New York Consolidated Laws, Public Authorities Law - PBA § 1743. Equal employment opportunity program and minority and women-owned business enterprise program

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.  In addition to procedures it has already adopted for such purpose, the authority may use the same measures, to enhance minority and women owned business enterprise participation, as are available to the city of New York pursuant to article five-A of the general municipal law, section thirteen hundred four of the New York city charter, paragraphs one and two of subdivision i of section three hundred eleven of the New York city charter, and section 6-129 of the administrative code of the city of New York.