A 8096: Directs the department of economic development, in conjunction with the empire state development corporation, to review all contracts entered into or overseen or enforced by the department of economic development and/or the empire state development corporation relating to the leasing of state-owned premises to private parties for the production, manufacture and/or development of solar shingle products, electric vehicle charging networks, advanced driver-assistance systems, and/or supercomputer hardware and to identify and eliminate fraud, abuse or waste by private parties.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8096 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY April 30, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LASHER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to enacting the "New York Determining Obligations and Guaranteeing Enforcement (DOGE) in Government Contracting Act" The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as 2 the "New York Determining Obligations and Guaranteeing Enforcement 3 (DOGE) in Government Contracting Act". 4 § 2. The economic development law is amended by adding a new article 5 28 to read as follows: 6 ARTICLE 28 7 DETERMINING OBLIGATIONS AND GUARANTEEING ENFORCEMENT IN GOVERNMENT 8 CONTRACTING 9 Section 500. Determining obligations and guaranteeing enforcement in 10 government contracting. 11 § 500. Determining obligations and guaranteeing enforcement in govern- 12 ment contracting. 1. The department, in conjunction with the empire 13 state development corporation, is hereby directed to review all 14 contracts entered into or overseen or enforced by the department of 15 economic development and/or the empire state development corporation 16 relating to the leasing of state-owned premises to private parties for 17 the production, manufacture and/or development of solar shingle 18 products, electric vehicle charging networks, advanced driver-assistance 19 systems, and/or supercomputer hardware. 20 2. In reviewing such contracts, the department shall identify and stop 21 waste, fraud, and abuse committed by private parties to the contracts in 22 order to maximize governmental efficiency and productivity. In addition, EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11472-02-5 
 A. 8096 2 1 the department shall analyze and determine whether private parties to 2 such contracts: 3 (a) employ sufficient persons within the state; 4 (b) pay sufficient rent for the use of leased premises within the 5 state; 6 (c) locate and invest in sufficient resources within the state, 7 including but not limited to supercomputers; 8 (d) invest sufficiently in job training programs within the state; and 9 (e) operate sufficient retail locations within the state. 10 3. Within sixty days of the effective date of this section, the 11 department shall deliver a report documenting its review of such 12 contracts to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the 13 speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate, and the 14 minority leader of the assembly. The report shall identify and attach 15 the reviewed contracts, be supported with documents and data, and for 16 each contract: 17 (a) identify waste, fraud and abuse committed by private parties to 18 the contract; 19 (b) state actions the department intends to take to remedy identified 20 waste, fraud, and abuse committed by private parties to the contract; 21 (c) determine whether private parties to the contract meet benchmarks 22 set forth in the contract as to the factors delineated in subdivision 23 two of this section; and 24 (d) state actions the department intends to take to remedy failures of 25 private parties to the contract to meet benchmarks set forth in the 26 contract as to the factors delineated in subdivision two of this 27 section. 28 4. Within ninety days of the effective date of this section, the 29 department shall initiate any remedial action identified in subdivision 30 three of this section, including but not limited to: 31 (a) termination of contracts with private parties that commit waste, 32 fraud, and abuse against the state of New York; 33 (b) levying of fines against private parties pursuant to the terms of 34 contracts; 35 (c) action to claw back monies paid to private parties notwithstanding 36 their breach of contracts; and 37 (d) eviction proceedings against private parties. 38 5. In the event that the department initiates any remedial actions 39 identified in paragraph (c) of subdivision four of this section, any 40 funds saved as a result of such remedial actions shall be reinvested in 41 local workforce development or economic development programs benefitting 42 the impacted community. 43 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.