STATE OF NEW YORK
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2737
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 20, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, BRENNAN -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend chapter 154 of the laws of 1921, relating to the port
authority of New York and New Jersey, in relation to the port authori-
ty deemed an agency; and to repeal article XV-B of section 1 of chap-
ter 154 of the laws of 1921, relating to the port authority of New
York and New Jersey, in relation to the records of the port authority
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Article XV-B of section 1 of chapter 154 of the laws of
2 1921 relating to the port authority of New York and New Jersey is
3 REPEALED and a new article XV-B is added to read as follows:
4 ARTICLE XV-B
5 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the port authority shall be
6 deemed an "agency" and treated as such under the laws of New York, for
7 all purposes under articles six and six-A of the public officers law,
8 and shall be deemed a "public agency" and treated as such under New
9 Jersey, P.L. 1963, c. 73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.), pertaining to the disclo-
10 sure of government records.
11 § 2. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-
12 sion, section or part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of
13 competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect,
14 impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in
15 its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section
16 or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judg-
17 ment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of
18 the legislature that this act would have been enacted even if such
19 invalid provisions had not been included herein.
20 § 3. This act shall take effect upon the enactment into law by the
21 state of New Jersey of legislation having an identical effect with this
22 act, but if the state of New Jersey shall have already enacted such
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 legislation, this act shall take effect immediately. The chairman of the
2 port authority shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission
3 upon the enactment into law of such legislation by both such states in
4 order that the commission may maintain an accurate and timely effective
5 data base of the official text of the laws of the state of New York in
6 furtherance of effecting the provision of section 44 of the legislative
7 law and section 70-b of the public officers law.
