2006 New York Code - Director Of Citywide Environmental Purchasing.

 
    * § 6-304  Director  of citywide environmental purchasing. There shall
  be a director of citywide environmental purchasing who shall:
    a. develop, establish, as appropriate, by promulgation  of  rules  and
  implement  environmental  purchasing standards, in addition to those set
  forth in this chapter, the purpose of which shall be to: conserve energy
  and water; increase the use of recycled  and  reused  materials;  reduce
  hazardous  substances,  with  an emphasis on persistent, bioaccumulative
  and toxic chemicals; decrease greenhouse gas emissions;  improve  indoor
  air quality; promote end-of-life management; and reduce waste;
    b.  at least once every two years, review and, if necessary, update or
  revise the city's environmental purchasing standards;
    c. when promulgating any rules pursuant to this chapter, consider,  as
  appropriate,  any  available  scientific  evidence,  or  specifications,
  guidelines or rules of  other  governmental  agencies  or  organizations
  supporting  the  establishment of environmental purchasing standards, as
  well as the electronic product environmental assessment tool;
    d. partner,  as  appropriate,  with  other  levels  of  government  or
  jurisdictions  to  establish  joint  environmental purchasing standards,
  including working with and encouraging  state  agencies  that  supervise
  contracts from which the city purchases goods pursuant to paragraph five
  of  subdivision a of section 6-303 of this chapter to meet or exceed any
  relevant city environmental purchasing standard;
    e. monitor agency compliance with the city's environmental  purchasing
  standards; and
    f. submit an annual report to the speaker of the council and the mayor
  by  October  1 of each year detailing the city's progress in meeting the
  purposes of this chapter, as specified in subdivision a of this section,
  and the city's environmental purchasing standards, which report shall at
  a minimum include:
    (1) the total value of goods contracts entered into by any agency that
  comply with one or more city environmental purchasing standards;
    (2) a list of all solicitations  that  include  any  product  that  is
  subject  to  this  chapter  with  an  indication  of  the  environmental
  purchasing  specifications  in  each  such  solicitation  and  the  city
  environmental purchasing standard that is applicable to any such product
  specified in such solicitation;
    (3)  a  list  and  the  aggregate  dollar  value of contracts exempted
  pursuant to subdivision a of section 6-303 of this chapter according  to
  each type of exemption;
    (4)  a  list  and  the aggregate dollar value of contracts for which a
  waiver has been issued pursuant to subdivision b  of  section  6-303  of
  this chapter according to each type of waiver with an explanation of the
  director's basis for granting each such waiver;
    (5)  any  material  changes  to  the  city's  environmental purchasing
  standards since the last publication of such report, including any  new,
  updated  or  revised  rules  established  or  determinations made by the
  director;
    (6) an identification of any  product  for  which  new  or  additional
  environmental purchasing standards are necessary;
    (7)  beginning  January  1,  2008, an explanation of any determination
  pursuant to subdivision b of  section  6-308  of  this  chapter  not  to
  require compliance with the CPG;
    (8)  a  list  of  products considered in implementing subdivision c of
  section 6-308 of this chapter, including an indication  of  whether  any
  such  products  were determined to be of inadequate quality, unavailable
  within a reasonable period of time, at a price that does  not  exceed  a
  cost  premium  of  seven  percent  (7%)  above  the cost of a comparable
  product that is not a recycled product or  at  a  price  that  does  not


  exceed  a  cost  premium  of five percent (5%) above the cost that would
  apply pursuant to subdivision a of section 6-308;
    (9)  beginning  January  1,  2008, an explanation of any determination
  pursuant to subdivision c or d of section 6-306 of this chapter  not  to
  require compliance with the federal energy management program;
    (10)  a  description  of  the  good faith efforts required pursuant to
  subdivision b of section 6-302 of this chapter;
    (11) a description of the director's efforts pursuant to subdivision d
  of this section;
    (12) until October 12, 2012, a report on the implementation of section
  6-307, section 6-309 and subdivision b of section 6-310 of this chapter;
  and
    (13) for the annual report required in 2008,  and  every  fourth  year
  thereafter,  for each product subject to the provisions of this chapter,
  the total dollar value of such  products  purchased  or  leased  by  any
  agency  and  the  portion  of such purchases that comply with the city's
  environmental purchasing standards; and, to the extent practicable,  the
  total  value  of  such  products  purchased  or leased by any contractor
  pursuant to any contract with any agency, including  any  such  contract
  for  construction  work in any building, that is subject to this chapter
  and  the  portion  of  such  purchases  that  comply  with  the   city's
  environmental purchasing standards.
    * NB Effective January 1, 2007