N.Y. State Finance Law § 97-g: Centralized services fund

§ 97-g. Centralized services fund. 1. There is hereby established in

the custody of the state comptroller a special fund to be known as the

centralized services fund.

2. (a) Such fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated for the

purpose of such fund, all moneys transferred to such fund pursuant to

law and all moneys required by the provisions of this section to be paid

to the credit of such fund.

(b) The state comptroller is authorized and directed to loan money by

transfer to such fund from the general fund or any other fund, which

loans shall be limited to the amounts immediately required to meet

disbursements, made in pursuance of an appropriation by law and

authorized by a certificate of approval issued by the director of the

budget with copies thereof filed with the comptroller and the chairs of

the senate finance committee and assembly ways and means committee. The

director of the budget shall not issue such a certificate unless he

shall have determined that the amounts to be so transferred are

receivable on account or are otherwise readily available for payment.

When making a loan, the comptroller shall establish appropriate accounts

and if the loan is not repaid by the end of the month, provide on or

before the fifteenth day of the following month to the director of the

budget, the chairs of the senate finance committee and assembly ways and

means committee, an accurate accounting and reporting of the financial

resources of such fund at the end of the month. Within ten days of the

receipt of such accounting and reporting, the director of the budget

shall provide to the chairs of the senate finance committee and assembly

ways and means committee a schedule of expected repayments and the

source of such repayment. Repayment shall be made by the comptroller by

transfer of the first cash receipts of such fund.

* 3. Moneys of the fund shall be available to the commissioner of

general services for the purchase of food, supplies and equipment for

state agencies, and for the purpose of furnishing or providing

centralized services to or for state agencies; provided further that

such moneys shall be available to the commissioner of general services

for purposes pursuant to items (d) and (f) of subdivision four of this

section to or for political subdivisions, public authorities, and public

benefit corporations. Beginning the first day of April, two thousand

two, moneys in such fund shall also be transferred by the state

comptroller to the revenue bond tax fund account of the general debt

service fund in amounts equal to those required for payments to

authorized issuers for revenue bonds issued pursuant to article five-C

and article five-F of this chapter for the purpose of lease purchases

and installment purchases by or for state agencies and institutions for

personal or real property purposes.

* NB Effective until July 31, 2029

* 3. Moneys of the fund shall be available to the commissioner of

general services for the purchase of food, supplies and equipment for

state institutions and other state agencies, and for the purpose of

furnishing or providing centralized services to or for state

institutions and other state agencies, public authorities, and public

benfit corporations. Beginning the first day of April, two thousand

two, moneys in such fund shall also be transferred by the state

comptroller to the revenue bond tax fund account of the general debt

service fund in amounts equal to those required for payments to

authorized issuers for revenue bonds issued pursuant to article five-C

of this chapter for the purpose of lease purchases and installment

purchases by or for state agencies and institutions for personal or real

property purposes.

* NB Effective July 31, 2029

* 4. The term "centralized services" as used in this section shall

mean and include only (a) communications services, (b) mail, messenger

and reproduction services, (c) computer services, (d) fuels, including

natural gas, hydrogen, biofuels and gasoline, and automotive services,

(e) renovation and maintenance services, (f) purchases of electricity,

renewable energy, renewable energy credits or attributes from the power

authority of the state of New York and, in consultation with the power

authority of the state of New York, from other suppliers, (g) real

property management services, (h) building design and construction

services, (i) parking services, (j) distribution of United States

department of agriculture donated foods to eligible recipients, pursuant

to all applicable statutes and regulations, (k) distribution of federal

surplus property donations to all eligible recipients, pursuant to

applicable statutes and regulations, and (l) payments and related

services for lease purchases and installment purchases by or for state

agencies and institutions for personal property purposes financed

through the issuance of certificates of participation. The services

defined in items (a) through (c), (e), (g) and (h) of this subdivision

shall be provided to state agencies and institutions only.

* NB Effective until July 31, 2029

* 4. The term "centralized services" as used in this section shall

mean and include only (a) communications services, (b) mail, messenger

and reproduction services, (c) computer services, (d) gasoline and

automotive services, (e) renovation and maintenance services, (f)

purchases of electricity from the power authority of the state of New

York, (g) real property management services, (h) building design and

construction services, (i) parking services, (j) distribution of United

States department of agriculture donated foods to eligible recipients,

pursuant to all applicable statutes and regulations, (k) distribution of

federal surplus property donations to all eligible recipients, pursuant

to applicable statutes and regulations and (l) payments and related

services for lease purchases and installment purchases by or for state

agencies and institutions for personal property purposes financed

through the issuance of certificates of participation. The services

defined in items (a) through (c), (e), (g) and (h) of this subdivision

shall be provided to state agencies and institutions only.

* NB Effective July 31, 2029

* 5. The amount expended from such fund for the above-stated purposes

shall be charged against the agency, political subdivision, public

authority or public benefit corporation above receiving such food,

supplies, equipment and services and all payments received therefor

shall be credited to such fund.

* NB Effective until July 31, 2029

* 5. The amount expended from such fund for the above-stated purposes

shall be charged against the state institution or agency, political

subdivision, public authority or public benefit corporation above

receiving such food, supplies, equipment and services and all payments

received therefor shall be credited to such fund.

* NB Effective July 31, 2029

* NB Law not the same as chapter text

6. Payments from such fund shall be made upon audit and warrant of the

state comptroller upon vouchers certified or approved by the

commissioner of general services in the manner provided by law.

7. If the state comptroller shall find at the expiration of the fiscal

year, commencing April first, nineteen hundred sixty-four and at the

expiration of each fiscal year thereafter that the total amount to the

credit of the fund is in excess of the sum of two million dollars, he

shall within thirty days thereafter, transfer to the general fund of the

state a sum equal to the amount of such excess.