§ 1743 — Equal employment opportunity program and minority and women-owned business enterprise program

New York § 1743

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law PBA: Public Authorities
• Title 6: The New York City School Construction Authority Act
• Art. 8: Miscellaneous Authorities

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§ 1743. Equal employment opportunity program and minority and\nwomen-owned business enterprise program. 1. Notwithstanding any other\ninconsistent provision of law, sections 8-107 and 8-108.1 of the\nadministration code of the city of New York shall apply to the\nactivities of the authority.\n 2. a. The provisions of section 6-108.1 of the administrative code of\nthe city of New York with respect to the award of contracts to locally\nbased enterprises shall apply to contracts entered into by the authority\nprovided, however, that notwithstanding any provision of such section or\nof chapter thirteen-A of the charter of the city of New York, the\nauthority shall exercise the powers of the mayor set forth in such\nsection with respect to: the establishment of procedures for the\ncertification of businesses; the approval or granting of waivers of the\nrequirements of such section; the promulgation of rules and regulations\nfor the purpose of implementing the provisions of such section; and the\nsubmission of annual reports concerning the administration of the\nprogram established pursuant to such section. Notwithstanding the\nforegoing, the limitation on gross receipts of qualified locally based\nenterprises set forth in clause (a) of subdivision six of paragraph a of\nsection 6-108.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York may\nbe raised by the authority upon a determination that a higher limitation\nis necessary to meet the goals of the locally based enterprise program.\n b. The authority shall establish and implement reasonable procedures\nto secure the meaningful participation of minority and women owned\nbusiness enterprises in its procurement process. In addition to\nprocedures it has already adopted for such purpose, the authority may\nuse the same measures, to enhance minority and women owned business\nenterprise participation, as are available to the city of New York\npursuant to article five-A of the general municipal law, section\nthirteen hundred four of the New York city charter, paragraphs one and\ntwo of subdivision i of section three hundred eleven of the New York\ncity charter, and section 6-129 of the administrative code of the city\nof New York.\n 3. The provisions of executive order fifty of the mayor of the city of\nNew York, dated April twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred eighty, as amended,\nshall apply to contracts of the authority unless and until such\nprovisions are revoked, and the requirements of chapter thirteen-B of\nthe charter of such city shall apply to contracts of the authority;\nprovided, however, that with respect to such order, or any other program\nconcerning equal employment opportunity or affirmative action to which\ncontracts entered into by the authority are subject, such program shall\nbe administered by an officer of the authority designated by the\nauthority, and no other agency shall have jurisdiction over the\ncompliance by the authority with the requirements of any such program.\n