Senate Bill S4872

2015-2016 Legislative Session

In relation to deposits on plans and specifications for contracts for public works

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Infrastructure And Capital Investment Committee

  • 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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2015-S4872 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7582
Current Committee:
Senate Infrastructure And Capital Investment
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §143, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A7991
2019-2020: A2626

2015-S4872 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to deposits on plans and specifications for contracts for public works.

2015-S4872 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4872 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4872

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO -- (at request of the Office of General
  Services) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when  printed  to  be
  committed to the Committee on Infrastructure and Capital Investment

AN  ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to deposits on plans
  and specifications for contracts for public works

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 143 of the state finance law, as
amended by chapter 43 of the  laws  of  1969,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  1.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision  of  any  general or
special law, the board, division, department, bureau, agency, officer or
commission of the state charged with the duty  of  preparing  plans  and
specifications  for  and  awarding  or  entering  into contracts for the
performance of public work [shall] MAY require the payment  of  a  fixed
sum  of  money, not exceeding one hundred dollars, for each copy of such
plans and specifications, by persons or  corporations  desiring  a  copy
thereof.  Any  person  or  corporation desiring a copy of such plans and
specifications and making the deposit required by this section shall  be
furnished  with one copy of the plans and specifications.  NOTWITHSTAND-
ING THE FOREGOING, WHERE PAYMENT IS REQUIRED IT  SHALL  BE  WAIVED  UPON
REQUEST  BY  MINORITY-  AND  WOMEN-OWNED  BUSINESS ENTERPRISES CERTIFIED
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FIFTEEN-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW OR  BY  SERVICE-DISA-
BLED  VETERAN-OWNED  BUSINESS  ENTERPRISES CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE
SEVENTEEN-B OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW. SUCH PAYMENT MAY ALSO BE  WAIVED  WHEN
SUCH  PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE MADE AVAILABLE AND OBTAINED ELECTRON-
ICALLY OR IN ANY NON-PAPER FORM FROM THE  BOARD,  DIVISION,  DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU, AGENCY, OFFICER OR COMMISSION OF THE STATE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09513-02-5

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