2023 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.