New York · statute · N.Y. Public Buildings Law · 67 active provisions
PUBLIC BUILDINGS LAW CHAPTER 44 OF THE CONSOLIDATED LAWS Article 1. Short title (§ 1) 2. Commissioner of General Services (§§ 2-24) 3. Fine Arts and particular structures (§§ 40-44) 4-A. Construction of public buildings to provide access and use by the physically handicapped (§§ 50-53) 4-B. Historic and cultural proper…
ARTICLE 1 SHORT TITLE Section 1. Short title.
§ 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "Public Buildings Law."
ARTICLE 2 COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES Section 2. Public buildings. 2-a. Park north of capitol and east of the state education building. 2-b. State office building to be designated and known as the "Perry B. Duryea, Jr. State Office Building". 2-c. Research tower at the Institute for Basic Research in Developmental…
§ 2. Public buildings. Except where otherwise prescribed by law, the commissioner of general services shall have supervision and control of public buildings of the state of New York, including the capitol and executive mansion, with the buildings, grounds and premises adjacent or appurtenant thereto or connected theret…
§ 2-a. Park north of capitol and east of the state education building. The park grounds and premises belonging to the state, lying to the north of the capitol between Washington avenue and Elk street, and to the east of the state education building, in the city of Albany, shall hereafter be known and designated as "Laf…
§ 2-b. State office building to be designated and known as the "Perry B. Duryea, Jr. State Office Building". The New York state office building on Veterans Memorial Highway in the town of Islip, county of Suffolk, shall be designated and known as the "Perry B. Duryea, Jr. State Office Building".
* § 2-c. Research tower at the Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities to be named the "Dr. Henryk Wisniewski Research Tower". The five story tower which is part of the administrations building at the New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities located in the Borough of…
* § 2-c. State office building to be designated and known as the "Shirley Chisholm State Office Building". The state office building at 55 Hanson Place in Brooklyn, New York shall be designated and known as the "Shirley Chisholm State Office Building". * NB There are 2 § 2-c's
§ 3. General powers and duties of the commissioner of general services. The commissioner of general services is authorized to: 1. accept and receive for erection or location in any of the public buildings or grounds such statues, monuments, memorials or tablets having reference to historical events in the history or ac…
§ 4. Rooms for the Grand Army of the Republic and United Spanish War Veterans. The rooms in the capitol now under the charge of the commander of the Grand Army of the Republic for the department of New York, shall continue to be set apart and suitably furnished by the commissioner of general services, and such rooms so…
§ 5. Quarters for Veterans of Foreign Wars. There shall be set aside, when available, suitably furnished space by the commissioner of general services, in the capitol, for the use as quarters of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, department of New York, in the transaction of its business and preservatio…
§ 5-a. Quarters for Disabled American Veterans. There shall be set aside, when available, suitably furnished space by the commissioner of general services, in the capitol, for the use as quarters of the Disabled American Veterans, department of New York, in the transaction of its business and preservation of its record…
§ 5-b. Quarters for Vietnam Veterans of America. There shall be set aside, when available, suitably furnished space by the commissioner of general services, in the capitol, for the use as quarters of the Vietnam Veterans of America, New York State Council, in the transaction of its business and preservation of its reco…
* § 5-c. Samuel J. Abbott commemorative plaque. There shall be installed and maintained in the Capitol, a commemorative plaque honoring the service and sacrifice of Samuel J. Abbott to the people of the state. Such plaque shall bear the likeness of Samuel J. Abbott, include a description of his service and sacrifice to…
* § 5-c. POW/MIA chair and plaque in the capitol. There shall be set aside space in the capitol by the commissioner of general services for a POW/MIA chair and plaque, and such commissioner shall provide for the placement and maintenance of such chair and plaque in the capitol to honor United States prisoners of war an…
§ 6. Construction plans; custody; approval; and procedure notwithstanding local requirements. The office of general services shall have the custody of all plans, specifications, books and records of such office which pertain to architecture. The commissioner of general services shall prepare the drawings and specificat…
§ 8. Contracts. 1. Whenever the commissioner of general services, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, has caused to be prepared the drawings and specifications for the work of construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or improvement of any state buildings such drawings and specifications shall be…
§ 9. Construction emergencies. 1. A "construction emergency" is damage to or a malfunction in buildings or property of the state of New York caused by an unanticipated, sudden and unexpected occurrence which involves a pressing necessity for immediate repair, reconstruction or maintenance in order to permit the safe co…
§ 10. Disposal of buildings and improvements on state lands, or on lands under lease to the state. 1. Except as provided in subdivision two of this section, whenever the head of any agency, board, division or commission, with the approval of the director of the budget, (a) shall certify to the commissioner of general s…
§ 11. Pilot program of bicycle parking facilities. 1. Legislative finding. In recognition of the role which bicycles can serve as a valuable transportation mode with energy conservation, health and environmental benefits, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the state that provision for adequate and safe bicycle f…
§ 17. Payments. No payments shall be made upon any work done or materials furnished for the construction, reconstruction, alteration or improvement of state buildings under the supervision of the commissioner of general services, pursuant to this article, until the bills or estimates presented for such payment shall ha…
§ 18. Change in contracts. Any change, addition or deduction made in any contract by reduction in price, by addition in price or otherwise must be done by an order on contract which may be issued by the commissioner of general services. This order shall specifically set forth conditions of the change or other modificat…
§ 19. Manner of doing work or acquiring material. The work of construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or improvement of any state building, whether constructed or to be constructed, may be done by the employment of incarcerated individuals or outside labor or both and by the purchase of materials in the open m…
§ 20. Work done by special order. The commissioner of general services shall determine when minor work of construction, reconstruction, alteration or repair of any state building may be done by special order. Special orders for such work shall be short-form contracts approved by the attorney general and by the comptrol…