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- Committed to rules
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Requires a public hearing prior to procurements valued over one hundred thousand dollars are made overseas by public authorities
In Assembly Committee · Corporations, Authorities And Commissions · Sponsor Matthew Titone
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BILL NUMBER:S5892
Title of bill
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring public hearings where procurements valued over one hundred thousand dollars are made overseas
Purpose or general idea of bill
Requires a public authority created under Section 1, Article 1 of the public authorities law or existing under this chapter or any other law of the State of New York to hold at least one public hearing prior to procuring materials overseas valued at over one hundred thousand dollars for capital projects.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 amends Title 3 by adding Section 9 General Provisions
Justification
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to rebuild the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge using nearly 15,000 tons of steel outsourced to China, taking away the opportunity for American workers to provide for their families. Many of these workers are currently working reduced hours, are laid off or even worse - unemployed. The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is an iconic piece of New York City, linking the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn. Millions of New Yorkers cross this bridge and they deserve the best and safest transportation network they can have. They deserve their infrastructure investments to be made here by American steelmakers and steelworkers. Unfortunately, our laws allow projects built with toll dollars, such as the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, to be exempt from Buy American provisions because those only apply to projects built with tax dollars. This bill will create a process whereby public authorities will have to explain themselves to toll payers when shopping around for materials for capital projects.
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Effective date
This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law.
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