STATE OF NEW YORK
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5546
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 10, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, ABINANTI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
A. AUBRY, BENEDETTO, DenDEKKER, GOTTFRIED, M. G. MILLER, PERRY, WEIN-
STEIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations,
Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the city of
New York water board
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 1045-f of the public authorities
2 law, as added by chapter 513 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 2. (a) The water board shall consist of seven members to be appointed
5 [by the mayor.] as follows:
6 (i) Four members appointed by the mayor;
7 (ii) One member appointed by the speaker of the city council;
8 (iii) One member appointed by the comptroller of the city of New York;
9 and
10 (iv) One member appointed by the public advocate.
11 (b) All members appointed to the board must be confirmed by the city
12 council before they may commence their term.
13 (c) Terms of office of the members shall be two years except that the
14 terms of four of the board members first appointed shall be one year. At
15 least one member shall have experience in the science of water resource
16 development. No member shall be a director of the authority. [The mayor
17 shall appoint a chairman from among the members of the board.] No
18 appointee shall be an officer or employee of the city, or have served in
19 such capacity in the preceding six month period. The chairman shall be
20 duly elected by the members of the board, subject to the same quorum and
21 voting requirements as provided for in subdivision seven of this
22 section. All members shall continue to hold office until their succes-
23 sors are appointed and qualified. Vacancies shall be filled in the
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 manner provided for original appointments. Vacancies, occurring other-
2 wise than by expiration of term of office, shall be filled in the same
3 manner as original appointments for the unexpired terms.
4 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
