Senate Bill S4061

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to solicitation of available New York food products

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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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2013-S4061 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5102
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง165, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A10206

2013-S4061 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to solicitation of available New York food products.

2013-S4061 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4061 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4061

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 6, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. RITCHIE, MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation  to  solicitation  of
  available New York food products

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

  Section 1. Paragraphs a, d, f and g of subdivision 4 of section 165 of
the state finance law, as amended by chapter 137 of the  laws  of  2008,
are amended to read as follows:
  a.  Except  as  otherwise  provided  in this subdivision, when letting
contracts for the purchase of food products on behalf of facilities  and
institutions  of the state, solicitation specifications of the office of
general services and any other  agency,  department,  office,  board  or
commission  may  require provisions that mandate that all or some of the
required food products are grown, produced  or  harvested  in  New  York
state, or that any processing of such food products take place in facil-
ities located within New York state.
  (I)  ALL  SUCH  SOLICITATIONS  FOR THE PURCHASE OF FOOD PRODUCTS SHALL
INCLUDE THE LIST OF FOOD PRODUCTS DEVELOPED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRI-
CULTURE AND MARKETS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH B OF THIS SUBDIVISION; AND
  (II) NOTICE THAT SUCH FOOD PRODUCTS ARE AVAILABLE IN SUFFICIENT  QUAN-
TITIES  FOR  COMPETITIVE  PURCHASING  AND THAT THE LIST WAS DEVELOPED TO
ASSIST THE  STATE  IN  INCREASING  PURCHASES  OF  NEW  YORK  STATE  FOOD
PRODUCTS.
  d.  The commissioner, and the commissioner of agriculture and markets,
[may] SHALL issue [such] regulations [as they deem necessary and proper]
for the implementation of this subdivision, INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED
TO:
  (I)  ESTABLISHING  GUIDELINES  THAT WILL ASSIST AGENCIES IN INCREASING
THEIR USE AND PURCHASE OF NEW YORK STATE FOOD PRODUCTS;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09009-01-3

              

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