BILL NUMBER: S3106
SPONSOR: COONEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to allowing for the
donation of personal property of the state to certain not-for-profit
organizations
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Allows for the donation of personal property of the state to certain
not-for-profit organizations
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends subdivision 1 to section 167 of the state finance Law
to permit the donation of certain state property to approved not-for-
profit organizations with the consent of certain agency commissioners.
Section 2: Sets the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Many surplus property programs administered by state agencies in New
York are antiquated and have unintended environmental consequences. The
Office of General Services' surplus process for state assets requires
that excess property be offered for further state use within an agency;
to offer said property to other agencies if unclaimed within the origi-
nating agency; to offer said property to municipalities if the property
remains further unclaimed; and finally to offer such property for sale
at auction to the public if it remains unclaimed. If surplus property is
not sold at auction, current state policy requires that the property is
landfilled or incinerated if recycling options do not exist. This proc-
ess can result in the unnecessary disposal of property purchased with
state funds which oftentimes may have additional years of usefulness. By
allowing donations of unused state property to pre-approved non-profit
organizations, this legislation would allow New York to shrink the envi-
ronmental impact of excess state property while supporting charitable
organizations.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023-24: S.6431A
 
FISCAL IMPLICATION:
To be determined.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

Statutes affected:
S3106: 167 state finance law, 167(1) state finance law