N.Y. State Finance Law § 179-o: Court actions or other legal processes

§ 179-o. Court actions or other legal processes. 1. Notwithstanding

any other provision of law to the contrary, the liability of the state

government, insofar as incurring an obligation to make an interest

payment to a contractor pursuant to the terms of this article is

concerned, shall not extend beyond the date of a notice of intention to

file a claim, the date of a notice of a claim, or the date commencing a

legal action for the payment of such interest, whichever occurs first.

Any such interest payment owed by the state government in accordance

with the provisions of this article as of such date shall be paid as

directed by the court and, to the extent that the interest payment is

attributable to processing delays caused by the state agency which

received the proper invoice or by processing delays caused by the

department of audit and control, such interest payment shall be made

from funds available to said state agency or to the department of audit

and control at the time of final judgment.

2. With respect to the court actions or other legal processes referred

to in subdivision one of this section, any interest obligation incurred

by the state government after the date specified in such subdivision

pursuant to any provision of law other than this article shall be

determined as prescribed by such separate provision of law, shall be

paid as directed by the court, and shall be paid from any appropriation

available for that purpose.