NY State Fin L § 97-G (2021)
2021 New York Laws STF - State Finance Article 6 - Funds of the State 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.