N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 1020-cc: Authority subject to certain provisions contained in the state finance law, the public service law, the social services law and the gener...

§ 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

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.