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                                         5525

                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                                   I N  S E N A T E

                                     May 31, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

       AN ACT to amend the general municipal  law,  in  relation  to  providing
         local  governments  greater  contract  flexibility and cost savings by
         permitting certain shared purchasing among political subdivisions; and
         providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration there-
         of

         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

    1    Section  1.  Section  103  of  the general municipal law is amended by
    2  adding a new subdivision 16 to read as follows:
    3    16. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE, TWO  AND  THREE
    4  OF THIS SECTION, AND SECTION ONE HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE, ANY OFFI-
    5  CER,  BOARD  OR  AGENCY  OF  A  COUNTY,  POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR OF ANY
    6  DISTRICT THEREIN AUTHORIZED TO MAKE PURCHASES OF  APPARATUS,  MATERIALS,
    7  EQUIPMENT  OR  SUPPLIES,  OR  TO  CONTRACT  FOR  SERVICES, MAY MAKE SUCH
    8  PURCHASES, OR MAY CONTRACT FOR SUCH SERVICES, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY SUCH
    9  COUNTY, POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR DISTRICT THEREIN THROUGH THE USE  OF  A
   10  CONTRACT  LET  BY THE STATE OR ANY OTHER COUNTY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION
   11  IF SUCH CONTRACT WAS LET IN A MANNER THAT CONSTITUTES A  FULL  AND  OPEN
   12  COMPETITION AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR USE BY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.
   13    THE   AUTHORITY  PROVIDED  TO  COUNTIES,  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISIONS  AND
   14  DISTRICTS THEREIN PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION  SHALL  NOT  RELIEVE  ANY
   15  OBLIGATION  OF  SUCH COUNTY, POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR DISTRICT TO COMPLY
   16  WITH ANY APPLICABLE MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM
   17  MANDATES.
   18    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall expire  and  be
   19  deemed repealed five years after such date.


        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11416-02-1