Assembly Bill A7919A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to enacting the New York state buy American salt act

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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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2021-A7919 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9441
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §162-a, St Fin L; add §104-d, Gen Muni L; add §2877-a, Pub Auth L; add §12-a, Hway L

2021-A7919 - Summary

Enacts the New York state buy American salt act to ensure all rock salt, or sodium chloride, used or supplied in the performance of a government contract or any subcontract thereto within the state shall be mined or hand harvested in the United States.

2021-A7919 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7919
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 28, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, the general  municipal  law,  the
   public  authorities  law  and the highway law, in relation to enacting
   the New York state buy American salt act

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "New York state buy American salt act".
   § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 162-a to
 read as follows:
   § 162-A. THE NEW YORK STATE BUY AMERICAN SALT ACT. 1. USE OF  AMERICAN
 MATERIALS.    (A)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW, EACH
 CONTRACT FOR PURCHASE OR PROCUREMENT  MADE  BY  A  PUBLIC  AGENCY  SHALL
 CONTAIN  A  PROVISION  THAT  THE  ROCK SALT, OR SODIUM CHLORIDE, USED OR
 SUPPLIED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT OR ANY  SUBCONTRACT  THERETO
 SHALL BE MINED OR HAND HARVESTED IN THE UNITED STATES.
   (B)  FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THIS ARTI-
 CLE, NO BIDDER SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE AND RELIABLE
 BIDDER AND NO BID SHALL BE DEEMED THE BEST VALUE UNLESS THE BID  OFFERED
 BY  SUCH BIDDER WILL COMPLY WITH THE CONTRACT TERM REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH
 (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (C) THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (A)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  NOT
 APPLY  IN ANY CASE OR CATEGORY OF CASES IN WHICH THE EXECUTIVE HEAD OF A
 PUBLIC AGENCY FINDS:
   (I) THAT THE APPLICATION OF THIS SECTION WOULD  BE  INCONSISTENT  WITH
 THE PUBLIC INTEREST;
   (II)  THAT  SUCH MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS ARE NOT PRODUCED IN THE UNITED
 STATES IN SUFFICIENT AND REASONABLY AVAILABLE QUANTITIES AND OF A SATIS-
 FACTORY QUALITY; OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07974-03-1
              

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2021-A7919A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9441
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §162-a, St Fin L; add §104-d, Gen Muni L; add §2877-a, Pub Auth L; add §12-a, Hway L

2021-A7919A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the New York state buy American salt act to ensure all rock salt, or sodium chloride, used or supplied in the performance of a government contract or any subcontract thereto within the state shall be mined or hand harvested in the United States.

2021-A7919A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7919--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 28, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. BRONSON, WALLACE, BYRNES, BURKE, JENSEN, DINOW-
   ITZ, BARNWELL, LUNSFORD, ROZIC, McDONALD,  OTIS,  DICKENS,  GOTTFRIED,
   LUPARDO, GRIFFIN, DARLING, SOLAGES, JOYNER, HAWLEY, GALLAHAN, MORINEL-
   LO,  MIKULIN,  LAWLER,  J. M. GIGLIO,  DeSTEFANO,  GANDOLFO,  WALCZYK,
   K. BROWN, DURSO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  ANGELINO  --  read
   once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on Governmental Operations --
   recommitted to the Committee on Governmental Operations in  accordance
   with  Assembly  Rule  3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, the general  municipal  law,  the
   public  authorities  law  and the highway law, in relation to enacting
   the New York state buy American salt act
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "New York state buy American salt act".
   § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 162-a to
 read as follows:
   § 162-A. THE NEW YORK STATE BUY AMERICAN SALT ACT. 1. USE OF  AMERICAN
 MATERIALS.    (A)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW, EACH
 CONTRACT FOR PURCHASE OR PROCUREMENT MADE BY ANY DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY OF
 THE STATE SHALL CONTAIN A PROVISION THAT THE ROCK SALT, OR SODIUM  CHLO-
 RIDE, USED OR SUPPLIED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT OR ANY SUBCON-
 TRACT THERETO SHALL BE MINED OR HAND HARVESTED IN THE UNITED STATES.
   (B)  FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THIS ARTI-
 CLE, NO BIDDER SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE AND RELIABLE
 BIDDER AND NO BID SHALL BE DEEMED THE BEST VALUE UNLESS THE BID  OFFERED
 BY  SUCH BIDDER WILL COMPLY WITH THE CONTRACT TERM REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH
 (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07974-08-2
 A. 7919--A                          2
 
              

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