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Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to investigations and government operations returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 05, 2023 |
referred to governmental operations delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1610 |
Jun 02, 2023 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S7522
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 56th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2023-S7522 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Public Buildings Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§6 & 20, Pub Bldg L; amd §137, St Fin L
2023-S7522 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7522 SPONSOR: COONEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public buildings law and the state finance law, in relation to work done by special order and bonds to secure payment of certain claims arising from a public improvement PURPOSE OF THE BILL: The purpose of this bill is to increase the dollar threshold for OGS delegation of authority for minor work of construction, reconstruction, alteration or repair of a State building and to standardize the dollar threshold for bonding for public improvement construction projects. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill amends Public Buildings Law §§ 6 and 20, and State Finance Law § 137 to increase the dollar thresholds for the OGS delegation of authority for minor construction work the dollar threshold for bonding for public improvement construction projects each to $200,000 for all
2023-S7522 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7522 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 2, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COONEY -- (at request of the Office of General Services) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public buildings law and the state finance law, in relation to work done by special order and bonds to secure payment of certain claims arising from a public improvement THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The second undesignated paragraph of section 6 of the public buildings law, as amended by section 1 of part N of chapter 55 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of law, the commissioner of general services may by rules delegate to the agency or department having custody of any public building full responsibility for the prepa- ration of plans and specifications and the supervision of minor, routine or uncomplicated construction, reconstruction, alteration, improvement or repair of any such building, providing the value of such work shall not exceed [one] TWO hundred [fifty] thousand dollars. § 2. Section 20 of the public buildings law, as amended by section 12 of part FF of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: § 20. Work done by special order. The commissioner of general services shall determine when minor work of construction, reconstruction, alter- ation or repair of any state building may be done by special order. Special orders for such work shall be short-form contracts approved by the attorney general and by the comptroller. No work shall be done by special order in an amount in excess of [one] TWO hundred thousand dollars and a bond shall not be required for special orders. No work shall be done by special order unless the commissioner has presented to the comptroller evidence that he has made a diligent effort to obtain competition sufficient to protect the interests of the state prior to EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06729-01-3
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