Key Takeaways From The NY Buy American Act

By Justin Ganderson, Scott Freling and Sandy Hoe (April 2, 2018, 6:43 PM EDT) -- This was not an April Fool's Day joke: The New York Buy American Act went into effect on April 1, 2018. Signed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in December 2017 and championed by state legislators on both sides of the aisle, the NY BAA amends the existing domestic content restrictions in Section 146 of the New York State Finance Law and Section 2603-a of the New York Public Authorities Law by adding another layer of "Buy American" requirements focused on structural iron and structural steel products used in certain construction projects....

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