Assembly Bill A293

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Alters the composition of the New York state canal mitigation task force

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2009-A293 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2036
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง73-0105, En Con L

2009-A293 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Alters the New York state canal flood mitigation task force.

2009-A293 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A293 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   293

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
  New York state canal flood mitigation task force

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 6  of  section  73-0105  of  the  environmental
conservation  law,  as  added  by  chapter  336  of the laws of 2008, is
amended to read as follows:
  6. To help ensure the task force's  receipt  of  a  comprehensive  and
diverse array of views, a citizen advisory board to the task force shall
be  established.  The  advisory  board  shall  consist of up to thirteen
members appointed BY THE GOVERNOR for two years, [seven members shall be
appointed following the recommendation of the governor;]  INCLUDING  two
members  [shall  be  appointed  following]  ON the recommendation of the
temporary president of the  senate;  two  members  [shall  be  appointed
following]  ON  the  recommendation  of the speaker of the assembly; one
member [shall be appointed  following]  ON  the  recommendation  of  the
minority  leader  of  the  senate;  and  one  member [shall be appointed
following] ON the recommendation of the minority leader of the assembly.
The advisory board shall represent a diverse array of interests, includ-
ing property owners residing adjacent to or in close  proximity  to  the
canal system or major water bodies within the Oswego river basin, recre-
ational  and  commercial users of the canal system, environmental groups
and hydroelectric power generators that operate  facilities  within  the
canal  system.  No  member  of  the  advisory  board may be concurrently
employed by, or provide goods or  services  to,  any  agency  or  public
corporation  which  is  represented  on the task force. The commissioner
shall select a member of the advisory board to serve as chairperson.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01153-01-9

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