Assembly Bill A352

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   352

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. HOYT, DESTITO, CAHILL, PEOPLES-STOKES, CALHOUN --
  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. BUTLER, CLARK, GALEF, GOTTFRIED, McDO-
  NOUGH, ROSENTHAL, SALADINO, WEISENBERG -- read once  and  referred  to
  the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN  ACT  providing  for  the creation of a temporary state commission to
  determine the future governance of the canal corporation; and  provid-
  ing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

  Section 1. A temporary state commission, to be known as the commission
on the future governance of the canal corporation, hereinafter  referred
to  as the commission, is hereby created to examine, evaluate and deter-
mine the appropriate governance of the canal corporation, as defined  in
section 382 of the public authorities law.
  S  2. The commission shall consist of thirteen members to be appointed
as follows: seven members to be appointed by the governor;  two  members
to be appointed by the temporary president of the senate; two members to
be  appointed by the speaker of the assembly; one member to be appointed
by the minority leader of the senate; and one to  be  appointed  by  the
minority  leader  of  the assembly. A commissioner shall be appointed by
the governor from among his appointees. Vacancies shall be filled in the
same manner as the original appointments.
  S 3. The members of the commission shall receive no  compensation  for
their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
incurred  in  the  performance of their duties hereunder. To the maximum
extent feasible, the commission shall be entitled to request and receive
and shall utilize and be provided with such facilities,  resources,  and
data  of  any court, department, division, board, bureau, commission, or
agency of the state or any political subdivision  thereof  as  it  deems

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01088-01-1
              

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necessary or desirable to carry out properly its powers and duties here-
under.
  S  4.  The commission may employ and at pleasure remove such personnel
as it may deem necessary for the performance of its  functions  and  fix
their compensation within the amounts made available therefor.
  S  5.  The  commission  shall meet within the state, shall hold public
hearings, and shall have all  the  powers  of  a  legislative  committee
pursuant to the legislative law.
  S  6. The commission shall submit its findings and recommendations for
the governance of the canal corporation in a report to the governor, the
temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the  assembly  not
later than one year after it first convenes.
  S 7. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective  date  are
authorized  and directed to be made and completed on or before such date
and provided, further, that this act shall remain in  effect  until  one
hundred  twenty days after the commission submits the report required by
section six of this act, at which time this  act  shall  expire  and  be
deemed repealed.