2016 New York Laws
STF - State Finance
Article 6 - (State Finance) FUNDS OF THE STATE
95-E - New York State prostate and testicular cancer research and education fund.

*   95-e.  New York State prostate and testicular cancer research and
  education fund. 1. There is hereby established in the joint  custody  of
  the  commissioner of taxation and finance and the comptroller, a special
  fund to be known as the "New York State prostate and  testicular  cancer
  research and education fund".
2.  Such  fund  shall consist of all revenues received pursuant to the
  provisions of section four hundred four-q of  the  vehicle  and  traffic
  law,  as  added  by  chapter  five  hundred  twenty-eight of the laws of
  nineteen hundred ninety-nine, and sections two hundred  nine-E  and  six
  hundred  thirty  of  the  tax  law,  all  revenues  received pursuant to
  appropriations  by  the  legislature,  and  all   moneys   appropriated,
  credited,  or transferred thereto from any other fund or source pursuant
  to law. For each state fiscal year, there shall be appropriated  to  the
  fund  by  the  state,  in  addition  to  all other moneys required to be
  deposited into such fund, an amount  equal  to  the  amounts  of  monies
  collected  and  deposited into the fund pursuant to section four hundred
  four-q of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter five  hundred
  twenty-eight  of  the laws of nineteen hundred ninety-nine, and sections
  two hundred nine-E and six hundred thirty of  the  tax  law  during  the
  preceding  calendar  year,  as  certified  by  the  comptroller. Nothing
  contained herein shall prevent the state from receiving grants, gifts or
  bequests for the purposes of the fund as defined  in  this  section  and
  depositing them into the fund according to law. Any interest received by
  the  comptroller  on moneys on deposit in such fund shall be retained in
  and become part of such fund.
3. (a) Moneys of the fund, following appropriation by the  legislature
  and allocation by the director of the budget, shall be made available to
  the  commissioner  of  health  to  provide  grants  for  the  purpose of
  advancing and financing prostate and testicular cancer research, support
  programs and education projects.
(b) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of section one  hundred
  sixty-three  of  the  state  finance  law, the commissioner of health is
  authorized to enter into a contract or contracts under paragraph (a)  of
  this  subdivision  without  a  competitive  bid  or request for proposal
  process, provided, however, that:
(i) The department of health shall post on its website, for  a  period
  of no less than thirty days:
(1)  A description of the proposed services to be provided pursuant to
  the contract or contracts;
(2) The criteria for selection of a contractor or contractors;
(3) The period of time during which a prospective contractor may  seek
  selection,   which  shall  be  no  less  than  thirty  days  after  such
  information is first posted on the website; and
(4) The manner  by  which  a  prospective  contractor  may  seek  such
  selection, which may include submission by electronic means;
(ii)  All reasonable and responsive submissions that are received from
  prospective contractors in timely  fashion  shall  be  reviewed  by  the
  commissioner of health; and
(iii)  The  commissioner  of  health  shall  select such contractor or
  contractors that, in his or her discretion, are best suited to serve the
  purposes of this section.
4. (a) On  or  before  the  first  day  of  February  each  year,  the
  comptroller  shall  certify  to the governor, temporary president of the
  senate, speaker of the assembly, chair of the senate  finance  committee
  and  chair of the assembly ways and means committee, the amount of money
  deposited by source in the New York State prostate and testicular cancer
  research and education fund during the preceding calendar  year  as  the
  result of revenue derived pursuant to section four hundred four-q of the

  vehicle  and  traffic law, as added by chapter five hundred twenty-eight
  of the laws of nineteen hundred ninety-nine, and  sections  two  hundred
  nine-E and six hundred thirty of the tax law and from all other sources.
(b) On or before the first day of February each year, the commissioner
  of  health  shall provide a written report to the temporary president of
  the senate, speaker  of  the  assembly,  chair  of  the  senate  finance
  committee,  chair of the assembly ways and means committee, chair of the
  senate committee on health, chair of the assembly health committee,  the
  state  comptroller  and the public. Such report shall include how monies
  of the fund were utilized during the preceding calendar year  and  shall
  include:
(i)  the amount of money disbursed from the fund and the award process
  used for such disbursements;
(ii) recipients of awards from the fund;
(iii) the amount awarded to each;
(iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; and
(v) a summary financial plan  for  such  monies  which  shall  include
  estimates  of  all  receipts  and  all disbursements for the current and
  succeeding fiscal years, along with the actual results  from  the  prior
  fiscal year.
5.  Moneys  shall be payable from the fund on the audit and warrant of
  the comptroller on vouchers approved by the comptroller.
* NB There are 2  95-e's