STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7043 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN, COLTON, GIBBS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorizes law, in relation to prohibiting the New York state environmental facilities corporation from entering into contracts, leases or other agreements with entities that are not compliant with the requirements of article five-A of the general municipal law regarding participation by minority- and women-owned businesses The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 1285 of the public authorities law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows: 3 9. The corporation shall not enter into contracts, leases or other 4 agreements with entities that are not compliant with the requirements of 5 article five-A of the general municipal law regarding participation by 6 minority- and women-owned businesses. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 8 it shall have become a law; and shall apply to all contracts, agreements 9 and leases entered into on or after such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10625-01-5