State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > New-york > Pba > Article-8 > Title-6 > 1743§ 1743. Equal employment opportunity program and minority and women-owned business enterprise program. 1. Notwithstanding any other inconsistent provision of law, sections 8-107 and 8-108.1 of the administration code of the city of New York shall apply to the activities of the authority. 2. a. The provisions of section 6-108.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York with respect to the award of contracts to locally based enterprises shall apply to contracts entered into by the authority provided, however, that notwithstanding any provision of such section or of chapter thirteen-A of the charter of the city of New York, the authority shall exercise the powers of the mayor set forth in such section with respect to: the establishment of procedures for the certification of businesses; the approval or granting of waivers of the requirements of such section; the promulgation of rules and regulations for the purpose of implementing the provisions of such section; and the submission of annual reports concerning the administration of the program established pursuant to such section. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the limitation on gross receipts of qualified locally based enterprises set forth in clause (a) of subdivision six of paragraph a of section 6-108.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York may be raised by the authority upon a determination that a higher limitation is necessary to meet the goals of the locally based enterprise program. b. The authority shall establish and implement reasonable procedures to secure the meaningful participation of minority and women-owned business enterprises in its procurement process. 3. The provisions of executive order fifty of the mayor of the city of New York, dated April twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred eighty, as amended, shall apply to contracts of the authority unless and until such provisions are revoked, and the requirements of chapter thirteen-B of the charter of such city shall apply to contracts of the authority; provided, however, that with respect to such order, or any other program concerning equal employment opportunity or affirmative action to which contracts entered into by the authority are subject, such program shall be administered by an officer of the authority designated by the authority, and no other agency shall have jurisdiction over the compliance by the authority with the requirements of any such program.
