STATE OF NEW YORK
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3067
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 28, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Local Governments
AN ACT relating to establishing the Nassau county and Queens county
border task force, and providing for its powers and duties
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. A task force, to be known as the Nassau county and Queens
2 county border task force, is hereby created to examine, investigate, and
3 review such issues as are related to jurisdiction and boundary disputes
4 of such counties.
5 § 2. The task force shall have the power to:
6 (a) conduct public hearings in furtherance of the performance of its
7 duties under this act;
8 (b) issue subpoenas for and to compel attendance of witnesses and the
9 production of books, records, documents, and other relevant evidence;
10 and
11 (c) to recommend legislation consistent with the purposes of this
12 section.
13 § 3. The task force shall consist of seven members appointed by the
14 governor as follows:
15 (a) one member appointed on the recommendation of the temporary presi-
16 dent of the senate;
17 (b) one member appointed on the recommendation of the speaker of the
18 assembly;
19 (c) one member appointed on the recommendation of the minority leader
20 of the senate;
21 (d) one member appointed on the recommendation of the minority leader
22 of the assembly;
23 (e) one member appointed on the recommendation of the county executive
24 of the county of Nassau;
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (f) one member appointed on the recommendation of the borough presi-
2 dent of the county of Queens; and
3 (g) one member appointed on the recommendation of the superintendent
4 of the state police.
5 § 4. There shall be two chairpersons selected from among the members
6 of the Nassau county and Queens county border task force. One chair-
7 person shall be selected by the county executive of the county of
8 Nassau, and one chairperson shall be selected by the borough president
9 of the county of Queens. Such chairpersons shall schedule the first
10 meeting of the task force, which shall be held no later than sixty days
11 after the effective date of this act.
12 § 5. The members of the Nassau county and Queens county border task
13 force shall serve without compensation, except that members shall be
14 allowed their necessary and actual expenses incurred in the performance
15 of their duties under this act.
16 § 6. The state police shall provide the Nassau county and Queens coun-
17 ty border task force with such facilities, assistance, and data as will
18 enable such task force to carry out its powers and duties. Addi-
19 tionally, all other departments or agencies of the state or subdivisions
20 thereof shall, at the request of the chairpersons, provide such task
21 force with such facilities, assistance, and data as will enable such
22 task force to carry out its powers and duties.
23 § 7. The Nassau county and Queens county border task force shall issue
24 a report of its findings and recommendations to the governor, the tempo-
25 rary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly no later
26 than January 1, 2021.
27 § 8. This act shall take effect immediately.