§ 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, public authorities, and public benefit corporations. 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, 2029 * 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, public authorities, and public benfit corporations. 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, 2029 * 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, 2029 * 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, 2029 * 5. The amount expended from such fund for the above-stated purposes shall be charged against the agency, political subdivision, public authority or public benefit corporation above receiving such food, supplies, equipment and services and all payments received therefor shall be credited to such fund. * NB Effective until July 31, 2029 * 5. The amount expended from such fund for the above-stated purposes shall be charged against the state institution or agency, political subdivision, public authority or public benefit corporation above receiving such food, supplies, equipment and services and all payments received therefor shall be credited to such fund. * NB Effective July 31, 2029 * NB Law not the same as chapter text 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.
