Title GMU, General Municipal

§ 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "General\nMunicipal Law."\n

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

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

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

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 Laws repealed. Of the laws enumerated in the schedule hereto\nannexed, that portion specified in the last column is hereby repealed.\n

§ 1001. When to take effect. This chapter shall take effect\nimmediately.\n

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

§ 102. Deposits on plans and specifications. 1. Notwithstanding any\ninconsistent provision of any general, special or local law, the\nofficer, board or agency of any political subdivision or of any district\ntherein, charged with the duty of preparing plans and specifications f…

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

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

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

§ 103-c. Removal of disqualification of public contractors by\npetition. 1. Any firm, partnership or corporation which has become\nsubject to the cancellation or termination of a contract or\ndisqualifications to contract on account of the refusal of a member,\npartner, director…

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

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

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

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

* § 103-h. Restriction on purchasing certain technology which poses a\nsecurity threat. 1. (a) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of\nlaw a political subdivision shall not enter into or renew any contract\nor agreement to procure technology, including hardware, systems,\…

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

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

§ 104-b. Procurement policies and procedures. 1. Goods and services\nwhich are not required by law to be procured by political subdivisions\nor any districts therein pursuant to competitive bidding must be\nprocured in a manner so as to assure the prudent and economical use of\n…

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

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

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

§ 106. Withdrawal of retained percentages. Notwithstanding any\ninconsistent provision of any general, special or local law, under any\ncontract heretofore or hereafter made or awarded by any political\nsubdivision, or any officer, board or agency thereof, or of any district\nth…

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

§ 106-b. Payment on public work projects. Notwithstanding the\nprovisions of any other law to the contrary, all contracts made and\nawarded by the appropriate officer, board or agency of a political\nsubdivision or of any district therein, hereafter referred to as the\npublic ow…

§ 107. Claims against political subdivisions; contractor's\nundertaking. A contractor under a contract heretofore or hereafter made\nor awarded by any political subdivision, or by any officer, board or\nagency thereof, or of any district therein, in case any claim or notice\nof …

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

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

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

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

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

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

§ 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\nshall mean a city, a village, a county on behalf of a county water\ndistrict and a town acting on behalf of a water district or water\nstorage and distribution district, including a water district governed\nby a…

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

§ 112. Acquisition of a common supply. A common supply of water may\nbe acquired and developed (including acquisition or construction of all\nfacilities necessary for distribution of water in bulk) by all of the\ncontracting municipalities acting jointly or by the individual act…

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

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

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

§ 115. Sale of Water. Water shall be sold in bulk to the several\ncontracting municipalities. Rates shall be fixed in such amounts that\nrevenue therefrom shall be at least sufficient to pay all estimated\nannual costs of operation and maintenance and debt service on all\nobliga…

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

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

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

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

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

§ 118-c. Financing. Any municipal corporation shall have the power to\nenter into contracts with any public benefit corporation created\npursuant to article five of the public authorities law which is\nauthorized by law to furnish water to such municipal corporation,\nproviding …

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

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

§ 119-aa. Purpose. It is hereby declared to be the purpose of this\narticle to encourage local governmental programs for the preservation,\nrestoration and maintenance of the historical, architectural,\narcheological and cultural environment by clarifying and amplifying\nexistin…