Section 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 institutions and other state agencies,  and  for  the  purpose  of
  furnishing   or   providing   centralized   services  to  or  for  state
  institutions and other state agencies. 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.
    * 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 (h) of this subdivision shall be provided
  to state agencies and institutions only.
    * NB Effective until July 31, 2011
    * 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 (h) of this subdivision shall  be  provided
  to state agencies and institutions only.
    * NB Effective July 31, 2011
    5.  The  amount  expended from such fund for the above-stated purposes
  shall be charged against the state institution or agency receiving  such
  food,  supplies,  equipment  and  services  and  all  payments  received
  therefor shall be credited to such fund.
    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.