINANCE  LAW  NOTWITHSTAND-
 ING, THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE, LEASE, TRANSFER OR CONVEYANCE OF STATE-
 OWNED  REAL  PROPERTY  COMPRISING  ANY PART OF THE CAMPUSES OF THE STATE
 UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK OR OF PERSONAL PROPERTY UNDER  THE
 CUSTODY  AND  CONTROL OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK
 SHALL BE RETAINED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK AND
 SHALL BE USED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK  AT  STONY  BROOK  FOR
 EXPENSES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK.
   §  2.    Paragraph  a of subdivision 2 of section 355 of the education
 law, as amended by chapter 552 of the laws of 1985, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   a.  To  take, hold and administer on behalf of the state university or
 any institution therein, real and  personal  property  or  any  interest
 therein  and  the  income  thereof either absolutely or in trust for any
 educational or other  purpose  within  the  jurisdiction  and  corporate
 purposes  of  the  state  university,  AND, WITH RESPECT TO ANY PROPERTY

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 UTILIZED BY OR COMPRISING ANY PART OF THE CAMPUSES OF THE STATE  UNIVER-
 SITY  OF  NEW  YORK  AT STONY BROOK, TO DISPOSE OF SUCH PROPERTY IN SUCH
 MANNER AND UPON SUCH TERMS AS ITS TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.   THE  TRUS-
 TEES  SHALL  ALLOW  AND REGULATE THE USE OF SUCH PROPERTY FOR OTHER THAN
 THE CORPORATE PURPOSES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK  AT  STONY
 BROOK,  BY PERMIT, LEASE, LICENSE OR OTHER AGREEMENT, FOR PERIODS NOT TO
 EXCEED TEN YEARS, AND PRESCRIBE THE FEES, IF ANY, THAT PERSONS,  ASSOCI-
 ATIONS  AND CORPORATIONS ALLOWED THE USE OF SUCH PROPERTY SHALL PAY. The
 trustees may acquire property for such purposes by  purchase,  appropri-
 ation  or  lease  and  by  the acceptance of gifts, grants, bequests and
 devises, and, within appropriations made therefor, may equip and furnish
 buildings and otherwise improve property owned, used or occupied by  the
 state  university  or any institution therein.  THE TRUSTEES MAY ACQUIRE
 PROPERTY FOR OR ON BEHALF OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK  AT  STONY
 BROOK  BY  THE  ACCEPTANCE  OF  CONDITIONAL  GIFTS,  GRANTS,  DEVISES OR
 BEQUESTS, THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION ELEVEN  OF  THE  STATE  FINANCE  LAW
 NOTWITHSTANDING.  Where  real  property is to be acquired by purchase or
 appropriation,  such  acquisition  shall  be  in  accordance  with   the
 provisions  of  section  three hundred seven of this chapter except that
 the powers and duties in said section mentioned to be performed  by  the
 commissioner  [of  education] shall be performed by the state university
 trustees.  THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS THREE, THIRTY-A, AND  THIRTY-THREE
 OF  THE  PUBLIC  LANDS LAW NOTWITHSTANDING, THE TRUSTEES MAY PROVIDE FOR
 THE SALE, LEASE, TRANSFER OR CONVEYANCE  OF  STATE-OWNED  REAL  PROPERTY
 UNDER  THE  JURISDICTION  OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY COMPRISING ANY PART OF
 THE CAMPUSES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK IN  SUCH
 MANNER  AND UPON SUCH TERMS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE. THE FOREGO-
 ING NOTWITHSTANDING, THE TRUSTEES MAY PROVIDE FOR THE LEASE OF SUCH REAL
 PROPERTY FOR PERIODS NOT TO EXCEED FIFTY YEARS IN SUPPORT OF THE  EDUCA-
 TIONAL  AND OTHER CORPORATE PURPOSES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
 AT STONY BROOK, UNLESS THE SUBJECT  PROJECT  IS  IN  CONFLICT  WITH  THE
 MISSION  OF  THE  STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK, INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF RESEARCH, INCUBATOR,
 COMMUNITY, HEALTH CARE, RETAIL, FOOD SERVICE, TELECOMMUNICATION, STUDENT
 AND FACULTY HOUSING, ENERGY, GOVERNMENTAL, SENIOR COMMUNITY,  CONFERENCE
 CENTER  AND  RECREATIONAL  FACILITIES, AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAXIMIZING
 THE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE  PRESIDENT  OF  THE
 STATE  UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE OF ANY
 SUCH LEASE TO THE CHAIRS OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE  ASSEM-
 BLY  WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AND TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET AT LEAST
 THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO EXECUTING SUCH LEASE. THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION ONE
 HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW NOTWITHSTANDING, THE  TRUS-
 TEES MAY PROVIDE FOR THE SALE, LEASE, TRANSFER OR CONVEYANCE OF PERSONAL
 PROPERTY  UNDER  THE  CUSTODY AND CONTROL OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW
 YORK AT STONY BROOK IN SUCH MANNER AND UPON SUCH TERMS AS  THE  TRUSTEES
 SHALL  DETERMINE.  THE  PROVISIONS OF SECTION TWENTY-THREE OF THE PUBLIC
 LANDS LAW AND SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN OF THE STATE  FINANCE  LAW
 NOTWITHSTANDING,  THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE, LEASE, TRANSFER OR CONVEY-
 ANCE OF STATE-OWNED REAL PROPERTY COMPRISING ANY PART OF THE CAMPUSES OF
 THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK OR OF PERSONAL  PROPERTY
 UNDER  THE  CUSTODY  AND  CONTROL OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT
 STONY BROOK SHALL BE RETAINED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK  AT
 STONY  BROOK  AND  SHALL  BE USED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT
 STONY BROOK FOR EXPENSES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW  YORK  AT  STONY
 BROOK.

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   § 3. Paragraph s of subdivision 2 of section 355 of the education law,
 as amended by section 19 of part A of chapter 68 of the laws of 2013, is
 amended to read as follows:
   s.  To  lease  or  make available to the state university construction
 fund, the dormitory authority or other public benefit  corporation,  the
 New  York  state teachers' retirement system, the New York state employ-
 ees' retirement system, [or] a business that  intends  to  locate  in  a
 tax-free NY area approved pursuant to article twenty-one of the economic
 development  law OR, IN THE CASE OF STATE-OWNED REAL PROPERTY COMPRISING
 ANY PART OF THE CAMPUSES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW  YORK  AT  STONY
 BROOK,  ANY  OTHER  PUBLIC  OR  PRIVATE FOR-PROFIT OR NON-PROFIT ENTITY,
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ORGANIZED
 UNDER SECTION FOURTEEN HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT  CORPORATION
 LAW  OR  AN  INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ORGANIZED UNDER ARTICLE EIGH-
 TEEN-A OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, a portion of the  grounds  or  real
 property  occupied  by  a  state-operated  institution  or  statutory or
 contract college  for  the  construction,  acquisition,  reconstruction,
 rehabilitation  or  improvement  of  academic  buildings, dormitories or
 other facilities thereon pursuant to article eight-A of this chapter and
 for the purpose of facilitating such construction,  acquisition,  recon-
 struction,  rehabilitation  or  improvement,  to  enter  into leases and
 agreements for the use of any such academic building, dormitory or other
 facility in accordance with the  provisions  of  section  three  hundred
 seventy-eight  of  this  chapter; provided, however, that nothing herein
 contained shall affect the provisions of any lease or agreement  hereto-
 fore  executed by the state university with the dormitory authority. The
 state university trustees may also enter into agreements with the  state
 university  construction  fund,  the dormitory authority or other public
 benefit corporation, the New York state teachers' retirement system, the
 New York state employees' retirement  system  [or],  any  business  that
 intends  to  locate  in  a tax-free NY area approved pursuant to article
 twenty-one of the economic development law AND, IN THE  CASE  OF  STATE-
 OWNED  REAL  PROPERTY  COMPRISING  ANY PART OF THE CAMPUSES OF THE STATE
 UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK, WITH ANY OTHER PUBLIC OR  PRIVATE
 FOR-PROFIT  OR  NON-PROFIT ENTITY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO A LOCAL
 DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER SECTION FOURTEEN HUNDRED  ELEVEN
 OF THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW OR AN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGEN-
 CY  ORGANIZED  UNDER ARTICLE EIGHTEEN-A OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, to
 furnish heat from a central heating  plant  to  any  academic  building,
 dormitory  or  other facility erected by them or with moneys supplied by
 them. Any such academic building, dormitory or other facility shall  not
 be subject to taxation for any purpose.
   §  4.  Subdivision 2 of section 355 of the education law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph aa to read as follows:
   AA. IN CONNECTION WITH PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN SUPPORT  OF  THE
 CORPORATE  PURPOSES  OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK,
 INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY
 BROOK'S INITIATIVE, TO PARTICIPATE IN JOINT AND COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
 WITH PUBLIC, NON-PROFIT AND BUSINESS ENTITIES AS PARTNERS, JOINT VENTUR-
 ERS, MEMBERS OF NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONS, MEMBERS  OF  LIMITED  LIABILITY
 COMPANIES AND SHAREHOLDERS OF BUSINESS CORPORATIONS. THE STATE UNIVERSI-
 TY'S  PARTICIPATION  ON  BEHALF  OF  THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT
 STONY BROOK SHALL BE SUBJECT TO GUIDELINES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY  WITH
 RESPECT  TO  CONFLICTS  OF INTEREST AND TO ARTICLE FOURTEEN OF THE CIVIL
 SERVICE LAW AND THE APPLICABLE  PROVISIONS  OF  AGREEMENTS  BETWEEN  THE
 STATE  AND  EMPLOYEE  ORGANIZATIONS  PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FOURTEEN OF THE

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 CIVIL SERVICE LAW. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION IN SECTION
 EIGHT OF THE COURT OF CLAIMS ACT, THE STATE UNIVERSITY MAY INCLUDE IN  A
 CONTRACT  RELATING  TO  SUCH  PARTICIPATION,  OTHER THAN A CONTRACT WITH
 STATE  EMPLOYEES RELATING TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT, A
 PROVISION THAT SOME OR ALL DISPUTES ARISING UNDER  OR  RELATED  TO  SUCH
 CONTRACT SHALL BE RESOLVED BY BINDING ARBITRATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
 RULES   OF  A  NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED  ARBITRATION  ASSOCIATION.  NOTHING
 CONTAINED IN THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW OR IN ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR  REGU-
 LATION,  SHALL  BE  CONSTRUED OR APPLIED TO PROHIBIT STATE UNIVERSITY OF
 NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES FROM ENGAGING  IN  ACTIV-
 ITIES  FOR  WHICH  NO  COMPENSATION  IS  PAID  AS DESIGNEES OF THE STATE
 UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH JOINT  AND
 COOPERATIVE  ARRANGEMENTS,  INCLUDING  SERVING AS DESIGNEES OF THE STATE
 UNIVERSITY AS MEMBERS, SHAREHOLDERS OR AS DIRECTORS ON BOARDS  OR  OTHER
 GOVERNING BODIES OF CORPORATIONS OR OTHER ENTITIES.  CONFIDENTIAL INFOR-
 MATION  GAINED  BY  STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK OFFICERS
 AND EMPLOYEES WHILE SERVING AS DESIGNEES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF  NEW
 YORK  AT  STONY BROOK AS MEMBERS, SHAREHOLDERS OR AS DIRECTORS ON BOARDS
 OR  OTHER  GOVERNING  BODIES  OF  CORPORATIONS  OR  OTHER  ENTITIES   IN
 CONNECTION  WITH  SUCH  JOINT UNDERTAKINGS AND ARRANGEMENTS SHALL NOT BE
 CONSIDERED A "RECORD" AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION  EIGHTY-
 SIX OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
   §  5. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
 ments to paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 355  of  the  education
 law,  made by section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of
 such paragraph and shall expire  therewith,  when  upon  such  date  the
 provisions of section two of this act shall take effect.
 
                                  PART C

   Section  1.  Subdivisions 5 and 6 of section 355 of the education law,
 as amended by section 1 of subpart B of part D of chapter 58 of the laws
 of 2011, paragraph a of subdivision 5 as amended by section 31 of part L
 of chapter 55 of the laws of 2012, are amended to read as follows:
   5. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision two  of  section  one
 hundred  twelve and sections one hundred fifteen, one hundred sixty-one,
 and one hundred sixty-three of the  state  finance  law  and  [sections]
 SECTION  three [and six] of the New York state printing and public docu-
 ments law or any other law to the contrary, the state  university  trus-
 tees are authorized and empowered to:
   a.   (i)   purchase   materials,  proprietary  electronic  information
 resources including but  not  limited  to  academic,  professional,  and
 industry  journals,  reference  handbooks and manuals, research tracking
 tools, indexes and abstracts, equipment and supplies, including computer
 equipment and motor  vehicles,  (ii)  execute  contracts  for  SERVICES,
 PERMITS,  LICENSES,  LEASES,  CONTRACTS FOR THE PURCHASE OR SALE OF REAL
 PROPERTY, AND construction and construction-related services  contracts,
 and  (iii)  contract  for  printing, without prior approval by any other
 state officer or agency[, but subject to rules and  regulations  of  the
 state comptroller not otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of this
 section and] in accordance with guidelines, RULES OR REGULATIONS promul-
 gated by the state university board of trustees [after consultation with
 the state comptroller];
   a-1. execute contracts for services [to an amount not exceeding twenty
 thousand  dollars]  without prior approval by any other state officer or
 agency[, but subject to rules and regulations of the  state  comptroller

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 not  otherwise  inconsistent with the provisions of this section and] in
 accordance with the guidelines, RULES OR REGULATIONS promulgated by  the
 state  university  board  of trustees [after consultation with the state
 comptroller.  In  addition,  the  trustees,  after consultation with the
 commissioner of general services, are authorized to  annually  negotiate
 with the state comptroller increases in the aforementioned dollar limits
 and  the  exemption of any services or categories of services from these
 limits];
   b. to establish cash advance accounts for the  purpose  of  purchasing
 materials,  supplies, or services, for cash advances for travel expenses
 and per diem allowances, or for advance payment of wages and salary. The
 account may be used to purchase such materials,  supplies,  or  services
 where  the  amount  of  a  single  purchase does not exceed one thousand
 dollars, in accordance with such guidelines as shall  be  prescribed  by
 the  state  university trustees [after consultation with the state comp-
 troller];
   c. establish guidelines  in  consultation  with  the  commissioner  of
 general  services  authorizing  participation by the state university in
 programs administered by the office of general services for the purchase
 of available New York state food products. The commissioner  of  general
 services  shall  provide assistance to the state university necessary to
 enable the university to participate in these programs;
   d.  [award  contract  extensions  for  campus  transportation  without
 competitive  bidding  where  such  contracts were secured either through
 competitive bidding or through evaluation  of  proposals,  however  such
 extensions may be rejected if the amount to be paid to the contractor in
 any year of such proposed extension fails to reflect any decrease in the
 regional  consumer  price index for the New York, New York-Northeastern,
 New Jersey area, based upon the index for all  urban  consumers  (CPI-U)
 during  the  preceding  twelve-month period. At the time of any contract
 extension, consideration shall be  given  to  any  competitive  proposal
 offered  by  a  public  transportation  agency.  Such  contract  may  be
 increased for each year of the contract extension by an  amount  not  to
 exceed  the regional consumer price index increase for the New York, New
 York-Northeastern, New Jersey area, based upon the index for  all  urban
 consumers (CPI-U), during the preceding twelve-month period, provided it
 has  been  satisfactorily  established  by the contractor that there has
 been at least an equivalent increase in the amount of his cost of opera-
 tion, during the period of the contract.
   e.] guidelines promulgated by the state university board  of  trustees
 shall,  to the extent practicable, require that competitive proposals be
 solicited for purchases, and shall include requirements  that  purchases
 and  contracts  authorized under this section be at the lowest available
 price, including consideration of prices available through  other  state
 agencies, consistent with quality requirements, and as will best promote
 the  public  interest.  Such  purchases  may  be  made directly from any
 contractor pursuant to any contract for commodities let by the office of
 general services or any other state agency.
   6. To enter into any contract or agreement deemed necessary or  advis-
 able after consultation with appropriate state agencies for carrying out
 the  objects  and  purposes  of state university without prior review or
 approval by any state officer or agency  [other  than  the  state  comp-
 troller and the attorney general] including ENERGY PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS
 (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 9-102 OF THE ENERGY LAW), contracts with non-pro-
 fit corporations organized by officers, employees, alumni or students of
 state  university  for the furtherance of its objects and purposes, AND,

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 IN THE CASE OF  THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK  AT  STONY  BROOK,
 CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS WITH ANY CAMPUS-RELATED FOUNDATION, ALUMNI ASSO-
 CIATION  OR AFFILIATE THEREOF, ANY NON-PROFIT CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION
 ORGANIZED  BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY
 BROOK TO FURTHER ITS PURPOSES OR ANY LIMITED  LIABILITY  COMPANY,  WHOSE
 SOLE  MEMBER IS ANY OF THE FOREGOING ENTITIES FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF THE
 OBJECTS AND PURPOSES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK,
 INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY
 BROOK'S INITIATIVE.   Contracts or  agreements  entered  into  with  the
 federal  government  to  enable  participation  in  federal student loan
 programs, including any and all instruments required  thereunder,  shall
 not  be  subject  to  the requirements of section forty-one of the state
 finance law; provided, however, that the state shall not be  liable  for
 any  portion  of  any defaults which it has agreed to assume pursuant to
 any such agreement in an amount  in  excess  of  money  appropriated  or
 otherwise  lawfully  available  therefor  at  the time the liability for
 payment arises. The foregoing notwithstanding, any contract made for  or
 by  the  state  university for the purchase of: (i) materials, equipment
 and supplies, including computer equipment; (ii) motor  vehicles;  (iii)
 construction  and  construction-related  services  contracts;  and  (iv)
 printing shall not be subject to prior approval by any other state offi-
 cer or agency.
   § 2.  Subdivisions 5 and 6 of section 355 of the education law, subdi-
 vision 5 as added by chapter 552 of the laws of  1985,  paragraph  a  of
 subdivision  5  as  amended by section 32 of part L of chapter 55 of the
 laws of 2012, paragraph c of subdivision 5 as added by  chapter  103  of
 the  laws  of 1989, paragraph d of subdivision 5 as added by chapter 537
 of the laws of 1997 and subdivision 6 as amended by chapter 554  of  the
 laws of 1985, are amended to read as follows:
   5.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions of [paragraph] SUBDIVISION two of
 section one hundred twelve and sections one hundred fifteen, one hundred
 sixty-one[,] AND one hundred sixty-three [and one hundred  seventy-four]
 of  the  state finance law and [sections] SECTION three [and six] of the
 New York state printing and public documents law or any other law to the
 contrary, the state university trustees are authorized and empowered to:
   a.  (i)  purchase  materials,   proprietary   electronic   information
 resources  including  but  not  limited  to  academic, professional, and
 industry journals, reference handbooks and  manuals,  research  tracking
 tools,  indexes and abstracts equipment and supplies, including computer
 equipment and motor vehicles[, where the amount for  a  single  purchase
 does  not  exceed  twenty  thousand dollars], (ii) execute contracts for
 services, PERMITS, LICENSES, LEASES, CONTRACTS FOR THE PURCHASE OR  SALE
 OF REAL PROPERTY, and construction contracts [to an amount not exceeding
 twenty  thousand dollars], and (iii) contract for printing [to an amount
 not exceeding five thousand dollars],  without  prior  approval  by  any
 other  state officer or agency[, but subject to rules and regulations of
 the state comptroller not otherwise inconsistent with the provisions  of
 this  section  and]  in accordance with [the] GUIDELINES, rules [and] OR
 regulations promulgated by the state university board of trustees  after
 consultation  with  the  state  comptroller. [In addition, the trustees,
 after consultation  with  the  commissioner  of  general  services,  are
 authorized to annually negotiate with the state comptroller increases in
 the  aforementioned  dollar  limits  and  the exemption of any articles,
 categories of articles or commodities  from  these  limits.  Rules  and]
 GUIDELINES,  RULES  OR  regulations  promulgated by the state university
 board of trustees shall, to the extent practicable, require that compet-

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 itive proposals be solicited for purchases, and shall  include  require-
 ments  that  purchases and contracts authorized under this section be at
 the lowest available price, including consideration of prices  available
 through  other state agencies, consistent with quality requirements, and
 as will best promote the public interest. Such  purchases  may  be  made
 directly  from  any  contractor pursuant to any contract for commodities
 let by the office of general services or any other state agency;
   b. to establish cash advance accounts for the  purpose  of  purchasing
 materials,  supplies, or services, for cash advances for travel expenses
 and per diem allowances, or for advance payment of wages and salary. The
 account may be used to purchase such materials,  supplies,  or  services
 where  the amount of a single purchase does not exceed two hundred fifty
 dollars, in accordance with such guidelines as shall  be  prescribed  by
 the  state  university trustees [after consultation with the state comp-
 troller].
   c. establish guidelines  in  consultation  with  the  commissioner  of
 general  services  authorizing  participation by the state university in
 programs administered by the office of general services for the purchase
 of available New York state food products. The commissioner  of  general
 services  shall  provide assistance to the state university necessary to
 enable the university to participate in these programs.
   [d. (1) Award contract extensions for  campus  transportation  without
 competitive  bidding  where  such  contracts were secured either through
 competitive bidding or through evaluation of proposals in response to  a
 request  for  proposals  pursuant to subparagraph (2) of this paragraph,
 however such extensions may be rejected if the amount to be paid to  the
 contractor  in  any year of such proposed extension fails to reflect any
 decrease in the regional consumer price index  for  the  New  York,  New
 York-Northeastern,  New  Jersey area, based upon the index for all urban
 consumers (CPI-U) during the preceding twelve-month period. At the  time
 of  any  contract extension, consideration shall be given to any compet-
 itive proposal offered by a public transportation agency. Such  contract
 may  be  increased  for each year of the contract extension by an amount
 not to exceed the regional consumer price index  increase  for  the  New
 York,  New  York-Northeastern, New Jersey area, based upon the index for
 all urban consumers (CPI-U), during the preceding  twelve-month  period,
 provided  it  has been satisfactorily established by the contractor that
 there has been at least an equivalent increase in the amount of his cost
 of operation, during the period of the contract.]
   6. To enter into any contract or agreement deemed necessary or  advis-
 able after consultation with appropriate state agencies for carrying out
 the  objects  and  purposes  of state university without prior review or
 approval by any state officer or agency  [other  than  the  state  comp-
 troller and the attorney general] including ENERGY PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS
 (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 9-102 OF THE ENERGY LAW), contracts OR AGREEMENTS
 with non-profit corporations organized by officers, employees, alumni or
 students  of  state  university  for  the furtherance of its objects and
 purposes, AND, IN THE CASE OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT  STONY
 BROOK, CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS WITH ANY CAMPUS-RELATED FOUNDATION, ALUM-
 NI ASSOCIATION OR AFFILIATE THEREOF, ANY NON-PROFIT CORPORATION OR ASSO-
 CIATION  ORGANIZED  BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
 AT STONY BROOK TO FURTHER ITS PURPOSES OR ANY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY,
 WHOSE SOLE MEMBER IS ANY OF THE FOREGOING ENTITIES FOR  THE  FURTHERANCE
 OF THE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY
 BROOK,  INCLUDING,  WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
 AT STONY BROOK'S INITIATIVE.  Contracts or agreements entered into  with

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 the  federal  government to enable participation in federal student loan
 programs, including any and all instruments required  thereunder,  shall
 not  be  subject  to  the requirements of section forty-one of the state
 finance  law;  provided, however, that the state shall not be liable for
 any portion of any defaults which it has agreed to  assume  pursuant  to
 any  such  agreement  in  an  amount  in excess of money appropriated or
 otherwise lawfully available therefor at  the  time  the  liability  for
 payment arises.
   §  3.  Subdivisions  2  and 3 of section 112 of the state finance law,
 subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 319 of the laws of  1992,  paragraph
 (a) of subdivision 2 as amended by section 18 of part L of chapter 55 of
 the  laws  of 2012 and subdivision 3 as amended by section 2-c of part F
 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2016, are amended to read as follows:
   2. (a) Before any contract made for or by any  state  agency,  depart-
 ment,  board,  officer, commission, or institution, except the office of
 general services AND THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, shall be executed
 or become effective,  whenever  such  contract  exceeds  fifty  thousand
 dollars  in  amount and before any contract made for or by the office of
 general services shall be executed or become  effective,  whenever  such
 contract  exceeds eighty-five thousand dollars in amount, it shall first
 be approved by the comptroller and filed in his or her office, with  the
 exception of contracts established as a centralized contract through the
 office  of  general  services  and  purchase orders or other procurement
 transactions issued under such centralized  contracts.  The  comptroller
 shall  make  a  final  written determination with respect to approval of
 such contract within ninety days of the submission of such  contract  to
 his  or  her office unless the comptroller shall notify, in writing, the
 state agency, department, board, officer,  commission,  or  institution,
 prior to the expiration of the ninety day period, and for good cause, of
 the need for an extension of not more than fifteen days, or a reasonable
 period  of time agreed to by such state agency, department, board, offi-
 cer, commission, or institution and provided, further, that such written
 determination or extension shall be made part of the procurement  record
 pursuant  to  paragraph  f  of  subdivision  one  of section one hundred
 sixty-three of this chapter.
   (b) Whenever any liability of any nature shall be incurred by  or  for
 any  state  department, board, officer, commission, or institution OTHER
 THAN THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, notice that  such  liability  has
 been  incurred  shall be immediately given in writing to the state comp-
 troller.
   3. A contract or other instrument wherein the  state  or  any  of  its
 officers,  agencies, boards or commissions, OTHER THAN THE STATE UNIVER-
 SITY OF NEW YORK, agrees to give a consideration other than the  payment
 of money, when the value or reasonably estimated value of such consider-
 ation  exceeds  twenty-five  thousand  dollars, shall not become a valid
 enforceable contract unless such  contract  or  other  instrument  shall
 first be approved by the comptroller and filed in his OR HER office.
   §  4.  Paragraph  a  of  subdivision  1  of section 139-j of the state
 finance law, as amended by chapter 4 of the laws of 2010, is amended  to
 read as follows:
   a.  "Governmental  entity"  shall  mean:  (1)  any  department, board,
 bureau, commission, division, office, council, committee or  officer  of
 the  state, whether permanent or temporary, OTHER THAN THE STATE UNIVER-
 SITY OF NEW YORK; (2) each house  of  the  state  legislature;  (3)  the
 unified  court  system;  (4) any public authority, public benefit corpo-
 ration or commission created by  or  existing  pursuant  to  the  public

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 authorities law; (5) any public authority or public benefit corporation,
 at least one of whose members is appointed by the governor or who serves
 as  a  member  by  virtue  of holding a civil office of the state; (6) a
 municipal  agency, as that term is defined in paragraph (ii) of subdivi-
 sion (s) of section one-c of the legislative law; or (7) a subsidiary or
 affiliate of such a public authority.
   § 5. Paragraph a of subdivision  1  of  section  139-k  of  the  state
 finance  law, as amended by chapter 4 of the laws of 2010, is amended to
 read as follows:
   a. "Governmental  entity"  shall  mean:  (1)  any  department,  board,
 bureau,  commission,  division, office, council, committee or officer of
 the state, whether permanent or temporary, OTHER THAN THE STATE  UNIVER-
 SITY  OF  NEW  YORK;  (2)  each  house of the state legislature; (3) the
 unified court system; (4) any public authority,  public  benefit  corpo-
 ration  or  commission  created  by  or  existing pursuant to the public
 authorities law; (5) a public authority or public  benefit  corporation,
 at least one of whose members is appointed by the governor or who serves
 as a member by virtue of holding a civil office of the state; (6) munic-
 ipal  agency,  as  that term is defined in paragraph (ii) of subdivision
 (s) of section one-c of the legislative law;  or  (7)  a  subsidiary  or
 affiliate of such a public authority.
   §  6. Paragraph e of subdivision 4 of section 163 of the state finance
 law, as amended by section 5 of part L of chapter  55  of  the  laws  of
 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   e. [The commissioner is authorized to permit purchases of services for
 authorized  users  through  the  office of general services' centralized
 contracts. Such authorized users so empowered shall accept sole  respon-
 sibility  for any payment due with respect to such purchases.] ANY OFFI-
 CER, BODY OR AGENCY OF A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE
 HUNDRED OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW OR A DISTRICT THEREIN AND ANY  NON-
 PROFIT  CORPORATION ORGANIZED IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES
 OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK,  MAY  MAKE  PURCHASES  OF  SERVICES
 THROUGH  THE  OFFICE  OF  GENERAL  SERVICES'  CENTRALIZED  CONTRACTS FOR
 SERVICES, SUBJECT, IN THE CASE OF SUCH POLITICAL  SUBDIVISIONS,  TO  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED FOUR OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW;
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IN THE CASE OF ANY NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ORGAN-
 IZED IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES OF THE STATE  UNIVERSITY
 OF  NEW  YORK,  IT  SHALL ACCEPT SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PAYMENT DUE
 WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PURCHASE AND PROVIDED,  FURTHER  THAT  SERVICES  SO
 PURCHASED  BY ANY SUCH NON-PROFIT CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE USED DIRECTLY
 OR INDIRECTLY BY A FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION  OR  OTHER  FOR-PROFIT  ENTITY
 WHICH  CONTRACTS  WITH THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. THE COMMISSIONER MAY
 PERMIT AND PRESCRIBE THE CONDITIONS FOR THE PURCHASE OF SERVICES THROUGH
 THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES' CENTRALIZED CONTRACTS  FOR  SERVICES  BY
 ANY  PUBLIC AUTHORITY OR PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION OF THE STATE INCLUD-
 ING THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW  JERSEY,  OR  ANY  NON-PROFIT
 CORPORATION  ORGANIZED IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES OF THE
 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED  TO  PERMIT
 ANY  PUBLIC  LIBRARY,  ASSOCIATION  LIBRARY, LIBRARY SYSTEM, COOPERATIVE
 LIBRARY SYSTEM, THE NEW YORK LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, AND THE NEW YORK STATE
 ASSOCIATION OF LIBRARY BOARDS OR ANY OTHER LIBRARY  EXCEPT  THOSE  WHICH
 ARE  OPERATED  BY  FOR-PROFIT  ENTITIES,  TO  MAKE PURCHASES OF SERVICES
 THROUGH THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES' CENTRALIZED CONTRACTS; PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER, THAT SUCH ENTITY SO EMPOWERED SHALL ACCEPT SOLE  RESPONSIBILITY
 FOR ANY PAYMENT DUE WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PURCHASE.

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   §  7. Paragraph g of subdivision 4 of section 163 of the state finance
 law, as added by chapter 10 of the laws of 2006, is amended to  read  as
 follows:
   g.  All  state  agencies shall require all contractors, including sub-
 contractors, that provide services for  state  purposes  pursuant  to  a
 contract,  to  submit  an annual employment report for each contract for
 services that includes for each employment category within the  contract
 the number of employees employed to provide services under the contract,
 the  number  of  hours  they work and their total compensation under the
 contract. Employment reports shall  be  submitted  to  the  agency  that
 awarded the contract, the department of civil service and the department
 of  audit  and  control and shall be available for public inspection and
 copying pursuant to section eighty-seven  of  the  public  officers  law
 provided that in disclosing such reports pursuant to the public officers
 law,  the  agency  making the disclosure shall redact the name or social
 security number of any individual employee  that  is  included  in  such
 document.  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT APPLY TO CONTRAC-
 TORS, INCLUDING SUBCONTRACTORS, THAT PROVIDE SERVICES TO OR ON BEHALF OF
 THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK.
   § 8. Paragraph b of subdivision 10 of section 163 of the state finance
 law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (iii) to read as follows:
   (III) THE PROVISIONS OF SUBPARAGRAPHS (I) AND (II) OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH
 SHALL  NOT  APPLY  TO SINGLE OR SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENTS FOR SERVICES OR
 COMMODITIES BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, WHICH  SINGLE  OR  SOLE
 SOURCE  PROCUREMENTS  SHALL  BE  MADE  IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH RULES AND
 GUIDELINES AS MAY BE PROMULGATED BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY
 OF NEW YORK.
   § 9. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 of section 5-a of the tax law,  as
 amended  by  section  1  of part L of chapter 62 of the laws of 2006, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (e) "Covered agency" means a "state agency" for  purposes  of  article
 eleven  of  the  state finance law, the legislature, the judiciary, or a
 public authority or public benefit corporation at  least  one  of  whose
 members  is  appointed by the governor; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE TERM
 "COVERED AGENCY" SHALL NOT INCLUDE THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK.
   § 10. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however,  that
 the  amendments  to subdivisions 5 and 6 of section 355 of the education
 law, made by section one of this act shall not affect the expiration  of
 such  subdivisions  and  shall expire therewith, when upon such date the
 provisions of section two of this act shall take effect;  and  provided,
 further,  that  the amendments to section 139-j of the state finance law
 made by section four of this act, the amendments to section 139-k of the
 state finance law made by section five of this act, and  the  amendments
 to  section 163 of the state finance law made by sections six, seven and
 eight of this act shall not affect the repeal of such sections and shall
 expire and be deemed repealed therewith.
 
                                  PART D
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section  355  of  the  education  law,  as
 amended  by  section  3  of part B of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, is
 amended to read as follows:
   8. Except as otherwise provided herein, all  moneys  received  by  the
 state  university of New York and by state-operated institutions thereof
 from appropriations, tuition, fees, user charges, sales of products  and
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 the state university which are intended by law to be self-supporting may
 be  credited  to  an  appropriate  fund or funds to be designated by the
 state comptroller. The amounts so paid into such  fund  or  funds  which
 were  received by or for the state university shall be used for expenses
 of the state university in carrying out any of its objects and  purposes
 and  such  amounts received by or for state-operated institutions of the
 state university shall be used for  expenses  of  the  state  university
 under regulations prescribed by the state university trustees.  Notwith-
 standing  the  foregoing  provisions  of this subdivision, all dormitory
 facilities revenues transferred to the dormitory authority by assignment
 or otherwise pursuant to paragraph y of subdivision two of this  section
 shall  upon  receipt  by  the  state  university acting as agent for the
 dormitory authority be transferred and immediately paid  without  appro-
 priation thereof to the commissioner of taxation and finance pursuant to
 subdivision four of section four of the state finance law for deposit to
 the  dormitory  facilities revenue fund.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING,
 ALL MONEYS RECEIVED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT  STONY  BROOK
 FROM  TUITION,  FEES,  USER  CHARGES,  SALES  OF  PRODUCTS AND SERVICES,
 SAVINGS UNDER ENERGY PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS AND FROM SOURCES  AND  ACTIV-
 ITIES  OF  THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK WHICH ARE
 INTENDED BY LAW TO BE SELF-SUPPORTING MAY BE CREDITED TO AN  APPROPRIATE
 FUND  OR  FUNDS HELD BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK.
 THE AMOUNTS SO PAID INTO SUCH FUND OR FUNDS WHICH WERE  RECEIVED  BY  OR
 FOR  THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK SHALL BE USED FOR
 EXPENSES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK IN  CARRYING
 OUT  ANY OF ITS OBJECTS AND PURPOSES, INCLUDING, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF
 NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK'S INITIATIVE.
   § 2. Section 4 of the state finance law is amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 13 to read as follows:
   13.  NOTWITHSTANDING  SUBDIVISION  ONE OF THIS SECTION, MONEYS HELD BY
 THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK DERIVED FROM TUITION, FEES, USER CHARG-
 ES, SALES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES,  SAVINGS  UNDER  ENERGY  PERFORMANCE
 CONTRACTS AND SOURCES AND ACTIVITIES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
 AT  STONY  BROOK  THAT  ARE INTENDED TO BE SELF-SUPPORTING SHALL BE PAID
 WITHOUT AN APPROPRIATION.
   § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 121 of the state finance law, as amended
 by chapter 293 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
   2. There are excepted from payment to  the  treasury  as  provided  by
 subdivision  one of this section: (i) all moneys to which the provisions
 of subdivision four of section four of this chapter  apply  unless  such
 moneys  are held in a fund subject to appropriation; (ii) moneys held as
 part of the principal of an endowment of the  state  university  of  New
 York,  units  thereof and other state agencies; (III) MONEYS RECEIVED BY
 THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK DERIVED FROM TUITION, FEES, USER CHARG-
 ES, SALES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES,  SAVINGS  UNDER  ENERGY  PERFORMANCE
 CONTRACTS AND FROM SOURCES AND ACTIVITIES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW
 YORK  AT STONY BROOK THAT ARE INTENDED TO BE SELF-SUPPORTING, INCLUDING,
 WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY REVENUE RESULTING FROM TUITION INCREASES AT  THE
 STATE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK DESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH
 FOUR-A OF PARAGRAPH H  OF  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED
 FIFTY-FIVE OF THE EDUCATION LAW; and [(iii)] (IV) moneys received pursu-
 ant  to  a  clinical  practice  plan established pursuant to subdivision
 fourteen of section two hundred six of the public health law.  In  those
 cases  where  such  moneys  are held in the custody of the state officer
 other than the comptroller, the officer shall file with the comptroller,
 at such times as the comptroller shall determine, a detailed  statement,

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 in  such  form  and  content as the comptroller shall prescribe, for the
 period covered by the statement. The  comptroller  shall  from  time  to
 time, but not less than once in every three years, examine the books and
 accounts  relating to such moneys heretofore or hereinafter established,
 including its receipts, disbursements, investments,  and  any  financial
 matters.  An  independent  audit of such moneys may be authorized by the
 comptroller in lieu of his own examination, which examination  shall  be
 undertaken within twelve months of such authorization.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART E
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph i of subdivision 2 of section 355 of the educa-
 tion law, as amended by chapter 552 of the laws of 1985, is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   i.  To  lease  to  alumni  associations  of  institutions of the state
 university a portion of the grounds occupied by any institution  of  the
 state  university, for the erection thereon of dormitories to be used by
 students in attendance at such institutions. The terms of any lease  and
 the  character  of the building to be erected shall be determined by the
 state university trustees. [Such lease, prior to its execution, shall be
 submitted to the attorney general for  his  approval  as  to  its  form,
 contents  and  legal  effect.] Nothing contained in this paragraph shall
 affect the provisions of any lease heretofore executed  by  a  board  of
 visitors  of  any  state-operated institution pursuant to law. The state
 university trustees may similarly enter into an agreement with an alumni
 association of an institution of the state university  to  furnish  heat
 from  a  central  heating  plant to any dormitory erected by such alumni
 association. Any such dormitory shall not be subject to taxation for any
 purpose.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
   § 4. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-
 sion, section or part of this act shall be  adjudged  by  any  court  of
 competent  jurisdiction  to  be invalid, such judgment shall not affect,
 impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall  be  confined  in
 its  operation  to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section
 or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judg-
 ment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of
 the legislature that this act would  have  been  enacted  even  if  such
 invalid provisions had not been included herein.
   §  5.  Nothing in this act shall in any way alter or impair the rights
 under article 14 of the civil service law of all  members  of  certified
 bargaining units currently or hereafter employed by the state university
 of  New York at Stony Brook and all certified employee organizations and
 negotiating units of such employees shall continue  in  accordance  with
 the provisions of article 14 of the civil service law.
   §  6.  This  act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that
 the applicable effective date of Parts A through E of this act shall  be
 as specifically set forth in the last section of such Parts.