S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9011
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
August 13, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing
the dormitory authority to provide additional services to local
governments and the department of environmental conservation
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 1676 of the
public authorities law is amended by adding a new undesignated paragraph
to read as follows:
ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, AND VILLAGE, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, RECON-
STRUCTION, DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVEMENT, EXPANSION AND/OR EQUIPPING OF A
FACILITY OR FACILITIES AND NECESSARY ANCILLARY AND RELATED FACILITIES;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY AUTHORIZATION DERIVED
PURSUANT TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT ACT, PART F OF CHAPTER 60 OF
THE LAWS OF 2015, AS AMENDED BY PART DD OF CHAPTER 58 THE LAWS OF 2020,
SHALL NOT BE APPLICABLE TO ANY PROJECT UNDERTAKEN BY THE AUTHORITY ON
BEHALF OF ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, AND VILLAGE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
AND FURTHER PROVIDING THAT NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL RESULT IN THE:
(1) DISPLACEMENT OF ANY CURRENTLY EMPLOYED WORKER OR LOSS OF POSITION
(INCLUDING PARTIAL DISPLACEMENT SUCH AS A REDUCTION IN THE HOURS OF
NON-OVERTIME WORK, WAGES OR EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS), OR RESULT IN THE
IMPAIRMENT OF EXISTING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS; AND (2) TRANS-
FER OF EXISTING DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS CURRENTLY PERFORMED BY EXISTING
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR A PUBLIC EMPLOYER THAT BECOMES ELIGIBLE TO UTILIZE
THE DORMITORY AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
§ 2. Subdivision 1 of section 1680 of the public authorities law is
amended by adding a new undesignated paragraph to read as follows:
ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, AND VILLAGE, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, RECON-
STRUCTION, DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVEMENT, EXPANSION AND/OR EQUIPPING OF A
FACILITY OR FACILITIES AND NECESSARY ANCILLARY AND RELATED FACILITIES;
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY AUTHORIZATION DERIVED
PURSUANT TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT ACT, PART F OF CHAPTER 60 OF
THE LAWS OF 2015, AS AMENDED BY PART DD OF CHAPTER 58 THE LAWS OF 2020
SHALL NOT BE APPLICABLE TO ANY PROJECT UNDERTAKEN BY THE AUTHORITY ON
BEHALF OF ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, AND VILLAGE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
AND THAT NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL RESULT IN THE: (1) DISPLACEMENT
OF ANY CURRENTLY EMPLOYED WORKER OR LOSS OF POSITION (INCLUDING PARTIAL
DISPLACEMENT SUCH AS A REDUCTION IN THE HOURS OF NON-OVERTIME WORK,
WAGES OR EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS), OR RESULT IN THE IMPAIRMENT OF EXISTING
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS; AND (2) TRANSFER OF EXISTING DUTIES
AND FUNCTIONS CURRENTLY PERFORMED BY EXISTING PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR A
PUBLIC EMPLOYER THAT BECOMES ELIGIBLE TO UTILIZE THE DORMITORY AUTHORITY
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.