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                                  8045

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 7, 2016
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Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to establishing  the
  temporary advisory board on upstate transit funding; and providing 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. The transportation law is amended by adding a  new  article
2-G to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 2-G
           TEMPORARY ADVISORY BOARD ON UPSTATE TRANSIT FUNDING
SECTION 74-A. TEMPORARY ADVISORY BOARD ON UPSTATE TRANSIT FUNDING.
        74-B. ASSISTANCE OF OTHER AGENCIES.
  S 74-A. TEMPORARY ADVISORY BOARD ON UPSTATE TRANSIT FUNDING.  1. THERE
IS  HEREBY  CREATED IN THE DEPARTMENT A BOARD, TO BE KNOWN AS THE TEMPO-
RARY ADVISORY BOARD ON UPSTATE TRANSIT FUNDING. SUCH BOARD SHALL  STUDY,
DEVELOP  AND  MAKE  SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO SUSTAINABLE
STATE FUNDING OPTIONS FOR THE GROWTH AND STABILITY OF THE PUBLIC  TRANS-
PORTATION  SYSTEMS OPERATING ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT, HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO
AS "PTSOA ACCOUNT", OF  THE  MASS  TRANSPORTATION  OPERATING  ASSISTANCE
FUND.  AS  PART  OF SUCH STUDY, THE BOARD MAY PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT INCLUDING PUBLIC HEARINGS.
  2. SUCH BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF THE COMMISSIONER AND NINE OTHER MEMBERS
TO BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR AS FOLLOWS: TWO UPON THE  RECOMMENDATION
OF THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, TWO UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF
THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, ONE UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE MINORITY
LEADER OF THE SENATE, ONE UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE MINORITY LEADER
OF THE ASSEMBLY, AND THREE WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION FROM ANY OTHER PERSON.
OF  THE  NINE  MEMBERS  APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, AT LEAST TWO SHALL BE
REPRESENTATIVES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS RECEIVING PTSOA ACCOUNT  FUNDS,  AT
LEAST  TWO SHALL BE REPRESENTATIVES OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES
RECEIVING PTSOA ACCOUNT FUNDS, AT LEAST TWO SHALL BE REPRESENTATIVES  OF
LABOR  UNIONS  AFFILIATED  WITH  PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS RECEIVING

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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PTSOA ACCOUNT FUNDS, AND AT LEAST TWO SHALL BE REPRESENTATIVES OF RIDERS
OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS RECEIVING PTSOA ACCOUNT FUNDS.
  3.  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL SERVE AS CHAIR OF THE BOARD, AND PERSONNEL
OF THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE, FROM EXISTING STAFF,  SERVICES  TO  THE
BOARD SO THAT IT MAY PERFORM ITS DUTIES.
  4.  BOARD  MEMBERS  SHALL  BE  APPOINTED  WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT AFTER THE  EXPI-
RATION  OF  THE  THIRTY DAY PERIOD, THE APPOINTMENT OF A MAJORITY OF THE
MEMBERS SHALL CONSTITUTE A QUORUM. BOARD  MEMBERS  SHALL  SERVE  WITHOUT
COMPENSATION.
  5.  THE  BOARD SHALL PREPARE A REPORT ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER FIRST, TWO
THOUSAND SIXTEEN  ON  ITS  FINDINGS  AND  SPECIFIC  RECOMMENDATIONS  FOR
SUSTAINABLE  FUNDING  OPTIONS  FOR THE GROWTH AND STABILITY OF THE PTSOA
ACCOUNT. SUCH REPORT SHALL BE DELIVERED BY SUCH DATE  TO  THE  GOVERNOR,
THE  TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE
CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE CHAIR OF  THE  ASSEMBLY  WAYS
AND  MEANS  COMMITTEE, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE,
THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE,  THE  CHAIR  OF  THE
SENATE CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIR
OF THE ASSEMBLY CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS COMMITTEE.
  S 74-B. ASSISTANCE  OF  OTHER  AGENCIES. TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES OF
THIS ARTICLE, THE BOARD MAY REQUEST AND SHALL RECEIVE FROM  ANY  DEPART-
MENT,  DIVISION,  BOARD, BUREAU, COMMISSION OR OTHER AGENCY OF THE STATE
OR ANY STATE PUBLIC AUTHORITY SUCH ASSISTANCE, INFORMATION AND  DATA  AS
WILL  ENABLE THE BOARD PROPERLY TO CONDUCT ITS STUDY AND MAKE ITS RECOM-
MENDATIONS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
deemed  repealed  on  the  one hundred twentieth day after the temporary
advisory board on upstate transit funding has  submitted  its  completed
report as required by section one of this act, provided that the commis-
sioner  of  transportation  of  the  state  of New York shall notify the
legislative  bill  drafting  commission  upon  the  occurrence  of   the
submission  of  the  completed report as required by section one of this
act in order that the commission may maintain  an  accurate  and  timely
effective data base of the official text of the laws of the state of New
York  in furtherance of effectuating the provisions of section 44 of the
legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law.