Expands the powers and duties of the Historic Hudson-Hoosic Rivers partnership to include the powers to adopt and use a seal; to appoint and remove officers, agents and employees, and determine their qualifications, duties and compensation; allows the partnership to acquire, hold and dispose of real property, construct or cause to be constructed necessary facilities, to retain or employ counsel, private consultants and independent contractors; also allows them to make and execute contracts and all other instruments necessary for the exercise of its powers and duties.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8675
IN ASSEMBLY
February 3, 2014
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Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, FAHY, McLAUGHLIN -- Multi-Sponsored
by -- M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
powers and duties of the Historic Hudson-Hoosic Rivers Partnership
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivisions 4 and 5 of section 42-0107 of the environ-
2 mental conservation law, as added by chapter 737 of the laws of 2006,
3 are amended to read as follows:
4 4. To appoint and remove an executive officer, officers, agents and
5 employees, and prescribe their duties and qualifications and fix their
6 compensation.
7 5. To contract for professional and technical assistance and advice,
8 including retaining or employing counsel, private consultants and inde-
9 pendent contractors.
10 § 2. Subdivision 13 of section 42-0107 of the environmental conserva-
11 tion law is renumbered subdivision 16, and three new subdivisions 13, 14
12 and 15 are added to read as follows:
13 13. To adopt and use a seal.
14 14. To acquire, hold and dispose of real property.
15 15. To construct or cause to have constructed necessary facilities,
16 including paths and trails, a visitor education center, and related
17 parking areas within the reserve.
18 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13177-03-4
