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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                        10288--A
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      May 18, 2012
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. BRENNAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee  on  Corporations,  Authorities  and  Commissions   --   committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee
 
        AN ACT to repeal certain provisions of the public authorities law relat-
          ing  to  certain  authorities  and  to transfer any books, records and

          remaining  rights  of  any  dissolved  authority  to  an  identifiable
          location
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1.   Legislative intent.   It  is  hereby  declared  to  be  a
     2  substantial interest of this state that residents, governments and busi-
     3  nesses have certainty in the corporate status and orderly dissolution of
     4  public  authorities  and parking authorities, and that upon dissolution,
     5  their enabling statutes will be repealed and their  books,  records  and
     6  remaining  rights,  if  any,  will  be  transferred  to  an identifiable
     7  location. The welfare  of  the  state  necessitates  ensuring  that  the
     8  proliferation  of  moribund  public  benefit corporations, such as those
     9  included in this act found to be defunct by the comptroller, the author-

    10  ities budget office and the New York state commission on public authori-
    11  ty reform, does not continue unchecked.
    12    § 2. Title 1 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
    13    § 2-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
    14  existing records, property, rights, titles and interest  and  all  obli-
    15  gations and liabilities of the Amsterdam parking authority shall vest in
    16  and be possessed by the city of Amsterdam and its successors or assigns.
    17    § 3. Title 1-A of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
    18    § 3-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
    19  existing real property shall pass to the village in which it is located,
    20  and  if outside the limits of any village, to the town in which located.
    21  All other property of the Monroe regional  parking  authority  shall  be

    22  equally  divided among the town of Monroe and the villages of Monroe and
    23  Harriman and their successors or assigns.
    24    § 4.   Title 1-B of  article  7  of  the  public  authorities  law  is
    25  REPEALED.
    26    § 4-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
    27  existing  records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the Johnson
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11303-10-2
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     1  City parking authority shall vest in and be possessed  by  Johnson  City
     2  and its successors or assigns.
     3    § 5. Title 2-A of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.

     4    § 5-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
     5  existing  records,  property,  rights, titles and interest and all obli-
     6  gations and liabilities of the Hudson parking authority  shall  vest  in
     7  and be possessed by the city of Hudson and its successors or assigns.
     8    § 6. Title 3 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
     9    § 6-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
    10  existing  records,  property,  rights, titles and interest and all obli-
    11  gations and liabilities of the Elmira parking authority  shall  vest  in
    12  and be possessed by the city of Elmira and its successors or assigns.
    13    § 7.  Title 5 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
    14    § 7-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
    15  existing  records,  property,  rights, titles and interest and all obli-

    16  gations and liabilities of the Peekskill parking authority shall vest in
    17  and be possessed by the city of Peekskill and its successors or assigns.
    18    § 8.  Title 6 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
    19    § 8-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
    20  existing records, property, rights, titles and interest  and  all  obli-
    21  gations  and  liabilities  of the Fulton parking authority shall vest in
    22  and be possessed by the city of Fulton and its successors or assigns.
    23    § 9. Title 8 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
    24    § 9-a.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law  to  the  contrary,
    25  any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the city
    26  of  Troy parking authority shall vest in and be possessed by the city of
    27  Troy and it successors or assigns.

    28    § 10. Title 9 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
    29    § 10-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law  to  the  contrary,
    30  any  existing  records,  property,  rights,  titles and interest and all
    31  obligations and liabilities of the Port Jervis parking  authority  shall
    32  vest  in  and be possessed by the city of Port Jervis and its successors
    33  or assigns.
    34    § 11. Title 9-A  of  article  7  of  the  public  authorities  law  is
    35  REPEALED.
    36    §  11-a.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary,
    37  any existing records, property, rights,  titles  and  interest  and  all
    38  obligations and liabilities of the Utica parking authority shall vest in
    39  and be possessed by the city of Utica and its successors or assigns.
    40    § 12. Title 10 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.

    41    §  12-a.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary,
    42  any existing records, property, rights,  titles  and  interest  and  all
    43  obligations and liabilities of the Owego parking authority shall vest in
    44  and be possessed by the village of Owego and its successors or assigns.
    45    § 13. Title 12 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
    46    §  13-a.   Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
    47  any existing records, property, rights,  titles  and  interest  and  all
    48  obligations and liabilities of the city of New Rochelle parking authori-
    49  ty  shall  vest  in and be possessed by the city of New Rochelle and its
    50  successors or assigns.
    51    § 14. Title 13 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
    52    § 14-a.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to  the  contrary,

    53  any  existing  records,  property,  rights,  titles and interest and all
    54  obligations and liabilities of the city of Poughkeepsie parking authori-
    55  ty shall vest in and be possessed by the city of  Poughkeepsie  and  its
    56  successors or assigns.
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     1    § 15. Title 15 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
     2    §  15-a.   Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
     3  any existing records, property, rights,  titles  and  interest  and  all
     4  obligations  and  liabilities  of  the  village of Spring Valley parking
     5  authority shall vest in and be possessed by the village of Spring Valley
     6  and its successors or assigns.
     7    § 16. Title 17 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
     8    § 16-a.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to  the  contrary,

     9  any  existing  records,  property,  rights,  titles and interest and all
    10  obligations and liabilities of the city of Long Beach parking  authority
    11  shall vest in and be possessed by the city of Long Beach and its succes-
    12  sors or assigns.
    13    § 17. Title 19 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
    14    §  17-a.   Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
    15  any existing records, property, rights,  titles  and  interest  and  all
    16  obligations  and  liabilities  of  the  city  of North Tonawanda parking
    17  authority shall vest in and be possessed by the city of North  Tonawanda
    18  and its successors or assigns.
    19    § 18.  Title 7 of article 8 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
    20    §  18-a.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary,
    21  any existing records, property, rights,  titles  and  interest  and  all

    22  obligations and liabilities of the Salamanca hospital district authority
    23  shall  vest in and be possessed by the city of Salamanca and its succes-
    24  sors or assigns.
    25    § 19. Title 7-A  of  article  8  of  the  public  authorities  law  is
    26  REPEALED.
    27    §  19-a.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary,
    28  any existing records, property, rights,  titles  and  interest  and  all
    29  obligations  and  liabilities  of  the  Salamanca Indian lease authority
    30  shall vest in and be possessed  by  the  city  of  Salamanca  and  their
    31  successors or assigns.
    32    §  20.  Title  8-A  of  article  8  of  the  public authorities law is
    33  REPEALED.
    34    § 20-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law  to  the  contrary,
    35  any  existing  rights, property, assets and funds of the Long Island job

    36  development authority shall pass to and be vested jointly in  the  coun-
    37  ties of Nassau and Suffolk and their successors or assigns.
    38    § 21. Title 10 of article 8 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
    39    §  21-a.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary,
    40  any existing records, property, rights,  titles  and  interest  and  all
    41  obligations  and  liabilities of the historic Rome development authority
    42  shall vest in and be possessed by the city of Rome and its successors or
    43  assigns.
    44    § 22. Title 10-A of  article  8  of  the  public  authorities  law  is
    45  REPEALED.
    46    §  22-a.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary,
    47  any existing records, property, rights,  titles  and  interest  and  all
    48  obligations and liabilities of the Center Authority of Glens Falls shall

    49  vest  in  and be possessed by the city of Glens Falls and its successors
    50  or assigns.
    51    § 23. Title 13-A of  article  8  of  the  public  authorities  law  is
    52  REPEALED.
    53    §  23-a.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary,
    54  any existing records, property, rights,  titles  and  interest  and  all
    55  obligations  and  liabilities  of  the multi-town solid waste management
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     1  authority shall vest in and be possessed jointly by the town of  Babylon
     2  and the town of Huntington and their successors or assigns.
     3    §  24. Title 13-D of article 8 of the public authorities law, as added
     4  by chapter 930 of the laws of 1983, is REPEALED.
     5    § 24-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law  to  the  contrary,
     6  any  existing  records,  property,  rights,  titles and interest and all

     7  obligations and liabilities of the Broome county resource recovery agen-
     8  cy shall vest in and be possessed by Broome county and its successors or
     9  assigns.
    10    § 25. Title 13-J of  article  8  of  the  public  authorities  law  is
    11  REPEALED.
    12    §  25-a.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary,
    13  any existing records, property, rights,  titles  and  interest  and  all
    14  obligations  and liabilities of the town of Brookhaven resource recovery
    15  agency shall vest in and be possessed by the town of Brookhaven and  its
    16  successors or assigns.
    17    §  26.  Title  13-K  of  article  8  of  the public authorities law is
    18  REPEALED.
    19    § 26-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law  to  the  contrary,
    20  any  existing  records,  property,  rights,  titles and interest and all
    21  obligations and liabilities of the county of Essex solid  waste  manage-

    22  ment  authority  shall  vest in and be possessed by Essex county and its
    23  successors or assigns.
    24    § 27. Title 13-L of article 8 of the public authorities law, as  added
    25  by chapter 391 of the laws of 1992, is REPEALED.
    26    §  27-a.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary,
    27  any existing records, property, rights,  titles  and  interest  and  all
    28  obligations and liabilities of the greater Troy area solid waste manage-
    29  ment  authority  shall  vest in and be possessed by the city of Troy and
    30  its successors or assigns.
    31    § 28. Title 14-A of  article  8  of  the  public  authorities  law  is
    32  REPEALED.
    33    §  28-a.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary,
    34  any existing records, property, rights,  titles  and  interest  and  all
    35  obligations  and  liabilities  of  the  city  of  Peekskill civic center

    36  authority shall vest in and be possessed by the city  of  Peekskill  and
    37  its successors or assigns.
    38    §  29.  Title  28-C  of  article  8  of  the public authorities law is
    39  REPEALED.
    40    § 29-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law  to  the  contrary,
    41  any  existing  records,  property,  rights,  titles and interest and all
    42  obligations and liabilities of the county of Chautauqua  sports,  recre-
    43  ation  and cultural authority shall vest in and be possessed by Chautau-
    44  qua county and its successors or assigns.
    45    § 30. Separability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section
    46  or part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of  competent  juris-
    47  diction  to be invalid such judgment shall not affect, impair or invali-
    48  date the remainder of this act, but shall be confined in  its  operation

    49  to  the  clause,  sentence,  paragraph, section or part thereof directly
    50  involved in the controversy in  which  such  judgment  shall  have  been
    51  rendered.
    52    §  31.  This  act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
    53  have become a law.