Title GMU, General Municipal

§ 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "General Municipal Law."

§ 10. Deposits of public money; security. 1. For purposes of this section: a. "Local government" shall mean any municipal corporation, school district, board of cooperative educational services, district corporation, special improvement district governed by a separate board of c…

§ 100. Definitions. As used in this article: 1. "Political subdivision" means a municipal corporation, school district, district corporation and board of cooperative educational services. 2. "Fire company" means: a. A volunteer fire company of a county, city, town, village or fi…

§ 100-a. Declaration of policy. It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state that this article shall be construed in the negotiation of contracts for public works and public purchases to which political subdivisions or and district therein is a party so as to assure the …

§ 1000. Laws repealed. Of the laws enumerated in the schedule hereto annexed, that portion specified in the last column is hereby repealed.

§ 1001. When to take effect. This chapter shall take effect immediately.

§ 101. Separate specifications for certain public work. 1. Except as otherwise provided in section two hundred twenty-two of the labor law, every officer, board or agency of a political subdivision or of any district therein, charged with the duty of preparing specifications or …

§ 102. Deposits on plans and specifications. 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any general, special or local law, the officer, board or agency of any political subdivision or of any district therein, charged with the duty of preparing plans and specifications for …

§ 103. Advertising for bids and offers; letting of contracts; criminal conspiracies. * 1. Except as otherwise expressly provided by an act of the legislature or by a local law adopted prior to September first, nineteen hundred fifty-three, all contracts for public work involving…

§ 103-a. Ground for cancellation of contract by municipal corporations and fire districts. A clause shall be inserted in all specifications or contracts made or awarded by a municipal corporation or any public department, agency or official thereof on or after the first day of J…

§ 103-b. Disqualification to contract with municipal corporations and fire districts. Any person who, when called before a grand jury, head of a state department, temporary state commission or other state agency, the organized crime task force in the department of law, head of a…

§ 103-c. Removal of disqualification of public contractors by petition. 1. Any firm, partnership or corporation which has become subject to the cancellation or termination of a contract or disqualifications to contract on account of the refusal of a member, partner, director or …

* § 103-d. Statement of non-collusion in bids and proposals to political subdivision of the state. 1. Every bid or proposal hereafter made to a political subdivision of the state or any public department, agency or official thereof where competitive bidding is required by statut…

§ 103-e. Conspiracies to prevent competitive bidding or competitive offering on public contracts. 1. A person or corporation who shall wilfully, knowingly and with intent to defraud, make or enter into, or attempt to make or enter into, with any other person or corporation, a co…

§ 103-f. Security bonds; municipal projects. Whenever a security bond is posted by a successful bidder for the faithful performance of a municipal project, for which state aid is approved, the name and address of the bonding company or person issuing the security bond, the numbe…

§ 103-g. Iranian energy sector divestment. 1. As used in this section: a. "Energy sector" shall have the same meaning as defined in paragraph (a) of subdivision one of section one hundred sixty-five-a of the state finance law. b. "Financial institution" shall have the same meani…

* § 103-h. Restriction on purchasing certain technology which poses a security threat. 1. (a) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law a political subdivision shall not enter into or renew any contract or agreement to procure technology, including hardware, systems, dev…

* § 104. Purchase through office of general services; purchases from other public contracts; certain federal contracts. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section one hundred three of this article or of any other general, special or local law, any officer, board or agency of a…

§ 104-a. Purchasing of products for public use. Notwithstanding the provisions of section one hundred three of this chapter, when purchasing products the officer, board or agency of any political subdivision or of any district therein charged with the awarding of public contract…

§ 104-b. Procurement policies and procedures. 1. Goods and services which are not required by law to be procured by political subdivisions or any districts therein pursuant to competitive bidding must be procured in a manner so as to assure the prudent and economical use of publ…

* § 104-c. Disposal of surplus computer equipment. 1. Definitions. As used in this section: (a) "Computer" means a computer central processing unit and, where attached to a computer central processing unit, such computer cases, computer memory, card and other peripheral devices …

§ 104-d. The New York state buy American salt act. 1. Use of American materials. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when soliciting a contract for the purchase of rock salt or sodium chloride, any department or agency of a political subdivision may award such contra…

§ 105. Disposition of deposit accompanying bid. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any general, special or local law, whenever as a condition precedent to the reception or consideration of a bid for furnishing supplies, materials, or equipment or performing work for a…

§ 106. Withdrawal of retained percentages. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any general, special or local law, under any contract heretofore or hereafter made or awarded by any political subdivision, or any officer, board or agency thereof, or of any district therei…

§ 106-a. Service charge for receiving, handling and disbursing funds and coupons. The fiscal officer of the political subdivision or of a district therein shall impose upon each contractor such service charge for receiving, handling and disbursing funds and coupons pursuant to s…

§ 106-b. Payment on public work projects. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, all contracts made and awarded by the appropriate officer, board or agency of a political subdivision or of any district therein, hereafter referred to as the public owner,…

§ 107. Claims against political subdivisions; contractor's undertaking. A contractor under a contract heretofore or hereafter made or awarded by any political subdivision, or by any officer, board or agency thereof, or of any district therein, in case any claim or notice of clai…

§ 108. Workmen's compensation insurance on public works. Each contract to which a political subdivision or any officer, board or agency thereof, or of any district therein, is a party and which is of such a character that the employees engaged thereon are required to be insured …

§ 109. Assignment of public contracts. 1. A clause shall be inserted in all specifications or contracts hereafter made or awarded by any officer, board or agency of a political subdivision, or of any district therein, prohibiting any contractor, to whom any contract shall be let…

§ 109-a. Purchases through the office of general services by certain public associations. The New York State Association of Counties, the Association of Towns of the State of New York, the New York State Town Clerk's Association, Inc., the New York State Conference of Mayors and…

* § 109-b. Installment contracts. 1. As used in this section: (a) "Political subdivision" shall mean a municipal corporation, school district, district corporation or board of cooperative educational services. (b) "Installment purchase contract" shall mean any lease purchase agr…

§ 109-c. Purchases through county contracts by certain not-for-profit corporations. Not-for-profit corporations that provide a service to a county are authorized to make purchases or to contract for services other than services subject to article eight or any provisions of the l…

§ 109-d. Emergency vehicle warranties. 1. Definitions. As used in this section: a. "Ambulance" means a motor vehicle designed, appropriately equipped and used for the purpose of: (i) transporting emergency medical personnel and equipment to sick or injured persons; and (ii) carr…

§ 11. Temporary investments. 1. For purposes of this section, the\nterms "local government", "bank" and "trust company" shall have the same\nmeanings as in section ten of this article.\n 2. a. The governing board of any local government or, if the governing\nboard so delegates, …

§ 110. Definition. The term "municipality" as used in this article shall mean a city, a village, a county on behalf of a county water district and a town acting on behalf of a water district or water storage and distribution district, including a water district governed by a sep…

§ 111. Contracts. Two or more municipalities are hereby empowered to enter into a contract to provide for a common supply of water, including joint acquisition, construction, operation and maintenance. Such contract shall provide for the method of acquisition or construction of …

§ 112. Acquisition of a common supply. A common supply of water may be acquired and developed (including acquisition or construction of all facilities necessary for distribution of water in bulk) by all of the contracting municipalities acting jointly or by the individual action…

§ 112-a. Certain acquisitions by eminent domain. Notwithstanding any provision of the eminent domain procedure law to the contrary, in any proceeding brought pursuant to such law, by any municipal corporation located in the county of Nassau regarding the Jamaica water supply com…

§ 113. Management and operation. The joint water works system may be managed and operated by a joint operating agency, by one of the contracting municipalities or by contract with a public authority as the contracting municipalities shall provide. A contract with a public author…

§ 114. Costs. The cost of providing a common supply of water may be financed either by the issuance and sale of the joint obligations of the contracting municipalities or by individual issuance and sale of obligations to finance the proportionate share of each contracting munici…

§ 115. Sale of Water. Water shall be sold in bulk to the several contracting municipalities. Rates shall be fixed in such amounts that revenue therefrom shall be at least sufficient to pay all estimated annual costs of operation and maintenance and debt service on all obligation…

§ 116. Authorization to participate. Before any municipality shall participate in a joint project pursuant to this article, it shall authorize such participation by taking the same procedural steps which it would be required to take if it proposed to effectuate such improvements…

§ 117. Jurisdiction of state agencies. Nothing contained in this article shall be held to alter or abridge the powers and duties of the state department of health or of the water power and control commission over water supply matters.

§ 118. Development of a supply of water for sale. Any city or village, any county on behalf of a county water district and any town on behalf of a town water district or water storage and distribution district may, in addition to all other powers possessed with respect to the de…

§ 118-a. Contracts. Any municipality authorized herein to develop a supply of water for sale is hereby empowered to enter into contracts for such periods as it may deem necessary but not in excess of forty years. Such contracts may contain provisions for establishment and revisi…

§ 118-b. Jurisdiction of other state agencies. Nothing contained in this article shall be held to alter or abridge the powers and duties of the state department of health or of the water power and control commission over water supply matters.

§ 118-c. Financing. Any municipal corporation shall have the power to enter into contracts with any public benefit corporation created pursuant to article five of the public authorities law which is authorized by law to furnish water to such municipal corporation, providing for …

§ 119. Construction and development of excess sewage capacity. Any city or village, any county on behalf of a county sewer district and any town on behalf of a town sewer district or sewage disposal district may, in addition to all other powers possessed with respect to the cons…

§ 119-a. Contracts. Any municipality authorized herein to construct and develop sewage facilities in excess of its own needs is hereby empowered to enter into contracts for such periods as it may deem necessary but not in excess of forty years. Such contracts may contain provisi…

§ 119-aa. Purpose. It is hereby declared to be the purpose of this article to encourage local governmental programs for the preservation, restoration and maintenance of the historical, architectural, archeological and cultural environment by clarifying and amplifying existing au…