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A08202 Summary:

A08202 Actions:

A08202 Committee Votes:

Committee:TRANSPORTATION   Chair:Gantt      
DATE:06/06/2016AYE/NAY:24/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Gantt
Aye
McDonough
Aye
Perry
Aye
Malliotakis
Aye
Cusick
Aye
Ra
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
DiPietro
Aye
Schimel
Excused
Lupinacci
Aye
DenDekker
Aye
Nojay
Aye
Crespo
Aye
Murray
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Skartados
Aye
Skoufis
Aye
Steck
Aye
Brindisi
Aye
Simon
Aye
Jean-Pierre
Aye
Hunter
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Williams
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Farrell      
DATE:06/06/2016AYE/NAY:32/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Farrell
Aye
Oaks
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Gantt
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Saladino
Aye
Glick
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Duprey
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Corwin
Excused
Perry
Excused
Malliotakis
Aye
Colton
Aye
Walter
Aye
Cook
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Hooper
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Wright
Excused
Cusick
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Markey
Aye
Moya
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Rodriguez
Aye
Ramos
Aye
Braunstein
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Heastie      
DATE:06/08/2016AYE/NAY:29/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Aye
Kolb
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Tedisco
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Oaks
Aye
Farrell
Aye
Butler
Aye
Gantt
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Nolan
Excused
Finch
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Hooper
Aye
Raia
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Duprey
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Cook
Aye
Glick
Aye
Morelle
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Wright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Aye
Markey
Aye

A08202 Floor Votes:

A08202 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         8202--A
 
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      June 11, 2015
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. BRINDISI, LIFTON, PALMESANO, FRIEND, LUPARDO,
          CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation --
          recommitted to the Committee  on  Transportation  in  accordance  with
          Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

        AN  ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to establishing the
          temporary advisory board on upstate transit funding; and providing for
          the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  The transportation law is amended by adding a new article
     2  2-G to read as follows:
     3                                 ARTICLE 2-G
     4             TEMPORARY ADVISORY BOARD ON UPSTATE TRANSIT FUNDING
     5  Section 74-a. Temporary advisory board on upstate transit funding.
     6          74-b. Assistance of other agencies.
     7    § 74-a. Temporary advisory board on upstate transit funding.  1. There
     8  is hereby created in the department a board, to be known as  the  tempo-
     9  rary  advisory board on upstate transit funding. Such board shall study,
    10  develop and make specific recommendations with  respect  to  sustainable
    11  state  funding options for the growth and stability of the public trans-
    12  portation systems operating assistance account, hereinafter referred  to
    13  as  "PTSOA  account",  of  the  mass transportation operating assistance
    14  fund. As part of such study, the board may provide  an  opportunity  for
    15  public comment including public hearings.
    16    2. Such board shall consist of the commissioner and nine other members
    17  to  be appointed by the governor as follows: two upon the recommendation
    18  of the temporary president of the senate, two upon the recommendation of
    19  the speaker of the assembly, one upon the recommendation of the minority
    20  leader of the senate, one upon the recommendation of the minority leader
    21  of the assembly, and three without recommendation from any other person.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11497-02-6
        A. 8202--A                          2
 
     1  Of the nine members appointed by the governor, at  least  two  shall  be
     2  representatives  of  local governments receiving PTSOA account funds, at
     3  least two shall be representatives of public transportation  authorities
     4  receiving  PTSOA account funds, at least two shall be representatives of
     5  labor unions affiliated with  public  transportation  systems  receiving
     6  PTSOA account funds, and at least two shall be representatives of riders
     7  of public transportation systems receiving PTSOA account funds.
     8    3.  The  commissioner shall serve as chair of the board, and personnel
     9  of the department shall provide, from existing staff,  services  to  the
    10  board so that it may perform its duties.
    11    4.  Board  members  shall  be  appointed  within thirty days after the
    12  effective date of this article; provided, however, that after the  expi-
    13  ration  of  the  thirty day period, the appointment of a majority of the
    14  members shall constitute a quorum. Board  members  shall  serve  without
    15  compensation.
    16    5.  The  board shall prepare a report on or before December first, two
    17  thousand sixteen  on  its  findings  and  specific  recommendations  for
    18  sustainable  funding  options  for the growth and stability of the PTSOA
    19  account. Such report shall be delivered by such date  to  the  governor,
    20  the  temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the
    21  chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of  the  assembly  ways
    22  and  means  committee, the chair of the senate transportation committee,
    23  the chair of the assembly transportation committee,  the  chair  of  the
    24  senate corporations, authorities and commissions committee and the chair
    25  of the assembly corporations, authorities and commissions committee.
    26    § 74-b. Assistance  of  other  agencies. To effectuate the purposes of
    27  this article, the board may request and shall receive from  any  depart-
    28  ment,  division,  board, bureau, commission or other agency of the state
    29  or any state public authority such assistance, information and  data  as
    30  will  enable the board properly to conduct its study and make its recom-
    31  mendations.
    32    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
    33  deemed  repealed  on  the  one hundred twentieth day after the temporary
    34  advisory board on upstate transit funding has  submitted  its  completed
    35  report as required by section one of this act, provided that the commis-
    36  sioner  of  transportation  of  the  state  of New York shall notify the
    37  legislative  bill  drafting  commission  upon  the  occurrence  of   the
    38  submission  of  the  completed report as required by section one of this
    39  act in order that the commission may maintain  an  accurate  and  timely
    40  effective data base of the official text of the laws of the state of New
    41  York  in furtherance of effectuating the provisions of section 44 of the
    42  legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law.