N.Y. Transportation Law § 452: Powers and duties of the commissioner

§ 452. Powers and duties of the commissioner. The commissioner is

hereby authorized:

1. To provide for the accomplishment of authorized accelerated

capacity and transportation improvements unless otherwise provided for

in law.

2. To provide for the accomplishment of any authorized municipal

bridge improvements unless otherwise provided for in law, within the

limitations of appropriations available therefor, pursuant to contract

between the commissioner and the municipality undertaking such

improvements.

3. To utilize federal moneys available or which may become available

to the state, or to a municipality in the form of federal assistance,

for the purpose of effectuating the provisions of this article.

4. To enter into contracts with any person, firm, corporation or

agency, private or governmental, for the purpose of effectuating the

provisions of this article.

5. To prescribe such rules and regulations as he may deem appropriate

to effectuate the provisions of this article, including but not limited

to rules and regulations governing the form, content and submission of

applications by municipalities for use of bond proceeds for municipal

bridge improvements.

6. To approve vouchers for the payment of state financial assistance

to persons, firms, corporations or agencies, private and governmental,

and municipalities pursuant to contracts for the accomplishment of

municipal bridge improvements.

7. To establish or cause to be established by the department of

economic development a New York state content program which shall

provide for notification to New York contractors, subcontractors and

suppliers of opportunities to bid on contracts for improvements financed

under this article, and to promulgate procedures which will assure the

compliance of such notification prior to awarding bids, and to require

that contractors submit, as supplementary materials to their bids,

documented evidence of their efforts to encourage the participation of

New York suppliers and subcontractors on accelerated capacity and

transportation improvements and municipal bridge improvements financed

pursuant to this article.

8. To perform such other and additional acts as he deems necessary or

desirable to carry out effectively the provisions of this article.