STATE OF NEW YORK
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5198--D
Cal. No. 140
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 3, 2011
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Introduced by Sens. RANZENHOFER, STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and
ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- reported favorably from
said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third
reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the
order of third reading -- recommitted to the Committee on Corpo-
rations, Authorities and Commissions in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported favorably from
said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third
reading, passed by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled,
vote reconsidered, restored to third reading, amended and ordered
reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading -- again
amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of
third reading
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5 their enabling statutes will be repealed and their books, records and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-
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 ities budget office and the New York state commission on public authori-
2 ty reform, does not continue unchecked.
3 § 2. Title 1 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
4 § 2-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 Amsterdam parking authority shall vest in
7 and be possessed by the city of Amsterdam and its successors or assigns.
8 § 3. Title 1-A of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
9 § 3-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
10 existing real property shall pass to the village in which it is located,
11 and if outside the limits of any village, to the town in which located.
12 All other property of the Monroe regional parking authority shall be
13 equally divided among the town of Monroe and the villages of Monroe and
14 Harriman and their successors or assigns.
15 § 4. Title 1-B of article 7 of the public authorities law is
16 REPEALED.
17 § 4-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
18 existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the Johnson
19 City parking authority shall vest in and be possessed by Johnson City
20 and its successors or assigns.
21 § 5. Title 2-A of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
22 § 5-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
23 existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all obli-
24 gations and liabilities of the Hudson parking authority shall vest in
25 and be possessed by the city of Hudson and its successors or assigns.
26 § 6. Title 3 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
27 § 6-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
28 existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all obli-
29 gations and liabilities of the Elmira parking authority shall vest in
30 and be possessed by the city of Elmira and its successors or assigns.
31 § 7. Title 5 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
32 § 7-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
33 existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all obli-
34 gations and liabilities of the Peekskill parking authority shall vest in
35 and be possessed by the city of Peekskill and its successors or assigns.
36 § 8. Title 6 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
37 § 8-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
38 existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all obli-
39 gations and liabilities of the Fulton parking authority shall vest in
40 and be possessed by the city of Fulton and its successors or assigns.
41 § 9. Title 8 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
42 § 9-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
43 any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the city
44 of Troy parking authority shall vest in and be possessed by the city of
45 Troy and it successors or assigns.
46 § 10. Title 9 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
47 § 10-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
48 any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
49 obligations and liabilities of the Port Jervis parking authority shall
50 vest in and be possessed by the city of Port Jervis and its successors
51 or assigns.
52 § 11. Title 9-A of article 7 of the public authorities law is
53 REPEALED.
54 § 11-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
55 any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
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1 obligations and liabilities of the Utica parking authority shall vest in
2 and be possessed by the city of Utica and its successors or assigns.
3 § 12. Title 10 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
4 § 12-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
5 any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
6 obligations and liabilities of the Owego parking authority shall vest in
7 and be possessed by the village of Owego and its successors or assigns.
8 § 13. Title 12 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
9 § 13-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
10 any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
11 obligations and liabilities of the city of New Rochelle parking authori-
12 ty shall vest in and be possessed by the city of New Rochelle and its
13 successors or assigns.
14 § 14. Title 13 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
15 § 14-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
16 any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
17 obligations and liabilities of the city of Poughkeepsie parking authori-
18 ty shall vest in and be possessed by the city of Poughkeepsie and its
19 successors or assigns.
20 § 15. Title 15 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
21 § 15-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
22 any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
23 obligations and liabilities of the village of Spring Valley parking
24 authority shall vest in and be possessed by the village of Spring Valley
25 and its successors or assigns.
26 § 16. Title 17 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
27 § 16-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 city of Long Beach parking authority
30 shall vest in and be possessed by the city of Long Beach and its succes-
31 sors or assigns.
32 § 17. Title 19 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
33 § 17-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 North Tonawanda parking
36 authority shall vest in and be possessed by the city of North Tonawanda
37 and its successors or assigns.
38 § 18. Title 7 of article 8 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
39 § 18-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 Salamanca hospital district authority
42 shall vest in and be possessed by the city of Salamanca and its succes-
43 sors or assigns.
44 § 19. Title 7-A of article 8 of the public authorities law is
45 REPEALED.
46 § 19-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 Salamanca Indian lease authority
49 shall vest in and be possessed by the city of Salamanca and their
50 successors or assigns.
51 § 20. Title 8-A of article 8 of the public authorities law is
52 REPEALED.
53 § 20-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
54 any existing rights, property, assets and funds of the Long Island job
55 development authority shall pass to and be vested jointly in the coun-
56 ties of Nassau and Suffolk and their successors or assigns.
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1 § 21. Title 10 of article 8 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
2 § 21-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 historic Rome development authority
5 shall vest in and be possessed by the city of Rome and its successors or
6 assigns.
7 § 22. Title 10-A of article 8 of the public authorities law is
8 REPEALED.
9 § 22-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
10 any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
11 obligations and liabilities of the Center Authority of Glens Falls shall
12 vest in and be possessed by the city of Glens Falls and its successors
13 or assigns.
14 § 23. Title 13-A of article 8 of the public authorities law is
15 REPEALED.
16 § 23-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
17 any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
18 obligations and liabilities of the multi-town solid waste management
19 authority shall vest in and be possessed jointly by the town of Babylon
20 and the town of Huntington and their successors or assigns.
21 § 24. Title 13-D of article 8 of the public authorities law, as added
22 by chapter 930 of the laws of 1983, is REPEALED.
23 § 24-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
24 any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
25 obligations and liabilities of the Broome county resource recovery agen-
26 cy shall vest in and be possessed by Broome county and its successors or
27 assigns.
28 § 25. Title 13-J of article 8 of the public authorities law is
29 REPEALED.
30 § 25-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
31 any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
32 obligations and liabilities of the town of Brookhaven resource recovery
33 agency shall vest in and be possessed by the town of Brookhaven and its
34 successors or assigns.
35 § 26. Title 13-K of article 8 of the public authorities law is
36 REPEALED.
37 § 26-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
38 any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
39 obligations and liabilities of the county of Essex solid waste manage-
40 ment authority shall vest in and be possessed by Essex county and its
41 successors or assigns.
42 § 27. Title 13-L of article 8 of the public authorities law, as added
43 by chapter 391 of the laws of 1992, is REPEALED.
44 § 27-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
45 any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
46 obligations and liabilities of the greater Troy area solid waste manage-
47 ment authority shall vest in and be possessed by the city of Troy and
48 its successors or assigns.
49 § 28. Title 14-A of article 8 of the public authorities law is
50 REPEALED.
51 § 28-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
52 any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
53 obligations and liabilities of the city of Peekskill civic center
54 authority shall vest in and be possessed by the city of Peekskill and
55 its successors or assigns.
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1 § 29. Title 28-C of article 8 of the public authorities law is
2 REPEALED.
3 § 29-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
4 any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
5 obligations and liabilities of the county of Chautauqua sports, recre-
6 ation and cultural authority shall vest in and be possessed by Chautau-
7 qua county and its successors or assigns.
8 § 30. Separability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section
9 or part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent juris-
10 diction to be invalid such judgment shall not affect, impair or invali-
11 date the remainder of this act, but shall be confined in its operation
12 to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly
13 involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been
14 rendered.
15 § 31. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
16 have become a law.
