NY State Senate Bill 2015-S1500

Senate Bill S1500

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the appointment of a transit dependent and para-transit dependent representative on various transporation authorities

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2015-S1500 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§1299-a, 1299-c, 1299-bb, 1299-dd, 1301, 1303, 1326 & 1328, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S487
2017-2018: S5106
2019-2020: S3656
2021-2022: S3959

2015-S1500 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the appointment of a transit dependent and para-transit dependent representative on various transportation authorities.

2015-S1500 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S1500

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the public authorities law, in
relation to the transportation authorities

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Requires the appointment of a transit dependent and a para-transit
dependent representative on various transportation authorities.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 - Section 1299-a of the public authorities law is amended by
adding two new subdivisions 18 and 19, which define the terms 'transit
dependent' and 'para-transit dependent'.

Section 2 - Subdivision 1 of Section 1299-c of the public authorities
law, as amended by chapter 220 of the laws of 2012, paragraph (c) as
amended by chapter 176 of the laws of 2012, is amended to require that
the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority add two additional
voting members to the Board, one transit dependent and one
para-transit dependent, appointed by the Governor and to serve 5 year
terms.

Section 3 - Section 1299-bb of the public authorities law is amended
by adding two new subdivisions 25 and 26, which define the terms

'transit dependent' and 'para-transit dependent'.

Section 4 - Subdivision 1 of Section 1299-dd of the public authorities
law, as amended by chapter 388 of the laws of 2007, is amended so that
the Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority requires as
members at least one transit dependent person and one para-transit
dependent person, appointed by the Governor and to serve 5 year terms.

Section 5 - Section 1301 of the public authorities law is amended by
adding two new subdivisions 26 and 27, which define the terms 'transit
dependent' and 'para-transit dependent'.

Section 6 - Subdivision 1 of Section 1303 of the public authorities
law, as amended by chapter 388 of the laws of 2007, is amended so that
the Capital District Transportation Authority requires as members at
least one transit dependent person and one para-transit dependent
person, appointed by the Governor and to serve 5 year terms.

Section 7 - Section 1326 of the public authorities law is amended by
adding two new subdivisions 26 and 27, which define the terms 'transit
dependent' and 'para-transit dependent'.

Section 8 - Subdivision 1 of Section 1328 of the public authorities
law, as separately amended by chapters 388 and 396 of the laws of
2007, is amended so that the Central New York Regional Transportation
Authority requires as members at least one transit dependent person
and one para-transit dependent person, appointed by the Governor and
to serve 5 year terms.

JUSTIFICATION:


Transit dependent and Para-transit dependent communities throughout
upstate New York have recently witnessed a reduction in routes
serviced and an increase in fees, given the tight fiscal climate and
overall economic stresses of the past several years. Key decisions
regarding re-routing, termination of certain bus and train lines, and
rate increases have been made and it is important that when
contemplating these issues, regional transportation authority's hear
the voices of those most directly affected.

This legislation requires that the Niagara Frontier Transportation
Authority, the Rochester-Genesee Transportation Authority, the Capital
District Transportation Authority, and the Central New York Regional
Transportation Authority consist of at least two voting members, one
of whom is from the transit dependent community and one of whom is
from the para-transit dependent community.

These individuals will serve 5 year terms and be appointed by the
Governor. Local and statewide transit advocacy organizations will
Submit to the Governor at least 4 names, from which two qualified
individuals will be selected.

Public transit systems are very important to a wide variety of
communities across the state, who rely upon them for access to
services, healthcare, and employment, affordable means of
transportation, and the efficient movement of people throughout
regions. These communities often consist of low to moderate income
individuals, senior citizens, disabled persons, or youths. Their needs
are unique to each region, and including them in the decision-making
process would inform each regional transportation authority of the
specific needs and challenges faced by a region.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2013-14 S.487 REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law.

2015-S1500 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1500

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the transpor-
  tation authorities

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

  Section  1. Section 1299-a of the public authorities law is amended by
adding two new subdivisions 18 and 19 to read as follows:
  18. "TRANSIT DEPENDENT" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL  WHO  IS  LIMITED  TO
PUBLIC TRANSIT AS THEIR PRIMARY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE THE INDI-
VIDUAL, (A) HAS NO MEANS OF PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION, (B) IS ELDERLY (OVER
AGE  65);  (C) IS A YOUTH (UNDER AGE 18); OR (D) LIVES BELOW THE POVERTY
OR MEDIAN INCOME LEVELS AS DEFINED BY THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU;
  19. "PARA-TRANSIT DEPENDENT" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL WHO  IS  LIMITED
TO  PUBLIC  TRANSIT  AS THEIR PRIMARY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION AND WHO HAS
EITHER A PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY DISABILITY.
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 1299-c of the public authorities law, as
amended by chapter 220 of the laws of 2012, paragraph (c) as amended  by
chapter 176 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
  1.  (a)  There  is hereby created the "Niagara Frontier transportation
authority." The authority shall be a body corporate and politic  consti-
tuting  a  public  benefit corporation. The authority shall consist of a
chairman, [ten] NOT MORE THAN TWELVE other members and  shall  have  two
non-voting members as described in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subdi-
vision  appointed  by the governor by and with the advice and consent of
the senate. The chairman and all  members  shall  be  residents  of  the
district.  Of  the  [ten]  members other than the chairman, one shall be
appointed upon the written recommendation of the Erie  county  executive
[and],  one  shall  be  appointed upon the written recommendation of the
Erie county legislature, AND AT LEAST ONE SHALL BE APPOINTED AS A REPRE-
SENTATIVE OF THE TRANSIT DEPENDENT COMMUNITY AND AT LEAST ONE  SHALL  BE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03223-01-5

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APPOINTED  AS  A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PARA-TRANSIT DEPENDENT COMMUNITY,
AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (D) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.    The  chairman  and
each  of  the  members  shall  be  appointed  for a term of eight years,
provided  however,  that  the chairman first appointed shall serve for a
term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-three, and  of  the
eight  other  members first appointed, one shall serve for a term ending
June thirtieth, nineteen hundred sixty-eight, two shall serve for a term
ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred sixty-nine, one shall serve  for
a  term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy, two shall serve
for a term ending June  thirtieth,  nineteen  hundred  seventy-one,  one
shall  serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-
two and one shall serve for  a  term  ending  June  thirtieth,  nineteen
hundred  seventy-three.  The  term  of  one  of the members appointed to
memberships first created by law after  April  first,  nineteen  hundred
sixty-nine  shall  end on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-four,
and the term of the other such member shall end on June thirtieth, nine-
teen hundred seventy-five. Following the expiration of any  term  ending
on  or  after June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-seven, each member
shall be appointed for a term of five years beginning on the  day  after
the expiration date of such prior term; provided, however, that the term
of  the  member  first  appointed upon the written recommendation of the
Erie county executive and the term of the member  first  appointed  upon
the written recommendation of the Erie county legislature shall be for a
term ending on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred ninety-six.
  (b)  The  first  non-voting  member  of the authority who shall not be
considered in determining a quorum, shall be recommended to the governor
by the labor organization representing the plurality  of  the  employees
within  the  authority  and  shall be a resident of the Niagara Frontier
transportation district as described in section twelve  hundred  ninety-
nine-b  of  this  title. Such first non-voting member shall be appointed
for a term of eight years, provided, however, that if at any time during
the term of appointment such non-voting member ceases to  be  affiliated
with  the  labor  organization  representing  the plurality of employees
within the authority, then such  labor  organization  may  at  any  time
during  such term recommend a new member to the governor who shall serve
the remainder of the term. If the local bargaining unit decertifies  its
existing  union  affiliation  and certifies a new union, the union which
represents the plurality of the employees may recommend a new member  to
the governor who shall serve the remainder of the term.  The chairman of
the  authority,  at  his  or her discretion, may exclude such non-voting
member from attending any portion of a meeting of the  authority  or  of
any committee held for the purpose of discussing negotiations with labor
organizations,  pending  litigation involving the labor organization, or
the investigation, evaluation, or discipline of an employee.
  (c) There shall also be a second non-voting member of  the  authority,
who shall not be considered in determining a quorum. The second non-vot-
ing member shall be appointed by the governor as a representative of the
transit  dependent community and/or people with disabilities. The second
non-voting member shall be appointed for a term of five years.
  (D) THERE SHALL BE AT LEST TWO MEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITY  APPOINTED  BY
THE  GOVERNOR AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TRANSIT DEPENDENT AND PARA-TRAN-
SIT DEPENDENT COMMUNITY. THE GOVERNOR SHALL MAKE INITIAL APPOINTMENTS TO
THE AUTHORITY IN SUCH NUMBER AND FROM LISTS  SUBMITTED  AS  FOLLOWS:  AT
LEAST TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED TO THE AUTHORITY FROM A LIST OF NOT
LESS  THAN  FOUR NAMES, SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR BY LOCAL AND STATEWIDE
TRANSIT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS. THE MEMBERS  SHALL  BE  RESIDENTS  OF  A

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COUNTY  DESCRIBED  IN  PARAGRAPH  (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.   THE MEMBERS
SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS. IF A  VACANCY  SHALL  OCCUR
FOR  THESE MEMBER POSITIONS, A REPLACEMENT SHALL BE APPOINTED WITHIN SIX
MONTHS.
  S  3.  Section  1299-bb  of  the  public authorities law is amended by
adding two new subdivisions 25 and 26 to read as follows:
  25. "TRANSIT DEPENDENT" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL  WHO  IS  LIMITED  TO
PUBLIC TRANSIT AS THEIR PRIMARY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE THE INDI-
VIDUAL, (A) HAS NO MEANS OF PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION, (B) IS ELDERLY (OVER
AGE  65);  (C) IS A YOUTH (UNDER AGE 18); OR (D) LIVES BELOW THE POVERTY
OR MEDIAN INCOME LEVELS AS DEFINED BY THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU;
  26. "PARA-TRANSIT DEPENDENT" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL WHO  IS  LIMITED
TO  PUBLIC  TRANSIT  AS THEIR PRIMARY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION AND WHO HAS
EITHER A PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY DISABILITY.
  S 4. Subdivision 1 of section 1299-dd of the public  authorities  law,
as  amended  by  chapter  388 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as
follows:
  1. (a) There is hereby created the Rochester-Genesee  regional  trans-
portation authority. The authority shall be a body corporate and politic
constituting  a public benefit corporation. It shall consist of at least
one member from each county that elects to  join  the  authority  except
that  the  county of Monroe shall have seven members of whom three shall
be appointed from the city of Rochester and four at large from the coun-
ty of Monroe and shall have one non-voting member as described in  para-
graph (b) of this subdivision , AND AT LEAST ONE SHALL BE APPOINTED AS A
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TRANSIT DEPENDENT COMMUNITY AND AT LEAST ONE SHALL
BE  APPOINTED AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PARA-TRANSIT DEPENDENT COMMUNI-
TY, AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION.    The  members
shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of
the senate. The governor shall make initial appointments to the authori-
ty  in  such  number  and from lists submitted as follows: three members
shall be appointed to the authority from a list of  not  less  than  six
names, all of whom must be residents of the city of Rochester, submitted
to  the  governor  by the council of the city of Rochester; four persons
from a list of not less than eight persons, all of whom  must  be  resi-
dents of the county of Monroe submitted by the legislature of the county
of  Monroe.  Other counties electing to participate shall each submit to
the governor a list of not less than two persons for  each  one  hundred
thousand or major fraction of the total population, as determined by the
last  federal  decennial or federal county-wide special census. From the
counties outside the county of Monroe which shall elect to  participate,
the  governor  shall appoint one member for each one hundred thousand or
major fraction of the total population, as determined by the last feder-
al decennial or federal county-wide special census, with  a  minimum  of
one  member  to  represent  each  county outside the county of Monroe so
electing to participate. All members of the authority shall be residents
of the area from which they are nominated.
  (b) There shall also be one non-voting member of the authority,  which
shall  not  be considered in determining a quorum. The non-voting member
shall be recommended to the governor by the labor  organization  repres-
enting  the plurality of the employees within the authority and shall be
a resident of the Rochester-Genesee regional transportation district  as
described  in  section  twelve hundred ninety-nine-cc of this title. The
non-voting member shall be appointed for a term of five years, provided,
however, that if at any time during the term of appointment the non-vot-
ing member ceases to be affiliated with the labor  organization  repres-

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enting  the plurality of employees within the authority, then such labor
organization may at any time during such term recommend a new member  to
the  governor  who  shall  serve the remainder of the term. If the local
bargaining unit decertifies its existing union affiliation and certifies
a  new  union, the union which represents the plurality of the employees
may recommend a new member to the governor who shall serve the remainder
of the term. The chairman of the authority, at his  or  her  discretion,
may exclude such non-voting member from attending any portion of a meet-
ing  of  the  authority  or  of  any  committee  held for the purpose of
discussing negotiations with  labor  organizations,  pending  litigation
involving  the  labor organization, or the investigation, evaluation, or
discipline of an employee.
  (C) THERE SHALL BE AT LEST TWO MEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITY  APPOINTED  BY
THE  GOVERNOR AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TRANSIT DEPENDENT AND PARA-TRAN-
SIT DEPENDENT COMMUNITY. THE GOVERNOR SHALL MAKE INITIAL APPOINTMENTS TO
THE AUTHORITY IN SUCH NUMBER AND FROM LISTS  SUBMITTED  AS  FOLLOWS:  AT
LEAST TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED TO THE AUTHORITY FROM A LIST OF NOT
LESS  THAN  FOUR NAMES, SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR BY LOCAL AND STATEWIDE
TRANSIT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS. THE MEMBERS  SHALL  BE  RESIDENTS  OF  A
COUNTY  DESCRIBED  IN  PARAGRAPH  (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.   THE MEMBERS
SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS. IF A  VACANCY  SHALL  OCCUR
FOR  THESE MEMBER POSITIONS, A REPLACEMENT SHALL BE APPOINTED WITHIN SIX
MONTHS.
  S 5. Section 1301 of the public authorities law is amended  by  adding
two new subdivisions 26 and 27 to read as follows:
  26.  "TRANSIT  DEPENDENT"  SHALL  MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS LIMITED TO
PUBLIC TRANSIT AS THEIR PRIMARY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE THE INDI-
VIDUAL, (A) HAS NO MEANS OF PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION, (B) IS ELDERLY (OVER
AGE 65); (C) IS A YOUTH (UNDER AGE 18); OR (D) LIVES BELOW  THE  POVERTY
OR MEDIAN INCOME LEVELS AS DEFINED BY THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU;
  27.  "PARA-TRANSIT  DEPENDENT" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS LIMITED
TO PUBLIC TRANSIT AS THEIR PRIMARY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION  AND  WHO  HAS
EITHER A PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY DISABILITY.
  S  6.  Subdivision 1 of section 1303 of the public authorities law, as
amended by chapter 388 of the laws  of  2007,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  1.  (a)  There  is  hereby created the Capital District transportation
authority. The authority shall be a body corporate and  politic  consti-
tuting  a  public benefit corporation. It shall consist of not less than
eight nor more than fifteen members, including a chairman and shall have
one non-voting member as described in paragraph (b) of this subdivision,
AND AT LEAST ONE SHALL BE APPOINTED AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF  THE  TRANSIT
DEPENDENT  COMMUNITY  AND AT LEAST ONE SHALL BE APPOINTED AS A REPRESEN-
TATIVE OF THE PARA-TRANSIT DEPENDENT COMMUNITY, AS  DESCRIBED  IN  PARA-
GRAPH  (C)  OF THIS SUBDIVISION.   The members shall be appointed by the
governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate. The  governor
shall make initial appointments to the authority in such number and from
lists  submitted  as  follows:  three  members shall be appointed to the
authority from a list of six names, all of whom shall  be  residents  of
the  county  of  Albany,  four  of which names shall be submitted to the
governor by the majority party of the legislature of the county of Alba-
ny and two of which names shall be submitted by the  minority  party  of
such legislature; two members shall be appointed to the authority from a
list  of  four  names,  all  of whom shall be residents of the county of
Schenectady, three of which names shall be submitted to the governor  by
the  majority  party of the legislature of the county of Schenectady and

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one of which names shall be submitted by  the  minority  party  of  such
legislature; two members shall be appointed to the authority from a list
of  four  names, all of whom shall be residents of the county of Rensse-
laer,  three  of  which  names shall be submitted to the governor by the
majority party of the legislature of the county of Rensselaer and one of
which names shall be submitted by the minority party  of  such  legisla-
ture;  two  members  shall  be appointed to the authority from a list of
four names, all of whom shall be residents of the  county  of  Saratoga,
three  of which names shall be submitted to the governor by the majority
party of the legislature of the county of  Saratoga  and  one  of  which
names  shall  be  submitted  by  the minority party of such legislature.
Other counties electing to participate shall each submit to the governor
a list of two persons each of whom shall be a resident of  such  county,
one  of  which  names shall be submitted to the governor by the majority
party of the legislature of such county and one of which names shall  be
submitted  by  the minority party of such legislature, from which number
the governor shall appoint one member for each such county  so  electing
to participate.
  (b)  There shall also be one non-voting member of the authority, which
shall not be considered in determining a quorum. The  non-voting  member
shall  be  recommended to the governor by the labor organization repres-
enting the plurality of the employees within the authority and shall  be
a  resident of the Capital District transportation district as described
in section thirteen hundred two of this  title.  The  non-voting  member
shall  be appointed for a term of five years, provided, however, that if
at any time during the term of appointment the non-voting member  ceases
to  be affiliated with the labor organization representing the plurality
of employees within the authority, then such labor organization  may  at
any  time  during  such  term recommend a new member to the governor who
shall serve the remainder of the term.  If  the  local  bargaining  unit
decertifies  its  existing  union affiliation and certifies a new union,
the union which represents the plurality of the employees may  recommend
a  new member to the governor who shall serve the remainder of the term.
The chairman of the authority, at his or  her  discretion,  may  exclude
such  non-voting  member  from attending any portion of a meeting of the
authority or of any committee held for the purpose of discussing negoti-
ations with labor organizations, pending litigation involving the  labor
organization,  or  the  investigation,  evaluation,  or discipline of an
employee.
  (C) THERE SHALL BE AT LEST TWO MEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITY  APPOINTED  BY
THE  GOVERNOR AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TRANSIT DEPENDENT AND PARA-TRAN-
SIT DEPENDENT COMMUNITY. THE GOVERNOR SHALL MAKE INITIAL APPOINTMENTS TO
THE AUTHORITY IN SUCH NUMBER AND FROM LISTS  SUBMITTED  AS  FOLLOWS:  AT
LEAST TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED TO THE AUTHORITY FROM A LIST OF NOT
LESS  THAN  FOUR NAMES, SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR BY LOCAL AND STATEWIDE
TRANSIT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS. THE MEMBERS  SHALL  BE  RESIDENTS  OF  A
COUNTY  DESCRIBED  IN  PARAGRAPH  (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.   THE MEMBERS
SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS. IF A  VACANCY  SHALL  OCCUR
FOR  THESE MEMBER POSITIONS, A REPLACEMENT SHALL BE APPOINTED WITHIN SIX
MONTHS.
  S 7. Section 1326 of the public authorities law is amended  by  adding
two new subdivisions 26 and 27 to read as follows:
  26.  "TRANSIT  DEPENDENT"  SHALL  MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS LIMITED TO
PUBLIC TRANSIT AS THEIR PRIMARY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE THE INDI-
VIDUAL, (A) HAS NO MEANS OF PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION, (B) IS ELDERLY (OVER

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AGE 65); (C) IS A YOUTH (UNDER AGE 18); OR (D) LIVES BELOW  THE  POVERTY
OR MEDIAN INCOME LEVELS AS DEFINED BY THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU;
  27.  "PARA-TRANSIT  DEPENDENT" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS LIMITED
TO PUBLIC TRANSIT AS THEIR PRIMARY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION  AND  WHO  HAS
EITHER A PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY DISABILITY.
  S  8.  Subdivision 1 of section 1328 of the public authorities law, as
separately amended by chapters 388 and 396  of  the  laws  of  2007,  is
amended to read as follows:
  1. (a) There is hereby created the central New York regional transpor-
tation  authority.  The  authority shall be a body corporate and politic
constituting a public benefit corporation. It shall consist of not  more
than  twelve members, including a chairman and shall have one non-voting
member as described in paragraph (b) of this subdivision, AND  AT  LEAST
ONE  SHALL  BE  APPOINTED  AS  A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TRANSIT DEPENDENT
COMMUNITY AND AT LEAST ONE SHALL BE APPOINTED AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
PARA-TRANSIT DEPENDENT COMMUNITY, AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF  THIS
SUBDIVISION.  The members shall be appointed by the governor by and with
the  advice  and  consent of the senate. The governor shall make initial
appointments to the authority in such number and from lists submitted as
follows: three members shall be appointed to the authority from  a  list
of  not  less  than  six  names, submitted to the governor by the common
council of the city of Syracuse, five persons from a list  of  not  less
than  ten  names, submitted by the legislature of the county of Onondaga
and two members shall be appointed from a list of  not  less  than  four
names  submitted by the legislature of the county of Oneida. Other coun-
ties electing to participate shall each submit to the governor a list of
not less than two persons for each one hundred thousand or  major  frac-
tion  of  the  total  population,  as determined by the nineteen hundred
seventy or any  subsequent  federal  decennial  or  federal  county-wide
special  census,  of  the  counties outside the county of Onondaga which
shall elect to participate, from which number the governor shall appoint
one member for each one hundred thousand or major fraction of the  total
population,  as  determined by such federal decennial or federal county-
wide special census, with a maximum of three members to  represent  such
counties outside the county of Onondaga so electing to participate.
  (b)  There shall also be one non-voting member of the authority, which
shall not be considered in determining a quorum. The  non-voting  member
shall  be  recommended to the governor by the labor organization repres-
enting the plurality of the employees within the authority. The non-vot-
ing member shall be appointed for  a  term  of  seven  years,  provided,
however, that if at any time during the term of appointment the non-vot-
ing  member  ceases to be affiliated with the labor organization repres-
enting the plurality of employees within the authority, then such  labor
organization  may at any time during such term recommend a new member to
the governor who shall serve the remainder of the  term.  If  the  local
bargaining unit decertifies its existing union affiliation and certifies
a  new  union, the union which represents the plurality of the employees
may recommend a new member to the governor who shall serve the remainder
of the term. The chairman of the authority, at his  or  her  discretion,
may exclude such non-voting member from attending any portion of a meet-
ing  of  the  authority  or  of  any  committee  held for the purpose of
discussing negotiations with  labor  organizations,  pending  litigation
involving  the  labor organization, or the investigation, evaluation, or
discipline of an employee.
  (C) THERE SHALL BE AT LEST TWO MEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITY  APPOINTED  BY
THE  GOVERNOR AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TRANSIT DEPENDENT AND PARA-TRAN-

S. 1500                             7

SIT DEPENDENT COMMUNITY. THE GOVERNOR SHALL MAKE INITIAL APPOINTMENTS TO
THE AUTHORITY IN SUCH NUMBER AND FROM LISTS  SUBMITTED  AS  FOLLOWS:  AT
LEAST TWO MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED TO THE AUTHORITY FROM A LIST OF NOT
LESS  THAN  FOUR NAMES, SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR BY LOCAL AND STATEWIDE
TRANSIT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS. THE MEMBERS  SHALL  BE  RESIDENTS  OF  A
COUNTY  DESCRIBED  IN  PARAGRAPH  (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.   THE MEMBERS
SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS. IF A  VACANCY  SHALL  OCCUR
FOR  THESE MEMBER POSITIONS, A REPLACEMENT SHALL BE APPOINTED WITHIN SIX
MONTHS.
  S 9. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.

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