A05106 Summary:
BILL NO | A05106 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S01656 |
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SPONSOR | Morinello |
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Amd §1299-c, Pub Auth L | |
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Relates to adding two more members to the Niagara Frontier transportation authority. |
A05106 Actions:
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03/02/2023 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/03/2024 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
A05106 Memo:
Go to topNEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)   BILL NUMBER: A5106 SPONSOR: Morinello
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the composi- tion of the Niagara Frontier transportation authority   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Relates to adding two trustees to the power authority to represent Niagara County and St. Lawrence County.   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. - Increases the number of trustees to the Power Authority from seven to nine. The eighth and ninth trustees shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall be residents of Niagara County and St. Lawrence County, respectively. Changes the official title of the trustee chosen as chairman of the power authority from chairman to chairperson. Section 2. - Effective Date Immediately   JUSTIFICATION: The two named counties are home to the largest power producing plants owned by the New York State Power Authority and it would be proper for them to have representation on the board of trustees.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: A.7646 of 2021-22 A.6562 of 2019-20   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: To be determined.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as chapter 801 of the laws of 2022, takes effect.
A05106 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5106 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 2, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MORINELLO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the composi- tion of the Niagara Frontier transportation authority The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 1299-c of the 2 public authorities law, as amended by chapter 801 of the laws of 2022, 3 is amended to read as follows: 4 (a) There is hereby created the "Niagara Frontier transportation 5 authority." The authority shall be a body corporate and politic consti- 6 tuting a public benefit corporation. The authority shall consist of a 7 chairman, [ten] twelve voting members and shall have one non-voting 8 member as described in paragraph (b) of this subdivision appointed by 9 the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate. The 10 chairman and all members shall be residents of the district. Of the 11 [ten] twelve voting members other than the chairman, one shall be 12 appointed upon the written recommendation of the Erie county executive, 13 one shall be appointed upon the written recommendation of the Erie coun- 14 ty legislature, two shall be appointed upon the written recommendation 15 of the Niagara county legislature and at least one shall be a transit 16 dependent individual. The chairman and each of the members shall be 17 appointed for a term of eight years, provided however, that the chairman 18 first appointed shall serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen 19 hundred seventy-three, and of the eight other members first appointed, 20 one shall serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred 21 sixty-eight, two shall serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen 22 hundred sixty-nine, one shall serve for a term ending June thirtieth, 23 nineteen hundred seventy, two shall serve for a term ending June thirti- 24 eth, nineteen hundred seventy-one, one shall serve for a term ending 25 June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-two and one shall serve for a EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05443-01-3A. 5106 2 1 term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-three. The term of 2 one of the members appointed to memberships first created by law after 3 April first, nineteen hundred sixty-nine shall end on June thirtieth, 4 nineteen hundred seventy-four, and the term of the other such member 5 shall end on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-five. Following 6 the expiration of any term ending on or after June thirtieth, nineteen 7 hundred eighty-seven, each member shall be appointed for a term of five 8 years beginning on the day after the expiration date of such prior term; 9 provided, however, that the term of the member first appointed upon the 10 written recommendation of the Erie county executive and the term of the 11 member first appointed upon the written recommendation of the Erie coun- 12 ty legislature shall be for a term ending on June thirtieth, nineteen 13 hundred ninety-six. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same 15 manner as chapter 801 of the laws of 2022, takes effect.