New York A 5890: Directs the New York state comptroller, in coordination with the departments of economic development and taxation and finance to conduct an audit of all state economic development programs

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A05890 Summary:

BILL NOA05890 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORChludzinski

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COSPNSRBologna, Morinello, Brown E, Smullen, Beephan, Hawley, Manktelow, DeStefano, Giglio, Brown K,
 Lemondes, Molitor, DiPietro

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §162-a, St Fin L; amd §104-d, Gen Muni L; amd §2877-a, Pub Auth L; amd §12-a, Hway L

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Permits contracts for the purchase of rock salt or sodium chloride mined or hand harvested in Canada to be awarded as if such rock salt or sodium chloride was mined or hand harvested in the United States.

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BILL NOA05890 

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02/24/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5890

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 24, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. CHLUDZINSKI -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, the general municipal law, the
 public authorities law and the highway law, in relation to awarding
 contracts for the purchase of rock salt or sodium chloride mined or
 hand harvested in Canada

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

 1 Section 1. Section 162-a of the state finance law, as amended by chap-
 2 ter 72 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 162-a. The New York state buy North American salt act. 1. Use of
 4 North American materials. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of
 5 law, when soliciting a contract for the purchase of rock salt or sodium
 6 chloride, any department or agency of the state may award such contract
 7 to the responsible and reliable bidder offering to supply rock salt or
 8 sodium chloride that is mined or hand harvested in the United States or
 9 Canada, and which offer is within ten percent of the lowest price or
 10 best value offer, rather than to the lowest responsible and reliable
 11 bidder.
 12 (b) If it has been determined by a court or federal or state agency
 13 that any person intentionally:
 14 (i) affixed a label bearing a "Made in America" inscription, or any
 15 inscription with the same meaning, to any rock salt, or sodium chloride
 16 product used in projects to which this section applies, sold in or
 17 shipped to the United States that was not mined or hand harvested in the
 18 United States[; or].
 19 (ii) affixed a label bearing a "Made in Canada" inscription, or any
 20 inscription with the same meaning, to any rock salt, or sodium chloride
 21 product used in projects to which this section applies, sold in or
 22 shipped to the United States that was not mined or hand harvested in
 23 Canada.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09846-01-5

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 1 (iii) represented that any rock salt, or sodium chloride product
 2 procured in a contract to which this section applies that was not
 3 produced in the United States or Canada, was produced in the United
 4 States or Canada, respectively; then that person shall be ineligible to
 5 receive any contract or subcontract with this state pursuant to the
 6 debarment or suspension provisions provided under section one hundred
 7 thirty-nine-a of this chapter.
 8 (c) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with the
 9 state's obligations under any applicable international agreements
 10 pertaining to government procurement.
 11 2. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following words
 12 shall have the following meanings unless specified otherwise:
 13 (a) "Public agency" means a governmental entity as that term is
 14 defined in section one hundred thirty-nine-j of this chapter[;].
 15 (b) "Mined or hand harvested in the United States" means: extracted or
 16 collected from land or ponds within the boundary of the United States,
 17 from the initial separation from the earth through the addition of any
 18 additives necessary for commercial sale[;].
 19 (c) "United States" means the United States of America