Bill Text: NY A09915 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Decreases the vacancy appointments by the county executives of Nassau, Suffolk, Queens or Brooklyn county from three members each to one member each.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-26 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A09915 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A09915-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          9915

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     April 26, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

        AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to  the  process
          for filling vacancies on the Long Island rail road commuter's council

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 1266-d of the  public  authorities
     2  law,  as  amended by chapter 802 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read
     3  as follows:
     4    2. Such council shall consist of thirteen members who shall be  commu-
     5  ters who regularly use the transportation services of such railroad, and
     6  who  shall  be  residents of Nassau, Suffolk, Queens or Brooklyn county.
     7  Members shall be appointed by the governor upon  the  recommendation  of
     8  the  county  executive of each such county, provided, however, that such
     9  members shall be chosen from a list of ten names submitted by each  such
    10  county  executive  and  provided  further  however that no more than six
    11  members of such council  shall  be  residents  of  either  such  county.
    12  Provided, however, that one member shall be appointed on the recommenda-
    13  tion  of  the  borough  president  of  Queens  and  one  member shall be
    14  appointed on the recommendation of the borough  president  of  Brooklyn.
    15  Provided,  however,  that one member shall be appointed who has a demon-
    16  strated expertise or  interest  in  the  promotion  and  development  of
    17  improved  bicycle  and  pedestrian access at bridges, stations and other
    18  facilities operated by the authority  and  its  affiliates  and  subsid-
    19  iaries.  Vacancies  occurring  in the membership of the council shall be
    20  filled in the same manner as original appointments,  provided,  however,
    21  that  such vacancy shall be filled from a list of [three names] one name
    22  submitted by each such county executive.
    23    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15059-01-4