What's happening
This bill requires the Long Island Power Authority and its service provider to publicly report large third-party contracts and removes an exemption from state contract requirements.
Why it matters
Expands public transparency. by requiring both the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) and its service provider to publicly report all large third-party contracts (over $250,000 annually), including detailed information such as contractor names, contract terms, and descriptions of goods or services.
Closes a previous loophole. by removing the exemption that allowed service providers’ third-party contracts to avoid state contracting rules, thereby holding both LIPA and its service provider to the same standards as other state entities.
Strengthens accountability and oversight. by mandating regular (twice-yearly) reporting to the State Comptroller and public posting, making it easier for the public and state officials to monitor significant expenditures and partnerships.
May impact contract costs and practices. by subjecting all large contracts to state procurement laws, potentially leading to increased competition, reduced risk of favoritism, and better value for ratepayers.
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Who cares
Long Island Power Authority
The bill would remove the exemption for its service provider’s third-party contracts from the state contracting and other requirements listed in subdivision one.
LIPA’s service provider
Its third-party contracts would no longer be expressly exempt from the state finance law contracting requirements and municipal bidding provisions cited in subdivision one.
Contractors and suppliers to LIPA’s service provider
They would face the removal of a statutory exemption from contracting requirements for agreements with the service provider.
Headline styles
Increase LIPA Financial Transparency
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Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
8834
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
December 22, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the applicability of certain state laws to the Long Island Power Authority and its service provider in relation to financial transparency and oversight
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 1020-cc of the public authorities law, as amended by section 11 of part A of chapter 173 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
§ 1020-cc. Authority subject to certain provisions contained in the state finance law, the public service law, the social services law and the general municipal law. 1. All contracts of the authority shall be subject to the provisions of the state finance law relating to contracts made by the state. The authority shall also establish rules and regulations with respect to providing to its residential gas, electric and steam utility customers those rights and protections provided in article two and sections one hundred seventeen and one hundred eighteen of the public service law and section one hundred thirty-one-s of the social services law. The authority shall conform to any safety standards regarding manual lockable disconnect switches for solar electric generating equipment established by the public service commission pursuant to subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision five and subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision five-a of section sixty-six-j of the public service law. The authority shall let contracts for construction or purchase of supplies, materials, or equipment pursuant to section one hundred three and paragraph (e) of subdivision four of section one hundred twenty-w of the general municipal law.
2. The authority and service provider shall provide to the state comptroller on March thirty-first and September thirtieth of each year a
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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report documenting each contract in excess of two hundred fifty thousand dollars per year entered into with a third party and related to management and operation services associated with the authority's electric transmission and distribution system, including the name of the third party, the contract term and a description of services or goods to be procured, and post such report on each of their websites. [All contracts entered into between the service provider and third parties are not subject to the requirements of subdivision one of this section.]
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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