New York S 10285: Enacts the "New York state buy American cement act"

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S10285 Summary:

BILL NOS10285 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORCOONEY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §162-b, St Fin L; add §104-e, Gen Muni L; add §2877-b, Pub Auth L; add §12-b, Hway L

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Enacts the "New York state buy American cement act" to require the use of American materials when soliciting for a contract for the purchase of cement by any department or agency of the state, municipality, public authority and the commissioner of transportation.

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BILL NOS10285 

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05/11/2026REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10285

 IN SENATE

 May 11, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Procurement and Contracts

 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, the general municipal law, the
 public authorities law and the highway law, in relation to enacting
 the "New York state buy American cement act"

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "New York state buy American cement act".
 3 § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 162-b to
 4 read as follows:
 5 § 162-b. The New York state buy American cement act. 1. Use of Ameri-
 6 can materials. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when
 7 soliciting a contract for the purchase of cement, any department or
 8 agency of the state may award such contract to the responsible and reli-
 9 able bidder offering to supply cement that is produced in the United
 10 States, and which offer is within ten percent of the lowest price or
 11 best value offer, rather than to the lowest responsible and reliable
 12 bidder.
 13 (b) If it has been determined by a court or federal or state agency
 14 that any person intentionally:
 15 (i) affixed a label bearing a "Made in America" inscription, or any
 16 inscription with the same meaning, to any cement product used in
 17 projects to which this section applies, sold in or shipped to the United
 18 States that was not produced in the United States; or
 19 (ii) represented that any cement product procured in a contract to
 20 which this section applies that was not produced in the United States,
 21 was produced in the United States; then that person shall be ineligible
 22 to receive any contract or subcontract with this state pursuant to the
 23 debarment or suspension provisions provided under section one hundred
 24 thirty-nine-a of this chapter.
 25 (c) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with the
 26 state's obligations under any applicable international agreements
 27 pertaining to government procurement.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15822-01-6

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 1 2. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following words
 2 shall have the following meanings unless specified otherwise:
 3 (a) "Public agency" means a governmental entity as that term is
 4 defined in section one hundred thirty-nine-j of this chapter;
 5 (b) "Produced in the United States" means: Cost of imported ingredi-
 6 ents constitutes less than five percent of the cost of all components,
 7 ingredients of the cement are sourced from United States, Canada or
 8 Mexico, and the cement complies with all applicable testing and perform-
 9 ance standards, labor standards, and environmental requirements applica-
 10 ble to materials produced in the United States; and
 11 (c) "United States" means the United States of America and includes
 12 all territory, continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of
 13 the United States.
 14 § 3. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section
 15 104-e to read as follows:
 16 § 104-e. The New York state buy American cement act. 1. Use of Ameri-
 17 can materials. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when
 18 soliciting a contract for the purchase of cement, any de