Senate Bill S8239

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Adds the Suffolk and Nassau county comptrollers to the board of trustees for LIPA

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S8239 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9840
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1020-d, Pub Auth L

2009-S8239 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adds the Suffolk and Nassau county comptrollers to the board of trustees for the Long Island Power Authority.

2009-S8239 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S8239 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8239

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 17, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FOLEY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the board  of
  trustees for the Long Island power authority

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1020-d of the  public  authorities
law,  as added by chapter 506 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as
follows:
  1. The authority shall consist of [fifteen] SEVENTEEN trustees all  of
whom  shall  be  residents  of  the  service area, nine of whom shall be
appointed by the governor, one of whom the governor shall  designate  as
chairman, and serve at his pleasure, three of whom shall be appointed by
the  temporary  president  of  the  senate, [and] three of whom shall be
appointed by the speaker of the assembly, AND TWO OF WHOM SHALL  BE  THE
NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTY COMPTROLLERS.
  Two  of  the  governor's appointees shall serve an initial term of one
year; two of the governor's appointees shall serve an  initial  term  of
two  years; two of the governor's appointees shall serve an initial term
of three years; and three of the governor's appointees  shall  serve  an
initial term of four years. Two of the appointees of the temporary pres-
ident  of  the  senate  and  two of the appointees of the speaker of the
assembly shall serve initial terms of one year; and one appointee of the
temporary president of the senate and one appointee of  the  speaker  of
the  assembly  shall  serve  initial terms of two years. Thereafter, all
terms shall be for a period of four years. In the  event  of  a  vacancy
occurring  in  the office of trustee by death, resignation or otherwise,
the respective appointing officer shall appoint a  successor  who  shall
hold  office  for  the  unexpired portion of the term.   THE SUFFOLK AND
NASSAU COUNTY COMPTROLLERS SHALL SERVE FOR THE DURATION OF THE TIME THEY
HOLD THE OFFICE OF COUNTY COMPTROLLER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15504-01-0

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