Assembly Bill A6980

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   6980
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 18, 2025
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. R. CARROLL, MITAYNES, SIMONE, GONZALEZ-ROJAS,
   GALLAGHER,  SHRESTHA,  SEPTIMO,  SEAWRIGHT,  DE LOS SANTOS,   MAMDANI,
   CUNNINGHAM,  REYES, FORREST -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
   metropolitan transportation authority to publish  certain  information
   pertaining to capital project data for projects that are committed for
   construction on the capital program dashboard
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraphs (vii) and (viii) of paragraph (d) of subdivi-
 sion 2-a of section 1269-b of the public authorities law,  as  added  by
 section 1 of part LLL of chapter 58 of the laws of 2022, are amended and
 two  new  subparagraphs  (ix),  (x)  and two undesignated paragraphs are
 added to read as follows:
   (vii) budget information including the original budget at the time  of
 project  commitment  when  scope and budget are defined, all amendments,
 the current budget and planned annual allocations; [and]
   (viii) a schedule for project delivery including original, amended and
 current start and completion dates as projects develop at each phase[.];
   (IX) A LISTING OF ALL CONTRACT NUMBERS, VENDORS, AND CONTRACTORS ASSO-
 CIATED WITH THE PROJECT; AND
   (X) ALL SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT AS EXPENDED TO DATE.
   FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, SOURCES OF FUNDING SHALL BE SPECI-
 FIED AS FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE CITY  OF
 NEW  YORK,  OR  ANY OTHER RELEVANT SOURCE. FUNDING FROM THE STATE OF NEW
 YORK SHALL FURTHER SPECIFY WHETHER IT HAS BEEN OBTAINED FROM THE CENTRAL
 BUSINESS DISTRICT TOLLING LOCKBOX AS ESTABLISHED BY SECTION FIVE HUNDRED
 FIFTY-THREE-J OF THIS CHAPTER OR ANY SUCCESSOR FUND OR ACCOUNT  PROVIDED
 BY LAW.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE STATUS OF PROJECTS SHALL BE
 PROVIDED AND STATE THE CURRENT PHASE OF THE PROJECT, SUCH  AS  PLANNING,
 DESIGN,  CONSTRUCTION OR COMPLETION, AND SHALL STATE HOW FAR THE PROJECT
 HAS PROGRESSED AS MEASURED IN PERCENTAGE BY EXPENDITURE.  THE  DASHBOARD
 SHALL  MEASURE PROGRESS BASED ON ORIGINAL BUDGETS AT THE TIME OF PROJECT
 COMMITMENT WHEN SCOPE AND BUDGET ARE DEFINED. AT A MINIMUM, ALL  CHANGES
 TO  PLANNED  BUDGETS  OF  GREATER  THAN TEN PERCENT, SIGNIFICANT PROJECT
 SCOPE OR A THREE MONTH OR MORE CHANGE IN SCHEDULE SHALL BE  PROVIDED  IN
 NARRATIVE FORM AND DESCRIBE THE REASON FOR EACH CHANGE OR AMENDMENT. THE
 DASHBOARD  SHALL  INCLUDE  A  GLOSSARY OR DATA DICTIONARY WHICH CONTAINS
 PLAIN LANGUAGE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DATA,  INCLUDING  INDIVIDUAL  PROJECT
 DATA, AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE AUTHORITY
 SHALL  PROVIDE  A  DEFINITION  OF  RESILIENCY  IN  THE  GLOSSARY OR DATA
 DICTIONARY. THE DASHBOARD SHALL BE UPDATED, AT A MINIMUM, ON A QUARTERLY
 BASIS, AND ALL DATA FIELDS AVAILABLE ON  THE  DASHBOARD  SHALL  BE  MADE
 AVAILABLE  FOR  DOWNLOAD  ON THE AUTHORITY'S WEBSITE IN A SINGLE TABULAR
 DATA FILE IN A COMMON, MACHINE READABLE FORMAT. CAPITAL  DASHBOARD  DATA
 SHALL  ALSO  BE  MADE AVAILABLE ON THE DATA.NY.GOV WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER
 SUCCESSOR WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY, OR ON BEHALF OF, THE STATE,  AS  DEEMED
 APPROPRIATE  BY  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
 SERVICES UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER NINETY-FIVE OF TWO THOUSAND  THIR-
 TEEN, OR ANY SUCCESSOR AGENCY OR ORDER.
   §  2.  Subdivision 2-a of section 1269-b of the public authorities law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows:
   (G) THE AUTHORITY SHALL CREATE AND MAINTAIN A SEPARATE SECTION ON  ITS
 CAPITAL  PROGRAM  DASHBOARD  WEBSITE  FOR PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE CENTRAL
 BUSINESS DISTRICT TOLLING LOCKBOX AS ESTABLISHED BY SECTION FIVE HUNDRED
 FIFTY-THREE-J  OF THIS CHAPTER OR ANY SUCCESSOR FUND OR ACCOUNT PROVIDED
 BY LAW.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.