S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9092
I N S E N A T E
November 16, 2020
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Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to requiring state
agencies that issue requests for proposals to provide notification to
elected officials for requests for proposals for projects in excess of
ten million dollars
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
136-d to read as follows:
§ 136-D. REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS; NOTIFICATION OF ELECTED OFFICIALS.
1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "STATE AGENCY" SHALL MEAN THE
OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES, EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT, AND ANY OTHER
AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE STATE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE REQUESTS FOR
PROPOSALS.
2. ANY STATE AGENCY THAT ISSUES A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR A PROJECT
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION OR IMPROVEMENT OF
FACILITIES WITH A TOTAL PROJECT COST OF TEN MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE
SHALL PROVIDE NOTIFICATION TO ELECTED OFFICIALS OF THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AS PROVIDED IN THIS SUBDIVISION. SUCH NOTIFICATION
SHALL BE MADE TO EVERY ELECTED OFFICIAL WHOSE JURISDICTION INCLUDES, IN
WHOLE OR IN PART, ANY TERRITORY LOCATED WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF
THE ZIP CODE OR CODES IN WHICH SUCH PROJECT IS LOCATED. SUCH NOTIFICA-
TION SHALL BE MADE BY SUCH STATE AGENCY TO SUCH ELECTED OFFICIALS BY
EMAIL AND REGULAR MAIL AND SHALL BE MADE AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS BEFORE
SUCH REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS IS ISSUED.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD17576-01-0