Assembly Bill A8385

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the letting of certain contracts involving non-market economy countries

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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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2019-A8385 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6673
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2877-a, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A6990

2019-A8385 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the letting of certain contracts involving non-market economy countries; provides that certain contracts shall not be awarded or executed with any vendor that receives support from a non-market economy country, was identified as a priority foreign country, and is subject to monitoring by the United States trade representative.

2019-A8385 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8385
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the letting
   of certain contracts involving non-market economy countries
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 2877-a to read as follows:
   § 2877-A. LETTING OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS  INVOLVING  NON-MARKET  ECONOMY
 COUNTRIES.  1.    NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, ALL PUBLIC
 AUTHORITIES SHALL AWARD CONTRACTS AS SET  FORTH  IN  THIS  SECTION.  ALL
 PURCHASE  CONTRACTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, OPERATION, REPAIR,
 MAINTENANCE OR IMPROVEMENT  OF  ANY  MASS  TRANSPORTATION  FACILITY,  OR
 EQUIPMENT  IN  EXCESS  OF  ONE  MILLION  DOLLARS SHALL NOT BE AWARDED OR
 EXECUTED WITH ANY VENDOR THAT RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM A NON-MARKET ECONOMY
 COUNTRY AS DEFINED IN SECTION 7781(18) OF THE TARIFF  ACT  OF  1930  (19
 U.S.C. 1677(18)) AND WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESEN-
 TATIVE  IN  THE  MOST RECENT REPORT REQUIRED BY SECTION 182 OF THE TRADE
 ACT OF 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) AS A PRIORITY FOREIGN COUNTRY UNDER  SUBDI-
 VISION  (A)(2)  OF  THAT  SECTION,  AND  IS SUBJECT TO MONITORING BY THE
 UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE UNDER SECTION 306 OF THE TRADE ACT OF
 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2416).
   2. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION IS  INTENDED  TO  CONTRAVENE  ANY  EXISTING
 TREATIES, LAWS, TRADE AGREEMENTS, OR REGULATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES OR
 SUBSEQUENT  TRADE  AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO BETWEEN ANY FOREIGN COUNTRIES
 AND THE STATE OR THE UNITED STATES.
   3. ANY AUTHORITY SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE
 AUTHORIZED TO ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE EFFECTIVE ADMINIS-
 TRATION OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it  shall  have  become  a  law  and  shall apply to any state contracts
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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