Bill Text: NY A05704 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits the creation of certain new public corporations and provides for the dissolution of certain public corporations; provides for assumption of outstanding debt by the state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-11 - enacting clause stricken [A05704 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A05704-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5704
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     March 6, 2013
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       Introduced  by M. of A. BRENNAN, CAHILL, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by --
         M. of A. COOK, GALEF, JACOBS -- read once and referred to the  Commit-
         tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
                   CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
       proposing  an  amendment to section 5 of article 10 of the constitution,
         in relation to prohibiting the establishment  of  certain  new  public
         corporations  and  providing  for  the  dissolution  of certain public
         corporations
    1    Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the opening paragraph
    2  of section 5 of article 10 of the constitution be  amended  to  read  as
    3  follows:
    4    No  public  corporation  (other  than  a  county, city, town, village,
    5  school district or fire district or an improvement district  established
    6  in  a  town or towns) possessing both the power to contract indebtedness
    7  and the power to  collect  rentals,  charges,  rates  or  fees  for  the
    8  services  or  facilities  furnished or supplied by it shall hereafter be
    9  created [except by special act  of  the  legislature]  PURSUANT  TO  THE
   10  AUTHORITY  OF  THIS  CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW, GENERAL, SPECIAL, OR
   11  LOCAL, EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE EIGHTEEN OF THIS CONSTI-
   12  TUTION. ALL PUBLIC  CORPORATIONS  (OTHER  THAN  A  COUNTY,  CITY,  TOWN,
   13  VILLAGE,  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  OR  FIRE DISTRICT OR AN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
   14  ESTABLISHED IN A TOWN OR TOWNS) HERETOFORE CREATED BY SPECIAL ACT OF THE
   15  LEGISLATURE SHALL BE DISSOLVED ONE YEAR AFTER THIS SENTENCE  SHALL  HAVE
   16  BECOME  LAW,  EXCEPT ANY SUCH CORPORATION AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE
   17  EIGHTEEN OF THIS CONSTITUTION. UPON THE DISSOLUTION OF ANY PUBLIC CORPO-
   18  RATION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, ANY DEBT OF SUCH CORPORATION  OUTSTAND-
   19  ING  AT  THE  TIME OF ITS DISSOLUTION SHALL BE ASSUMED BY THE STATE. ANY
   20  LAW OR LAWS AUTHORIZING THE ASSUMPTION OF SUCH DEBT  SHALL  TAKE  EFFECT
   21  WITHOUT SUBMISSION TO THE PEOPLE.
   22    S  2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
   23  referred to the first regular legislative session  convening  after  the
   24  next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
   25  conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
   26  published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD89111-01-3