Assembly Bill A4636

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Amends the waterfront commission act

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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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2013-A4636 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3984
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Waterfront Commission Act
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง5-p, Chap 882 of 1953
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5274, S5039
2011-2012: A7155, S4668
2015-2016: A6970, S4630
2017-2018: A3270, S3312
2019-2020: A6069, S3263
2021-2022: A6472

2013-A4636 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends the waterfront commission act, relating to empowering the waterfront commission to accept applications in the longshoremen's register.

2013-A4636 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4636

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 7, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK, FARRELL, ROBERTS, WEPRIN, TITONE, WRIGHT,
  BORELLI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, CORWIN, MALLIOTAKIS
  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authori-
  ties and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the waterfront commission act, in relation to empowering
  the waterfront commission to accept applications in the longshoremen's
  register

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

  Section  1. Section 5-p of chapter 882 of the laws of 1953, constitut-
ing the waterfront commission act, as amended by chapter 431 of the laws
of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
  S 5-p. [Suspension or acceptance  of  applications  for  inclusion  in
longshoremen's] LONGSHOREMEN'S register[; exceptions].  [1.] The commis-
sion shall [suspend the acceptance of] ACCEPT applications for inclusion
in  the  longshoremen's  register  [for a period of sixty days after the
effective date of this act. Upon the termination of such sixty day peri-
od the commission shall thereafter have the power to make determinations
to  suspend  the  acceptance  of  application  for  inclusion   in   the
longshoremen's  register  for such periods of time as the commission may
from time to time establish and, after any such  period  of  suspension,
the  commission  shall  have  the power to make determinations to accept
applications for such period of time as the commission may establish  or
in  such  number as the commission may determine, or both. Such determi-
nations to suspend or accept applications shall be made by  the  commis-
sion]:  (a) [on its own initiative or (b)] upon the joint recommendation
in writing of stevedores and other employers of longshoremen in the port
of New York  district,  acting  through  their  representative  for  the
[purpose]  PURPOSES  of  collective bargaining with a labor organization
representing such longshoremen in such district, and such  labor  organ-
ization;  or  [(c)]  (B)  upon the petition in writing of a stevedore or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08526-01-3
              

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