Assembly Bill A5410

2013-2014 Legislative Session

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

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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-A5410 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3598
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1045-f, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11060
2011-2012: A3725, S7685
2015-2016: A3528, A3068, S4621
2017-2018: A5545, A5546, S2592
2019-2020: A3912, A4337, S407
2021-2022: A8863, A8864, S4500
2023-2024: A1011, A1019, S2804

2013-A5410 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2013-A5410 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5410

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 25, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AUBRY,
  BARRON, BENEDETTO, BRENNAN, DenDEKKER, GIBSON,  GOLDFEDER,  GOTTFRIED,
  MAISEL,  MILLER,  ROBINSON,  STEVENSON,  WEINSTEIN  --  read  once and
  referred 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) FOUR MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR;
  (II) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE CITY COUNCIL;
  (III) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK;
AND
  (IV) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE.
  (B)  ALL  MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE BOARD MUST BE CONFIRMED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL BEFORE THEY MAY COMMENCE THEIR TERM.
  (C) 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.]  NO
APPOINTEE SHALL BE AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY, OR HAVE SERVED IN
SUCH  CAPACITY IN THE PRECEDING SIX MONTH PERIOD.  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 succes-
sors are appointed and qualified.  Vacancies  shall  be  filled  in  the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02705-02-3

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