2016 New York Laws
STF - State Finance
Article 6 - (State Finance) FUNDS OF THE STATE
97-G - Centralized services fund.

  97-g.  Centralized services fund. 1. There is hereby established in
  the custody of the state comptroller a special fund to be known  as  the
  centralized services fund.
2.  (a)  Such  fund  shall  consist of all moneys appropriated for the
  purpose of such fund, all moneys transferred to such  fund  pursuant  to
  law and all moneys required by the provisions of this section to be paid
  to the credit of such fund.
(b)  The state comptroller is authorized and directed to loan money by
  transfer to such fund from the general fund or  any  other  fund,  which
  loans  shall  be  limited  to  the  amounts immediately required to meet
  disbursements,  made  in  pursuance  of  an  appropriation  by  law  and
  authorized  by  a  certificate of approval issued by the director of the
  budget with copies thereof filed with the comptroller and the chairs  of
  the  senate finance committee and assembly ways and means committee. The
  director of the budget shall not issue  such  a  certificate  unless  he
  shall  have  determined  that  the  amounts  to  be  so  transferred are
  receivable on account or are otherwise readily  available  for  payment.
  When making a loan, the comptroller shall establish appropriate accounts
  and  if  the  loan  is not repaid by the end of the month, provide on or
  before the fifteenth day of the following month to the director  of  the
  budget, the chairs of the senate finance committee and assembly ways and
  means  committee,  an accurate accounting and reporting of the financial
  resources of such fund at the end of the month. Within ten days  of  the
  receipt  of  such  accounting  and reporting, the director of the budget
  shall provide to the chairs of the senate finance committee and assembly
  ways and means committee a  schedule  of  expected  repayments  and  the
  source  of such repayment. Repayment shall be made by the comptroller by
  transfer of the first cash receipts of such fund.
* 3. Moneys of the fund shall be  available  to  the  commissioner  of
  general  services  for  the purchase of food, supplies and equipment for
  state  agencies,  and  for  the  purpose  of  furnishing  or   providing
  centralized  services  to  or  for state agencies; provided further that
  such moneys shall be available to the commissioner of  general  services
  for  purposes  pursuant to items (d) and (f) of subdivision four of this
  section to or for political subdivisions. Beginning  the  first  day  of
  April,  two  thousand two, moneys in such fund shall also be transferred
  by the state comptroller to the revenue bond tax  fund  account  of  the
  general  debt  service  fund  in  amounts  equal  to  those required for
  payments to authorized issuers for  revenue  bonds  issued  pursuant  to
  article  five-C  and  article  five-F of this chapter for the purpose of
  lease purchases and installment purchases by or for state  agencies  and
  institutions for personal or real property purposes.
* NB Effective until July 31, 2019
* 3.  Moneys  of  the  fund  shall be available to the commissioner of
  general services for the purchase of food, supplies  and  equipment  for
  state  institutions  and  other  state  agencies, and for the purpose of
  furnishing  or  providing  centralized  services   to   or   for   state
  institutions and other state agencies. Beginning the first day of April,
  two  thousand  two, moneys in such fund shall also be transferred by the
  state comptroller to the revenue bond tax fund account  of  the  general
  debt  service  fund  in  amounts equal to those required for payments to
  authorized issuers for revenue bonds issued pursuant to  article  five-C
  of  this  chapter  for  the  purpose  of lease purchases and installment
  purchases by or for state agencies and institutions for personal or real
  property purposes.
* NB Effective July 31, 2019
* 4. The term "centralized services" as used  in  this  section  shall
  mean  and  include only (a) communications services, (b) mail, messenger

  and reproduction services, (c) computer services, (d)  fuels,  including
  natural  gas,  hydrogen, biofuels and gasoline, and automotive services,
  (e) renovation and maintenance services, (f) purchases  of  electricity,
  renewable  energy, renewable energy credits or attributes from the power
  authority of the state of New York and, in consultation with  the  power
  authority  of  the  state  of  New  York, from other suppliers, (g) real
  property management  services,  (h)  building  design  and  construction
  services,  (i)  parking  services,  (j)  distribution  of  United States
  department of agriculture donated foods to eligible recipients, pursuant
  to all applicable statutes and regulations, (k) distribution of  federal
  surplus  property  donations  to  all  eligible  recipients, pursuant to
  applicable statutes  and  regulations,  and  (l)  payments  and  related
  services  for  lease purchases and installment purchases by or for state
  agencies  and  institutions  for  personal  property  purposes  financed
  through  the  issuance  of  certificates  of participation. The services
  defined in items (a) through (c), (e), (g) and (h) of  this  subdivision
  shall be provided to state agencies and institutions only.
* NB Effective until July 31, 2019
* 4.  The  term  "centralized  services" as used in this section shall
  mean and include only (a) communications services, (b)  mail,  messenger
  and  reproduction  services,  (c)  computer  services,  (d) gasoline and
  automotive  services,  (e)  renovation  and  maintenance  services,  (f)
  purchases  of  electricity  from the power authority of the state of New
  York, (g) real property management services,  (h)  building  design  and
  construction  services, (i) parking services, (j) distribution of United
  States department of agriculture donated foods to  eligible  recipients,
  pursuant to all applicable statutes and regulations, (k) distribution of
  federal  surplus property donations to all eligible recipients, pursuant
  to applicable statutes and regulations  and  (l)  payments  and  related
  services  for  lease purchases and installment purchases by or for state
  agencies  and  institutions  for  personal  property  purposes  financed
  through  the  issuance  of  certificates  of participation. The services
  defined in items (a) through (c), (e), (g) and (h) of  this  subdivision
  shall be provided to state agencies and institutions only.
* NB Effective July 31, 2019
* 5.  The amount expended from such fund for the above-stated purposes
  shall be charged against the  agency  or  political  subdivisions  above
  receiving  such  food, supplies, equipment and services and all payments
  received therefor shall be credited to such fund.
* NB Effective until July 31, 2019
* 5. The amount expended from such fund for the above-stated  purposes
  shall  be charged against the state institution or agency receiving such
  food,  supplies,  equipment  and  services  and  all  payments  received
  therefor shall be credited to such fund.
* NB Effective July 31, 2019
6. Payments from such fund shall be made upon audit and warrant of the
  state   comptroller   upon   vouchers   certified  or  approved  by  the
  commissioner of general services in the manner provided by law.
7. If the state comptroller shall find at the expiration of the fiscal
  year, commencing April first, nineteen hundred  sixty-four  and  at  the
  expiration  of  each fiscal year thereafter that the total amount to the
  credit of the fund is in excess of the sum of two  million  dollars,  he
  shall within thirty days thereafter, transfer to the general fund of the
  state a sum equal to the amount of such excess.