Senate Bill S1394

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to appointments to the water board of the city of New York

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

  • 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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2011-S1394 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1045-f, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8320
2013-2014: S1265

2011-S1394 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to appointments to the water board of the city of New York.

2011-S1394 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1394 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1394

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 7, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. PERKINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
  and Commissions

AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the city of
  New York water board

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 2 of section 1045-f of the public authorities
law, as added by chapter 513 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read  as
follows:
  2.  (A) The water board shall consist of seven members TO BE appointed
[by the mayor.] AS FOLLOWS:
  (I) THREE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR;
  (II) THREE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL;
  (III) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
  (B) Terms of office of the members shall be two years except that  the
terms of four of the board members first appointed shall be one year. At
least  one member shall have experience in the science of water resource
development. No member shall be a director of the authority.  [The mayor
shall appoint a chairman from among  the  members  of  the  board.]  THE
CHAIRMAN  SHALL  BE DULY ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUBJECT TO
THE SAME QUORUM AND VOTING REQUIREMENTS AS PROVIDED FOR  IN  SUBDIVISION
SEVEN  OF  THIS SECTION. All members shall continue to hold office until
their successors are appointed and qualified. Vacancies shall be  filled
in  the  manner provided for original appointments. Vacancies, occurring
otherwise than by expiration of term of office, shall be filled  in  the
same manner as original appointments for the unexpired terms.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05048-01-1

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