N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 1974-d: Contracts

§ 1974-d. Contracts. In connection with development, construction,

operations and maintenance contracts for projects of the authority,

minority and women-owned business enterprises and minority group members

and women shall be given the opportunity for meaningful participation.

The authority shall establish measures and procedures to secure

meaningful participation by minority and women-owned business

enterprises on contracts for projects of the authority. Such measures

and procedures shall also promote the employment of minority group

members and women on such contracts. For the purposes thereof, "minority

business enterprise" shall mean any business enterprise which is at

least fifty-one per centum owned by, or in the case of a publicly owned

business, at least fifty-one per centum of the stock of which is owned

by citizens or permanent resident noncitizens who are Black, Hispanic,

Asian or American Indian, and such ownership interest is real,

substantial and continuing and "women-owned business enterprise" shall

mean any business enterprise which is at least fifty-one per centum

owned by, or in the case of a publicly owned business, at least

fifty-one percent of the stock of which is owned by citizens or

permanent resident noncitizens who are women and such ownership interest

is real, substantial and continuing. The provisions of this section

shall not be construed to limit the ability of any minority or

women-owned business enterprise to bid on any contract. In order to

implement the requirements and objectives of this section in connection

with such projects, the authority shall be responsible for monitoring

compliance with the provisions hereof, providing advice on the

availability of competitive qualified minority and women-owned business

enterprises to perform contracts proposed to be awarded, and making

recommendations to improve the access of minority and women-owned

business enterprises to these contracts.