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NY State Fin L § 179-J (2021)
2021 New York Laws STF - State Finance Article 11-A - Interest Payments on Certain Amounts Owed by State 179-J - Disclaimer of State Responsibility for Interest Payments Incurred by Contractors.

§  179-j.  Disclaimer  of  state  responsibility for interest payments   incurred by contractors. In the event that an interest payment  is  made   by  a  contractor  in the course of transacting business with any entity   other than a state agency, such interest shall not be an  obligation  of   the  state  and  the  state  shall not reimburse the contractor for such   interest, nor shall any moneys expended for such  interest  payments  be   counted toward any matching requirement applicable to grants or payments   of state funds unless expressly permitted by statute or regulation.
NY State Fin L § 179-K (2021)
2021 New York Laws STF - State Finance Article 11-A - Interest Payments on Certain Amounts Owed by State 179-K - Acceptance of Payment.

§ 179-k. Acceptance of payment. The acceptance of payment, in whole or   in  part,  by a contractor shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of   interest otherwise due under the  provisions  of  this  article  nor  to   supersede  the  provisions  of  section  one  hundred forty-five of this   chapter.
NY State Fin L § 179-L (2021)
2021 New York Laws STF - State Finance Article 11-A - Interest Payments on Certain Amounts Owed by State 179-L - Provisions to Control.

§  179-l.  Provisions  to control. No contract entered into after July   first,  nineteen  hundred  eighty-four  shall  contain   any   provision   requiring  the  payment  of  interest in a manner inconsistent with this   article, and any provision contained in such contract which  waives  the   right  to  the  payment of interest is hereby declared to be contrary to   public policy and wholly void.
NY State Fin L § 179-N (2021)
2021 New York Laws STF - State Finance Article 11-A - Interest Payments on Certain Amounts Owed by State 179-N - Judicial Review.

§  179-n.  Judicial review.   Any determination made by a state agency   pursuant to subdivision three of section one hundred  seventy-nine-f  of   this  article  shall  be  subject  to  judicial  review  in a proceeding   pursuant to article seventy-eight of the civil practice law  and  rules.   Such  proceedings  shall  only  be  commenced  in  the  absence, or upon   completion, of other  review  procedures  specified  in  the  applicable   contract or by applicable regulations.
NY State Fin L § 179-O (2021)
2021 New York Laws STF - State Finance Article 11-A - Interest Payments on Certain Amounts Owed by State 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.
NY State Fin L § 179-P (2021)
2021 New York Laws STF - State Finance Article 11-A - Interest Payments on Certain Amounts Owed by State 179-P - Inapplicability of the Provisions.

§  179-p.  Inapplicability  of  the provisions. The provisions of this   article shall not apply to payments due and owing by the state:1. under the eminent domain procedure law;2. as interest allowed on judgments rendered by a  court  pursuant  to   any  provision  of  law  other  than  those provisions contained in this   article;3. to the federal government; to  any  state  agency  or  its  related   instrumentalities;  to  any  duly  constituted  unit of local government   including, but not limited to, counties, cities, towns, villages, school   districts, special districts, or any of their related instrumentalities;   to any public authority or public benefit corporation; or  to  employees   of  state  agencies  when  acting  in,  or  incidental  to, their public   employment capacity;4. to contractors of third party payment agreements including, but not   limited to, the fiscal agent or fiscal intermediary designated  pursuant   to section three hundred sixty-seven-b of the social services law;5.  to  entities  which  receive  state funds through any intermediary   organization other than a state agency; or6. in situations where the comptroller exercises a legally  authorized   set-off against all or part of the payment due the contractor.
NY State Fin L § 179-R (2021)
2021 New York Laws STF - State Finance Article 11-B - Prompt Contracting and Interest Payments for Not-for-Profit Organizations 179-R - Program Plan Submission.

§  179-r.  Program  plan submission. 1. Each state agency receiving an   appropriation of state or federal funds for any  program  shall  produce   and  immediately thereafter submit a program plan to the division of the   budget, the senate finance committee and the  assembly  ways  and  means   committee. Such program plan shall be submitted not more than forty-five   days  following  the  latest  date  on  which  any of the appropriations   covered by the program plan become law except as provided by section one   hundred seventy-nine-x of this article.2. The division of the budget shall have not  more  than  ninety  days   following  the latest date on which any of the appropriations covered by   the program plan become law to issue a certificate of approval for  each   item  of  appropriation  included  in  the  program plan. A copy of such   certificate of  approval  shall  be  forwarded  to  the  senate  finance   committee,  the  assembly ways and means committee and the office of the   state comptroller.
NY State Fin L § 179-S (2021)
2021 New York Laws STF - State Finance Article 11-B - Prompt Contracting and Interest Payments for Not-for-Profit Organizations 179-S - Time Frames for the Implementation of New Programs and the Execution of New Contracts.

§  179-s.  Time  frames for the implementation of new programs and the   execution of new contracts. 1. A state agency shall have not  more  than   one  hundred  fifty  days  following the latest date on which any of the   appropriations covered  by  the  program  plan  become  law  to  execute   contracts  with  not-for-profit  organizations  pursuant  to the program   plan. Upon execution of each  contract  by  the  state  agency  and  the   not-for-profit organization, the contract shall immediately be delivered   to the attorney general for approval.  The attorney general shall within   fifteen  days  of receipt either approve such contract or disapprove and   return the contract to the state  agency  with  reasons  therefor.  Upon   approval,  the  contract shall be delivered to the comptroller who shall   within fifteen days of receipt either approve and file such contract  or   disapprove  and return the contract to the state agency with his reasons   therefor.2. In those instances where an RFP is not the  method  of  contracting   identified  in  the program plan a state agency shall not have more than   one hundred twenty days following the latest date on which  any  of  the   appropriations  covered  by  the  program  plan  become  law  to execute   contracts with not-for-profit  organizations  pursuant  to  the  program   plan.3.  Upon  receipt  of  a  contract  disapproved by either the attorney   general or comptroller a  state  agency  shall  immediately  notify  the   affected not-for-profit organization and shall undertake, in conjunction   with  the  not-for-profit  organization,  those  actions  necessary  and   appropriate, if any, to remedy any deficiencies in the contract.
NY State Fin L § 179-U (2021)
2021 New York Laws STF - State Finance Article 11-B - Prompt Contracting and Interest Payments for Not-for-Profit Organizations 179-U - Advance Payments.

§  179-u.  Advance  payments.  1.  When a state agency administering a   contract shall advise the not-for-profit organization  of  the  agency's   intention  to  renew the contract, the not-for-profit organization, may,   upon receipt of a written directive, be entitled to an  advance  payment   pending  execution of the renewal contract if such contract is not fully   executed by the  commencement  date  of  the  succeeding  contract;  the   written directive shall specifically set forth the dollar amount and the   period  of  time  covered  by  the advance payment. Such advance payment   shall offset future  payments  due  to  the  organization  for  services   provided  during  the term of the prospective renewal contract and shall   not exceed the  maximum  contract  amount  set  forth  in  said  renewal   contract.2. A state agency providing an advance payment pursuant to subdivision   one of this section shall submit a written directive, a voucher and such   other documents as may be required to the comptroller for approval.
NY State Fin L § 179-W (2021)
2021 New York Laws STF - State Finance Article 11-B - Prompt Contracting and Interest Payments for Not-for-Profit Organizations 179-W - Notification and Suspension.

§   179-w.  Notification  and  suspension.  1.  Any  determination  or   notification pursuant to the provisions of  this  article  shall  be  in   writing  and  shall  immediately  be  provided  to any directly affected   not-for-profit  organization,  the  chairman  of  the   senate   finance   committee, the chairman of the assembly ways and means committee and the   state comptroller who shall include such notification in the procurement   record.2.  In  the  event  that  a  state  agency, including the comptroller,   division of  budget,  or  the  attorney  general  shall  determine  that   extenuating circumstances exist which prevent such agency from complying   with  the  time  frames  required  by  this  article,  such agency shall   immediately provide written notification of such  determination  to  any   directly  affected  not-for-profit organization, the office of the state   comptroller, the chairman  of  the  senate  finance  committee  and  the   chairman  of  the  assembly  ways  and  means  committee.  Such  written   notification shall include an explanation of the circumstances and shall   state the specific amount of the time for which the specified provisions   of this article relating to time frames shall be  suspended.  Except  as   provided  in  subdivision  three of this section, no suspension shall be   valid unless it shall state such specific amount of time, provided  that   the  cumulative  length  of  suspensions  declared  by  any state agency   pursuant to this section, except  such  subdivision  three,  when  added   together  shall  not be valid if declared for a period greater than four   and one-half months in any fiscal year.3. Upon determining that significant and substantive differences exist   between the state agency and  the  not-for-profit  organization  in  the   negotiation  of  a contract or renewal contract or when the state agency   makes a  determination  that  the  not-for-profit  organization  is  not   negotiating in good faith, such agency may suspend the written directive   and  any  subsequent  interest  payments  or subsequent advance payments   required to be provided pursuant to this article. Upon  such  suspension   the   state   agency   shall   be   required  to  provide  the  affected   not-for-profit  organization   with   written   notification   of   such   determination  and the reasons therefor, and also to provide such notice   to the comptroller, who shall include it in the procurement record.
NY State Fin L § 179-X (2021)
2021 New York Laws STF - State Finance Article 11-B - Prompt Contracting and Interest Payments for Not-for-Profit Organizations 179-X - Federal Funds.

§  179-x. Federal funds. The provisions of this article as they relate   to federal funds shall only be applicable to the extent a  state  agency   is  in  receipt  of  federal  funds  for  a particular program; provided   however, the provisions of this article shall be applicable  to  federal   funds,  including  but not limited to funds such as petroleum overcharge   moneys, only to the extent that any required federal or court review  or   approval  process  concerning  the use of such funds has been completed,   and no notification of disapproval has been received by a state  agency.   Any time frame contained within the provisions of this article shall run   from  the  date  of  the  notification  to  a state agency of receipt of   federal funds, or the completion of any required federal or court review   or approval process, whichever is applicable, provided  however  that  a   not-for-profit  organization  receiving  federal  funds  to  which  such   timeframes  are  applicable  shall  be  entitled  to  interest  payments   pursuant  to section one hundred seventy-nine-v of this article or after   one hundred twenty days following the state's receipt of  federal  funds   for the program, whichever is later.
NY State Fin L § 179-Y (2021)
2021 New York Laws STF - State Finance Article 11-B - Prompt Contracting and Interest Payments for Not-for-Profit Organizations 179-Y - Duties of the Comptroller.

§  179-y.  Duties  of the comptroller. 1. The state comptroller shall:   (a) promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary  to  carry   out  the  comptroller's  responsibilities  under  this article including   provisions for repayment; and (b) develop and implement a procedure  for   calculating  the  amount  of interest, if any, due to any not-for-profit   organization pursuant to the provisions of this article.2. Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to  preclude  the   comptroller  from  subsequently  promulgating,  developing,  or amending   rules and regulations or procedures pursuant to,  and  consistent  with,   this article.
NY State Fin L § 179-Z (2021)
2021 New York Laws STF - State Finance Article 11-B - Prompt Contracting and Interest Payments for Not-for-Profit Organizations 179-Z - Not-for-Profit Short-Term Revolving Loans.

§  179-z.  Not-for-profit  short-term  revolving  loans.  1. The state   comptroller is authorized  to  provide  loans  from  the  not-for-profit   short-term revolving loan fund established by section ninety-seven-jj of   this  chapter to any not-for-profit organization in receipt of a written   directive from a state agency. The state comptroller may provide such  a   loan  to  a  not-for-profit  organization  upon  receipt  of  a  written   agreement  providing  reasonable  assurances  of   repayment   that   is   satisfactory  to  the comptroller. Such loan shall not bear interest and   repayment of such loan may be prorated over the term of the expected  or   renewal  contract,  provided  the  term  of the loan does not exceed one   year. The amount of each such loan shall  not  exceed  one-half  of  the   first quarter payment of the subject contract.2.  The state comptroller shall only make loans after finding that the   not-for-profit organization has a written directive from a state  agency   and  cannot  provide or continue to provide services without a loan from   the not-for-profit short-term revolving loan fund.3. The state comptroller shall promulgate rules and regulations within   ninety days of the enactment date of this act for the operation  of  the   not-for-profit  short-term  revolving loan fund which shall include, but   not be limited to, the criteria to be used in determining not-for-profit   organizations eligible for assistance; a  procedure  and  any  necessary   information   that   not-for-profit   organizations   need   to   submit   applications for a loan from  the  not-for-profit  short-term  revolving   loan  fund;  a  schedule  for reviewing such applications, not to exceed   thirty days, and notification to an applicant of approval or disapproval   of such application for interim  funding,  and  any  other  requirements   deemed necessary by the state comptroller.4.   Any   not-for-profit  organization  receiving  a  loan  from  the   not-for-profit short-term revolving loan fund  shall  be  ineligible  to   receive  interest from a state agency, notwithstanding the provisions of   section  one  hundred  seventy-nine-v  of  this  article  and  shall  be   ineligible  to  receive  advance  payments,  notwithstanding section one   hundred seventy-nine-u of this article.
NY State Fin L § 179-AA (2021)
2021 New York Laws STF - State Finance Article 11-B - Prompt Contracting and Interest Payments for Not-for-Profit Organizations 179-AA - Advisory Committee.

§   179-aa.   Advisory   committee.  There  is  hereby  established  a   not-for-profit contracting advisory committee.  The  advisory  committee   shall  consist  of  sixteen  members which shall include eight appointed   members,  four  to  be  appointed  by  the   governor   who   shall   be   representatives  of  not-for-profit  organizations providing services in   the  state,  and  two  each  to  be  appointed  by  the  governor   upon   recommendation  of  the temporary president of the senate and speaker of   the assembly, and eight ex officio members of the  committee,  one  each   designated  from  the division of the budget, the department of law, the   office of the state  comptroller,  and  the  education  department.  The   governor  shall  also  designate  four  members from among the following   agencies: the department of state, the office  of  children  and  family   services,  the  office  of  temporary  and  disability  assistance,  the   department of health, the office  of  mental  hygiene,  the  office  for   people with developmental disabilities, and the department of labor. The   governor  shall  designate  an  appointee  to  serve  as  chair  of  the   committee. The advisory committee shall meet at least quarterly and upon   its own initiative may: comment and report  on  the  implementation  and   operation  of  the not-for-profit short-term revolving loan fund; advise   the governor, comptroller and state agencies on the  implementation  and   operation  of this article; evaluate the benefits of requiring all state   agencies to use standard contract  language  and  the  extent  to  which   standard   language  may  be  effectively  included  in  contracts  with   not-for-profit organizations; review annually the report of  the  office   of   the   state  comptroller  made  pursuant  to  section  one  hundred   seventy-nine-bb of this article; and propose any legislation  they  deem   necessary  to  improve  the  fund  and this article. The committee shall   report to the governor  and  the  legislature  with  recommendations  on   improving  the  contracting procedures with not-for-profit organizations   which receive state funds through the  intermediary  of  municipalities.   Such reports shall be due annually not later than December first.
NY State Fin L § 179-CC (2021)
2021 New York Laws STF - State Finance Article 11-B - Prompt Contracting and Interest Payments for Not-for-Profit Organizations 179-CC - Judicial Review.

§  179-cc.  Judicial review. Any state agency action or failure to act   with respect to the contract approval process  in  implementation  of  a   program  under  the  provisions  of  this  article  shall  be subject to   judicial review in an action pursuant to article  seventy-eight  of  the   civil  practice  law  and rules brought by a not-for-profit organization   which provides services that would or could assist  a  state  agency  in   carrying out activities with respect to such program.
NY State Fin L § 179-DD (2021)
2021 New York Laws STF - State Finance Article 11-B - Prompt Contracting and Interest Payments for Not-for-Profit Organizations 179-DD - Severability.

§ 179-dd. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or   part  of  this  article  shall  be  adjudged  by  any court of competent   jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect,  impair,  or   invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation   to  the  clause,  sentence, paragraph, section, or part thereof directly   involved in the controversy in  which  such  judgment  shall  have  been   rendered.
NY State Fin L § 179-EE (2021)
2021 New York Laws STF - State Finance Article 11-B - Prompt Contracting and Interest Payments for Not-for-Profit Organizations 179-EE - Other Provisions for Contracts and Appropriations.

§  179-ee.  Other  provisions  for  contracts  and  appropriations. 1.   Notwithstanding any other provision of this article to the contrary, for   the purposes of  calculating  timeframes  as  provided  in  section  one   hundred  seventy-nine-s  of  this  article,  the  enactment  date  of an   appropriation  which  finances  a   contract   with   a   not-for-profit   organization  which  has  been identified for a state agency without the   use of a request for proposals shall be deemed to be the date  on  which   such not-for-profit organization is identified.2.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of  this article, no state   agency shall be liable  for  interest  payments  on  contracts  executed   pursuant  to  appropriations  made  in  whole or in part for liabilities   incurred in a prior fiscal year.3. A modification to a contract that would result  in  a  transfer  of   funds  among  program  activities or budget cost categories but does not   affect the amount, consideration, scope or other terms of such  contract   shall  not,  by  itself,  require  such  contract and modification to be   submitted to the comptroller for review; provided,  however,  where  the   amount  of  such modification is, as a portion of the total value of the   contract, equal to or greater than ten percent  for  contracts  of  less   than  five  million  dollars, or five percent for contracts of more than   five million dollars, the comptroller may require that such modification   be submitted to him or her for review.
NY State Fin L § 180 (2021)
2021 New York Laws STF - State Finance Article 12 - Court Funds 180 - Examination of Money and Securities Paid Into Court.

§  180.  Examination  of  money  and  securities  paid into court. The   comptroller may examine the books, accounts and vouchers of every  bank,   trust  company  or  other depository in the state in anywise relating to   moneys or securities so paid into court or  directed  to  be  paid  into   court  by statute. Where such moneys or securities have not been paid to   the commissioner of finance of the city of New York  or  to  any  county   treasurer of the state, the comptroller upon application duly made shall   be  entitled  to an order directing the payment and transfer of all such   moneys or securities from any such public official, bank, trust  company   or  depository  to  the  commissioner  of finance of such city or to the   treasurer of the proper county.