S 7153: 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 ________________________________________________________________________ 7153 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE April 2, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business 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 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11472-02-5 
 S. 7153 2 1 order to maximize governmental efficiency and productivity. In addition, 2 the department shall analyze and determine whether private parties to 3 such contracts: 4 (a) employ sufficient persons within the state; 5 (b) pay sufficient rent for the use of leased premises within the 6 state; 7 (c) locate and invest in sufficient resources within the state, 8 including but not limited to supercomputers; 9 (d) invest sufficiently in job training programs within the state; and 10 (e) operate sufficient retail locations within the state. 11 3. Within sixty days of the effective date of this section, the 12 department shall deliver a report documenting its review of such 13 contracts to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the 14 speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate, and the 15 minority leader of the assembly. The report shall identify and attach 16 the reviewed contracts, be supported with documents and data, and for 17 each contract: 18 (a) identify waste, fraud and abuse committed by private parties to 19 the contract; 20 (b) state actions the department intends to take to remedy identified 21 waste, fraud, and abuse committed by private parties to the contract; 22 (c) determine whether private parties to the contract meet benchmarks 23 set forth in the contract as to the factors delineated in subdivision 24 two of this section; and 25 (d) state actions the department intends to take to remedy failures of 26 private parties to the contract to meet benchmarks set forth in the 27 contract as to the factors delineated in subdivision two of this 28 section. 29 4. Within ninety days of the effective date of this section, the 30 department shall initiate any remedial action identified in subdivision 31 three of this section, including but not limited to: 32 (a) termination of contracts with private parties that commit waste, 33 fraud, and abuse against the state of New York; 34 (b) levying of fines against private parties pursuant to the terms of 35 contracts; 36 (c) action to claw back monies paid to private parties notwithstanding 37 their breach of contracts; and 38 (d) eviction proceedings against private parties. 39 5. In the event that the department initiates any remedial actions 40 identified in paragraph (c) of subdivision four of this section, any 41 funds saved as a result of such remedial actions shall be reinvested in 42 local workforce development or economic development programs benefitting 43 the impacted community. 44 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.