NY State Fin L § 95-E (2021)
2021 New York Laws STF - State Finance Article 6 - Funds of the State 95-E - New York State Prostate and Testicular Cancer Research and Education Fund.

* §  95-e.  New York State prostate and testicular cancer research and education fund. 1. There is hereby established in the joint  custody  of the  commissioner of taxation and finance and the comptroller, a special fund to be known as the "New York State prostate and  testicular  cancer research and education fund".   2.  Such  fund  shall consist of all revenues received pursuant to the provisions of section four hundred four-q of  the  vehicle  and  traffic law,  as  added  by  chapter  five  hundred  twenty-eight of the laws of nineteen hundred ninety-nine, and sections two hundred  nine-E  and  six hundred  thirty  of  the  tax  law,  all  revenues  received pursuant to appropriations  by  the  legislature,  and  all   moneys   appropriated, credited,  or transferred thereto from any other fund or source pursuant to law. For each state fiscal year, there shall be appropriated  to  the fund  by  the  state,  in  addition  to  all other moneys required to be deposited into such fund, an amount  equal  to  the  amounts  of  monies collected  and  deposited into the fund pursuant to section four hundred four-q of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter five  hundred twenty-eight  of  the laws of nineteen hundred ninety-nine, and sections two hundred nine-E and six hundred thirty of  the  tax  law  during  the preceding  calendar  year,  as  certified  by  the  comptroller. Nothing contained herein shall prevent the state from receiving grants, gifts or bequests for the purposes of the fund as defined  in  this  section  and depositing them into the fund according to law. Any interest received by the  comptroller  on moneys on deposit in such fund shall be retained in and become part of such fund.   3. (a) Moneys of the fund, following appropriation by the  legislature and allocation by the director of the budget, shall be made available to the  commissioner  of  health  to  provide  grants  for  the  purpose of advancing and financing prostate and testicular cancer research, support programs and education projects.  (b) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of section one  hundred sixty-three  of  the  state  finance  law, the commissioner of health is authorized to enter into a contract or contracts under paragraph (a)  of this  subdivision  without  a  competitive  bid  or request for proposal process, provided, however, that:  (i) The department of health shall post on its website, for  a  period of no less than thirty days:  (1)  A description of the proposed services to be provided pursuant to the contract or contracts;  (2) The criteria for selection of a contractor or contractors;  (3) The period of time during which a prospective contractor may  seek selection,   which  shall  be  no  less  than  thirty  days  after  such information is first posted on the website; and  (4) The manner  by  which  a  prospective  contractor  may  seek  such selection, which may include submission by electronic means;  (ii)  All reasonable and responsive submissions that are received from prospective contractors in timely  fashion  shall  be  reviewed  by  the commissioner of health; and  (iii)  The  commissioner  of  health  shall  select such contractor or contractors that, in his or her discretion, are best suited to serve the purposes of this section.   4. (a) On  or  before  the  first  day  of  February  each  year,  the comptroller  shall  certify  to the governor, temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, chair of the senate  finance  committee and  chair of the assembly ways and means committee, the amount of money deposited by source in the New York State prostate and testicular cancer research and education fund during the preceding calendar  year  as  the result of revenue derived pursuant to section four hundred four-q of the  vehicle  and  traffic law, as added by chapter five hundred twenty-eight of the laws of nineteen hundred ninety-nine, and  sections  two  hundred nine-E and six hundred thirty of the tax law and from all other sources.  (b) On or before the first day of February each year, the commissioner of  health  shall provide a written report to the temporary president of the senate, speaker  of  the  assembly,  chair  of  the  senate  finance committee,  chair of the assembly ways and means committee, chair of the senate committee on health, chair of the assembly health committee,  the state  comptroller  and the public. Such report shall include how monies of the fund were utilized during the preceding calendar year  and  shall include:  (i)  the amount of money disbursed from the fund and the award process used for such disbursements;  (ii) recipients of awards from the fund;  (iii) the amount awarded to each;  (iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; and  (v) a summary financial plan  for  such  monies  which  shall  include estimates  of  all  receipts  and  all disbursements for the current and succeeding fiscal years, along with the actual results  from  the  prior fiscal year.   5.  Moneys  shall be payable from the fund on the audit and warrant of the comptroller on vouchers approved by the comptroller.   * NB There are 2 § 95-e's