NY State Senate Bill 2015-S4630B

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 06, 2016	reported and committed to rules
Jun 01, 2016	reported and committed to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
Mar 07, 2016	print number 4630b
Mar 07, 2016	amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions
Jan 06, 2016	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
Jun 05, 2015	print number 4630a
Jun 05, 2015	amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions
Apr 01, 2015	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Votes

- Jun 6, 2016 - Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee Vote
  S4630B
  
  Aye
  
  6
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  6
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  
  0
  - - Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee Vote: Jun 6, 2016
      
      aye (6)
      
      Amedore
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Larkin
      
      Marchione
      
      Ortt
      
      nay (1)
      
      Felder
      
      aye wr (6)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Croci
      
      Golden
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Serrano
  Jun 1, 2016 - Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee Vote
  S4630B
  
  Aye
  
  5
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  2
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  
  0
  - - Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee Vote: Jun 1, 2016
      
      aye (5)
      
      Amedore
      
      Larkin
      
      Ortt
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      aye wr (2)
      
      Martins
      
      Squadron

Bill Amendments

Original

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2015-S4630 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6970
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Waterfront Commission Act
Laws Affected:: Amd §5-p, Chap 882 of 1953
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S5039, A5274
2011-2012: S4668, A7155
2013-2014: S3984, A4636
2017-2018: S3312, A3270
2019-2020: S3263, A6069
2021-2022: A6472

2015-S4630 - Summary

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

2015-S4630 - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S4630

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the waterfront commission act, in
relation to empowering the waterfront commission to accept
applications in the longshoremen's register

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this legislation is to give employers at the Port of
New York and New Jersey (PONYNJ) the authority to control the size of
the longshore workforce.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Section 5-p of chapter 882 of the laws of 1953, as added by
chapter 127 of the laws of 1966, the section heading as added by
chapter 654 of the laws of 1982 and subdivision 4 as amended by
chapter 322 of the laws of 1997 and as further amended by chapter 431
of the laws of 1999, constituting the waterfront commission act, is
REPEALED and a new section 5-p is added constituting the waterfront
commission act, is REPEALED and a new section is added which directs
the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor to accept applications
upon the joint recommendation of Stevedores and other employers of
longshoremen in the port of New York district.

Section 2. If any part or provision of this act is deemed invalid by

any court of competent jurisdiction, that judgment shall only be
applied to the specific provision found invalid and it shall not
affect or impair the remainder of this act.

Section 3. This act constitutes an agreement between the states of New
York and New Jersey, and shall be viewed as supplementary to the Water
Commission Compact and adopted to accomplish the purposes of this
compact.

Section 4. Effective Date.

JUSTIFICATION:

Forty-three years ago New York and New Jersey supplemented their
bistate Waterfront Commission Compact by enacting Section 5-p, the
"controlled register statute." The statute empowers the Waterfront
Commission of New York Harbor to control the size of the longshore
workforce in the PONYNJ by periodically opening and closing the
register of persons licensed to work on the docks. Employers in the
PONYNJ are the only employers in the nation denied the ability to
perform the basic management function of hiring new workers or
replacing those lost through attrition and retirement.

Since the conditions that prompted this legislation no longer exist,
Section 5-p as presently written has become an anachronism that
impedes the expeditious hiring and training of additional dock workers
needed to handle increases in cargo volume. Failure to have an
adequate workforce skilled in the operation of modern cargo-handling
equipment has hindered and will continue to hinder efficient Port
operations and threatens the economic engine propelled by the Port. At
risk is the Port's hard-won share of the increasing amount of


international trade that can easily be diverted to other ports. It is
expected that a major channel deepening and expansion project underway
in the Panama Canal by 2014 will cause a major spike in the growth of
the industry. This will present an opportunity and challenge to
provide adequate manpower available to handle the anticipated
increases in cargo volumes directed toward the PONYNJ.  The reform of
the current Waterfront Commission process resulting in prompt
responsive action to critical labor demands will be a major
consideration in the decision to use PONYNJ as a port of calf. The
effect of this loss on the economy of New York would be staggering.

This legislation gives employers at the PONYNJ the authority to
control the size of the longshore workforce without the artificial
constraints of an administrative agency ill-suited for making market-
driven commercial decisions. However, it retains the Commission's
traditional role in the longshore licensing process. Under this
legislation, hiring in the longshore industry would conform to hiring
practices in other industries employing licensed personnel where
private industry determines the number of new employees needed and
selects the individuals to fill these positions. These individuals
would still be subject to review by the Commission to insure the good
character and integrity of the workers selected. This change does not
interfere with the Waterfront Commission's police powers or ability to
conduct state and federal criminal history background checks.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2014: S3984 Reported and committed to Veterans, Homeland Security and
Military Affairs/ A4636 Referred to Corporations, Authorities, and
Commissions
2012: S.4668 Lanza - Referred to Corporations / A.7155 Referred to
Corporations
2010: A.5274 Farrell
2010: S.5039 Hassell-Thompson

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect upon the enactment into law by the state of
New Jersey of legislation having an identical effect with this act,
but if the state of New Jersey shall have already enacted such
legislation, then it shall take effect immediately; and provided that
the waterfront commission shall notify the legislative bill drafting
commission upon the occurrence of the enactment of the legislation
provided for in 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
effecting the provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and
section 70-b of the public officers law.

2015-S4630 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4630

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 1, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
  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
[another]  OTHER  employer  of  longshoremen  in  the  port  of New York
district which does not have a representative for the [purpose] PURPOSES
of collective bargaining with a  labor  organization  representing  such

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01477-02-5

S. 4630                             2

longshoremen.  [The  commission shall have the power to accept or reject
such joint recommendation or petition.
  All  joint  recommendations  or  petitions filed for the acceptance of
applications with the commission for  inclusion  in  the  longshoremen's
register shall include:
  (a) the number of employees requested;
  (b) the category or categories of employees requested;
  (c)  a  detailed  statement  setting  forth the reasons for said joint
recommendation or petition;
  (d) in cases where a joint recommendation is made under this  section,
the collective bargaining representative of stevedores and other employ-
ers  of  longshoremen  in  the  port  of New York district and the labor
organization representing such longshoremen shall provide the allocation
of the number of persons to be sponsored by each employer of  longshore-
men in the port of New York district; and
  (e) any other information requested by the commission.
  2.  In  administering  the  provisions of this section, the commission
shall observe the following standards:
  (a) To encourage as far  as  practicable  the  regularization  of  the
employment of longshoremen;
  (b) To bring the number of eligible longshoremen into balance with the
demand  for longshoremen's services within the port of New York district
without reducing the number of eligible longshoremen below  that  neces-
sary  to  meet  the requirements of longshoremen in the port of New York
district;
  (c) To encourage the mobility and full  utilization  of  the  existing
work force  of longshoremen;
  (d)  To  protect  the job security of the existing work force of long-
shoremen by considering the wages and employment benefits of prospective
registrants;
  (e) To eliminate oppressive and evil  hiring  practices  injurious  to
waterfront  labor  and  waterborne  commerce  in  the  port  of New York
district, including, but not  limited  to,  those  oppressive  and  evil
hiring  practices  that  may result from either a surplus or shortage of
waterfront labor;
  (f) To consider the effect of technological change and automation  and
such  other economic data and facts as are relevant to a proper determi-
nation;
  (g) To protect the public interest of the port of New York district.
  In observing the foregoing standards and before determining to suspend
or accept applications  for inclusion in  the  longshoremen's  register,
the  commission  shall consult with and consider the views of, including
any statistical data or other factual information concerning the size of
the longshoremen's  register submitted by, carriers of freight by water,
stevedores, waterfront terminal owners and operators, any  labor  organ-
ization  representing  employees  registered  by the commission, and any
other person whose  interests  may  be  affected  by  the  size  of  the
longshoremen's register.
  Any  joint  recommendation  or  petition  granted  hereunder  shall be
subject to such terms and conditions as the commission may prescribe.
  3. Any determination by the commission pursuant  to  this  section  to
suspend  or  accept  applications  for  inclusion  in the longshoremen's
register shall be made upon a record, shall not become  effective  until
five  days  after  notice thereof to the collective bargaining represen-
tative of stevedores and other employers of longshoremen in the port  of
New  York district and to the labor organization representing such long-

S. 4630                             3

shoremen and/or the petitioning stevedore or  other  employer  of  long-
shoremen  in the port of New York district and shall be subject to judi-
cial review for being arbitrary, capricious, and an abuse of  discretion
in a proceeding jointly instituted by such representative and such labor
organization  and/or  by  the petitioning stevedore or other employer of
longshoremen in the port of New  York  district.  Such  judicial  review
proceeding  may  be instituted in either state in the manner provided by
the law of such state for review of the  final  decision  or  action  of
administrative  agencies  of  such  state,  provided, however, that such
proceeding shall be decided directly by the appellate  division  as  the
court of first instance (to which the proceeding shall be transferred by
order  of  transfer  by the supreme court in the state of New York or in
the state of New Jersey by notice  of  appeal  from    the  commission's
determination)  and  provided  further  that  notwithstanding  any other
provision of law in either state no court shall have power to  stay  the
commission's  determination  prior  to  final judicial decision for more
than fifteen days. In the event that the  court  enters  a  final  order
setting aside the determination by the commission to accept applications
for  inclusion  in  the longshoremen's register, the registration of any
longshoremen included in the longshoremen's register as a result of such
determination by the commission shall be cancelled.
  This section shall apply, notwithstanding any other provision of  this
act,  provided  however,  such  section  shall  not  in any way limit or
restrict the provisions of section five of  article  nine  of  this  act
empowering  the commission to register longshoremen on a temporary basis
to meet special or emergency needs or the provisions of section four  of
article  nine  of  this  act  relating to the immediate reinstatement of
persons removed from the longshoremen's  register  pursuant  to  article
nine  of this act. Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify,
limit or restrict in any way any of  the  rights  protected  by  article
fifteen of this act.
  4.  Upon  the  granting  of any joint recommendation or petition under
this section for the acceptance of applications  for  inclusion  in  the
longshoremen's  register,  the commission shall accept applications upon
written sponsorship from the prospective employer of longshoremen.   The
sponsoring  employer]  STEVEDORES AND OTHER EMPLOYERS OF LONGSHOREMEN IN
THE PORT OF NEW YORK DISTRICT shall  furnish  the  commission  with  the
[name, address and such other identifying or category information as the
commission  may  prescribe  for  any person so sponsored. The sponsoring
employer] NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF THE PERSONS SELECTED FOR  INCLUSION  IN
THE  LONGSHOREMEN'S  REGISTER  AND  shall  certify that the selection of
[the] THESE persons [so sponsored] was made in a fair and  non-discrimi-
natory  basis  in  accordance  with  the requirements of the laws of the
United States and the states of New York and  New  Jersey  dealing  with
equal employment opportunities.
  [Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, where the commission determines
to  accept  applications for inclusion in the longshoremen's register on
its own initiative, such acceptance shall be accomplished in such manner
deemed appropriate by the commission.
  5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, the commission may
include in the longshoremen's register under such terms  and  conditions
as the commission may prescribe:
  (a)  a person issued registration on a temporary basis to meet special
or emergency needs who is still so registered by the commission;
  (b) a person defined as a longshoreman in subdivision six  of  section
five-a  of  this act who is employed by a stevedore defined in paragraph

S. 4630                             4

(b) or (c) of subdivision one of said section five-a and  whose  employ-
ment  is  not  subject to the guaranteed annual income provisions of any
collective bargaining agreement relating to longshoremen;
  (c)  no more than twenty persons issued registration limited to acting
as scalemen pursuant to the provisions of chapter 953  of  the  laws  of
1969  and  chapter 64 of the laws of 1982 who are still so registered by
the commission and who are no longer employed as scalemen on the  effec-
tive date of this subdivision;
  (d)  a person issued registration on a temporary basis as a checker to
meet special or emergency needs who applied for such registration  prior
to January 15, 1986 and who is still so registered by the commission;
  (e)  a person issued registration on a temporary basis as a checker to
meet special or emergency needs in accordance with a waterfront  commis-
sion  resolution  of September 4, 1996 and who is still so registered by
the commission;
  (f) a person issued registration on a temporary basis as  a  container
equipment operator to meet special or emergency needs in accordance with
a waterfront commission resolution of September 4, 1996 and who is still
so registered by the commission; and
  (g)  a person issued registration on a temporary basis as a longshore-
man to meet special or emergency needs in accordance with  a  waterfront
commission  resolution  of  September 4, 1996 and who is still so regis-
tered by the commission.
  6. The commission may include in the  longshoremen's  register,  under
such  terms  and  conditions  as  the  commission may prescribe, persons
issued registration on a temporary basis as a longshoreman or a  checker
to  meet  special  or emergency needs and who are still so registered by
the commission upon the enactment of this amendment.]
  S 2. If any part or provision of this act or the  application  thereof
to  any  person  or  circumstances  be  adjudged invalid by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its operation
to the part, provision or application directly involved in  the  contro-
versy  in  which  such  judgment  shall have been rendered and shall not
affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this act or the appli-
cation thereof to other persons or  circumstances  and  the  two  states
hereby declare that they would have entered into this act or the remain-
der thereof had the invalidity of such provisions or application thereof
been apparent.
  S  3. This act constitutes an agreement between the states of New York
and New Jersey, supplementary to the waterfront commission  compact  and
amendatory  thereof,  and shall be liberally construed to effectuate the
purposes of that compact and the powers vested in the waterfront commis-
sion hereby shall be construed to be in aid of and supplemental  to  and
not  in  limitation  of or in derogation of any of the powers heretofore
conferred upon or delegated to the waterfront commission.
  S 4. This act shall take effect upon the enactment  into  law  by  the
state  of New Jersey of legislation having an identical effect with this
act, but if the state of New Jersey  shall  have  already  enacted  such
legislation,  this  act shall take effect immediately; and provided that
the waterfront commission shall notify  the  legislative  bill  drafting
commission  upon  the  occurrence  of  the  enactment of the legislation
provided for in section one of this act in order that the commission may
maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text
of 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.

co-Sponsors

2015-S4630A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6970
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Waterfront Commission Act
Laws Affected:: Amd §5-p, Chap 882 of 1953
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S5039, A5274
2011-2012: S4668, A7155
2013-2014: S3984, A4636
2017-2018: S3312, A3270
2019-2020: S3263, A6069
2021-2022: A6472

2015-S4630A - Summary

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

2015-S4630A - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S4630A

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the waterfront commission act, in
relation to empowering the waterfront commission to accept
applications in the longshoremen's register

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this legislation is to
provide the bistate approval required to amend the Waterfront
Commission Compact. The State of New Jersey enacted into law
legislation of identical effect in the form of P.L.2007, c.167, on
September 10, 2007. Approximately ninety percent of international
maritime commerce in the Port of New York & New Jersey (PONYNJ) occurs
in New Jersey. Enactment of this legislation would give employers at
the PONYNJ the authority to hire additional labor when necessary to
respond to market trends and opportunities for growth, as well as
improve the efficiency and productivity of the longshore workforce.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1, Section 5-p of chapter 882 of the laws of 1953, as added by
chapter 127 of the laws of 1966, the section heading as added by
chapter 654 of the laws of 1982 and subdivision 4 as amended by
chapter 322 of the laws of 1997 and as further amended by chapter 431
of the laws of 1999, constituting the waterfront commission act, is
REPEALED and a new section 5-p is added constituting the waterfront
commission act, is REPEALED and a new section is added which directs

the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor to accept applications
upon the joint recommendation of Stevedores and other employers of
longshoremen in the port of New York district.

Section 2. If any part or provision of this act is deemed invalid by
any court of competent jurisdiction, that judgment shall only be
applied to the specific provision found invalid and it shall not
affect or impair the remainder of this act.

Section 3. This act constitutes an agreement between the states of New
York and New Jersey, and shall be viewed as supplementary to the Water
Commission Compact and adopted to accomplish the purposes of this
compact.

Section 4. Effective Date.

JUSTIFICATION: Forty-three years ago New York and New Jersey
supplemented their bistate Waterfront Commission Compact by enacting
Section 5-p, the "controlled register statute." The statute empowers
the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor to control the size of
the longshore workforce in the PONYNJ by periodically opening and
closing the register of persons licensed to work on the docks.
Employers in the PONYNJ are the only employers in the nation engaged
in the business of international maritime commerce who are denied the
ability to expeditiously perform the basic management function of
hiring new workers or replacing those lost through attrition and
retirement.

Since the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 established
specific agencies to address issues of fair employment practices and
conditions that prompted this legislation no longer exist, and Section


5-p as presently written has become an anachronism that impedes the
expeditious hiring and training of additional dock workers needed to
handle increases in cargo volume. Failure to have an adequate
workforce skilled in the operation of modern cargo-handling equipment
has hindered and will continue to hinder efficient Port operations and
threatens the economic engine propelled by the Port. At risk is the
Port's hard-won share of the increasing amount of international trade
that can easily be diverted to other ports. It is expected that
projects to deepen New York Harbor Shipping channels and raise the
elevation of the Bayonne Bridge's Roadway in preparation for the
projected completion of an expansion project underway in the Panama
Canal in late 2016 will cause a major spike in the growth of the
industry. This will present an opportunity and challenge to provide
adequate manpower available to handle the anticipated increases in
cargo volumes directed toward the PONYNJ. The reform of the current
Waterfront Commission process resulting in prompt responsive action to
critical labor demands will be a major consideration in the decision
of shippers and ocean carriers to use PONYNJ as a port of call. The
potential for loss on the economies of New York, New Jersey, and the
Northeast Region could be staggering if productivity and Port
efficiency is lacking due to continued use of the current antiquated
hiring process.

This legislation gives employers at the PONYNJ the authority to adjust
the size of the longshore workforce without the artificial constraints
of an administrative agency ill-suited for making market- driven
commercial decisions to meet the demands of its customers.  However,
it retains the Commission's traditional role in the longshore
licensing process. Under this legislation, hiring in the longshore
industry would conform to hiring practices in other industries
employing licensed personnel where private industry determines the
number of new employees needed and selects the individuals to fill
these positions. These individuals would still be subject to federal
and state criminal history background check review by the Commission
to insure the good character and integrity of the workers selected.
This legislative change does not interfere with the Waterfront
Commission's core police powers in any way.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2014: A.4636/S.3984 -- Died in
Corporations, Authorities and Commission; 2012: A.7155-D/S4688-C -
Died in Corporations, Authorities and Commissions; 2010: A5274 Farrell
2010: S5039 Hassell-Thompson.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect upon the enactment into law
by the state of New Jersey of legislation having an identical effect
with this act, but if the state of New Jersey shall have already
enacted such legislation, then it shall take effect immediately; and
provided that the waterfront commission shall notify the legislative
bill drafting commission upon the occurrence of the enactment of the
legislation provided for in 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 effecting the provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and
section 70-b of the public officers law.

2015-S4630A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 4630--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 1, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
  and   Commissions  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

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

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                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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[another] OTHER employer  of  longshoremen  in  the  port  of  New  York
district which does not have a representative for the [purpose] PURPOSES
of  collective  bargaining  with  a labor organization representing such
longshoremen.  [The  commission shall have the power to accept or reject
such joint recommendation or petition.
  All joint recommendations or petitions filed  for  the  acceptance  of
applications  with  the  commission  for inclusion in the longshoremen's
register shall include:
  (a) the number of employees requested;
  (b) the category or categories of employees requested;
  (c) a detailed statement setting forth  the  reasons  for  said  joint
recommendation or petition;
  (d)  in cases where a joint recommendation is made under this section,
the collective bargaining representative of stevedores and other employ-
ers of longshoremen in the port of  New  York  district  and  the  labor
organization representing such longshoremen shall provide the allocation
of  the number of persons to be sponsored by each employer of longshore-
men in the port of New York district; and
  (e) any other information requested by the commission.
  2. In administering the provisions of  this  section,  the  commission
shall observe the following standards:
  (a)  To  encourage  as  far  as  practicable the regularization of the
employment of longshoremen;
  (b) To bring the number of eligible longshoremen into balance with the
demand for longshoremen's services within the port of New York  district
without  reducing  the number of eligible longshoremen below that neces-
sary to meet the requirements of longshoremen in the port  of  New  York
district;
  (c)  To  encourage  the  mobility and full utilization of the existing
work force  of longshoremen;
  (d) To protect the job security of the existing work  force  of  long-
shoremen by considering the wages and employment benefits of prospective
registrants;
  (e)  To  eliminate  oppressive  and evil hiring practices injurious to
waterfront labor and  waterborne  commerce  in  the  port  of  New  York
district,  including,  but  not  limited  to,  those oppressive and evil
hiring practices that may result from either a surplus  or  shortage  of
waterfront labor;
  (f)  To consider the effect of technological change and automation and
such other economic data and facts as are relevant to a proper  determi-
nation;
  (g) To protect the public interest of the port of New York district.
  In observing the foregoing standards and before determining to suspend
or  accept  applications   for inclusion in the longshoremen's register,
the commission shall consult with and consider the views  of,  including
any statistical data or other factual information concerning the size of
the longshoremen's  register submitted by, carriers of freight by water,
stevedores,  waterfront  terminal owners and operators, any labor organ-
ization representing employees registered by  the  commission,  and  any
other  person  whose  interests  may  be  affected  by  the  size of the
longshoremen's register.
  Any joint  recommendation  or  petition  granted  hereunder  shall  be
subject to such terms and conditions as the commission may prescribe.
  3.  Any  determination  by  the commission pursuant to this section to
suspend or accept  applications  for  inclusion  in  the  longshoremen's
register  shall  be made upon a record, shall not become effective until

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five days after notice thereof to the  collective  bargaining  represen-
tative  of stevedores and other employers of longshoremen in the port of
New York district and to the labor organization representing such  long-
shoremen  and/or  the  petitioning  stevedore or other employer of long-
shoremen in the port of New York district and shall be subject to  judi-
cial  review for being arbitrary, capricious, and an abuse of discretion
in a proceeding jointly instituted by such representative and such labor
organization and/or by the petitioning stevedore or  other  employer  of
longshoremen  in  the  port  of  New York district. Such judicial review
proceeding may be instituted in either state in the manner  provided  by
the  law  of  such  state  for review of the final decision or action of
administrative agencies of such  state,  provided,  however,  that  such
proceeding  shall  be  decided directly by the appellate division as the
court of first instance (to which the proceeding shall be transferred by
order of transfer by the supreme court in the state of New  York  or  in
the  state  of  New  Jersey  by notice of appeal from   the commission's
determination) and  provided  further  that  notwithstanding  any  other
provision  of  law in either state no court shall have power to stay the
commission's determination prior to final  judicial  decision  for  more
than  fifteen  days.  In  the  event that the court enters a final order
setting aside the determination by the commission to accept applications
for inclusion in the longshoremen's register, the  registration  of  any
longshoremen included in the longshoremen's register as a result of such
determination by the commission shall be cancelled.
  This  section shall apply, notwithstanding any other provision of this
act, provided however, such section  shall  not  in  any  way  limit  or
restrict  the  provisions  of  section  five of article nine of this act
empowering the commission to register longshoremen on a temporary  basis
to  meet special or emergency needs or the provisions of section four of
article nine of this act relating  to  the  immediate  reinstatement  of
persons  removed  from  the  longshoremen's register pursuant to article
nine of this act. Nothing in this section shall be construed to  modify,
limit  or  restrict  in  any  way any of the rights protected by article
fifteen of this act.
  4. Upon the granting of any joint  recommendation  or  petition  under
this  section  for  the  acceptance of applications for inclusion in the
longshoremen's register, the commission shall accept  applications  upon
written  sponsorship from the prospective employer of longshoremen.  The
sponsoring employer shall furnish the commission with the name,  address
and such other identifying or category information as the commission may
prescribe  for  any  person  so sponsored. The sponsoring employer shall
certify that the selection of the persons so sponsored  was  made  in  a
fair and non-discriminatory basis in accordance with the requirements of
the  laws of the United States and the states of New York and New Jersey
dealing with equal employment opportunities.
  Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, where the commission  determines
to  accept  applications for inclusion in the longshoremen's register on
its own initiative, such acceptance shall be accomplished in such manner
deemed appropriate by the commission.
  5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, the commission may
include in the longshoremen's register under such terms  and  conditions
as the commission may prescribe:
  (a)  a person issued registration on a temporary basis to meet special
or emergency needs who is still so registered by the commission;
  (b) a person defined as a longshoreman in subdivision six  of  section
five-a  of  this act who is employed by a stevedore defined in paragraph

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(b) or (c) of subdivision one of said section five-a and  whose  employ-
ment  is  not  subject to the guaranteed annual income provisions of any
collective bargaining agreement relating to longshoremen;
  (c)  no more than twenty persons issued registration limited to acting
as scalemen pursuant to the provisions of chapter 953  of  the  laws  of
1969  and  chapter 64 of the laws of 1982 who are still so registered by
the commission and who are no longer employed as scalemen on the  effec-
tive date of this subdivision;
  (d)  a person issued registration on a temporary basis as a checker to
meet special or emergency needs who applied for such registration  prior
to January 15, 1986 and who is still so registered by the commission;
  (e)  a person issued registration on a temporary basis as a checker to
meet special or emergency needs in accordance with a waterfront  commis-
sion  resolution  of September 4, 1996 and who is still so registered by
the commission;
  (f) a person issued registration on a temporary basis as  a  container
equipment operator to meet special or emergency needs in accordance with
a waterfront commission resolution of September 4, 1996 and who is still
so registered by the commission; and
  (g)  a person issued registration on a temporary basis as a longshore-
man to meet special or emergency needs in accordance with  a  waterfront
commission  resolution  of  September 4, 1996 and who is still so regis-
tered by the commission.
  6. The commission may include in the  longshoremen's  register,  under
such  terms  and  conditions  as  the  commission may prescribe, persons
issued registration on a temporary basis as a longshoreman or a  checker
to  meet  special  or emergency needs and who are still so registered by
the commission upon the enactment of this amendment.]
  S 2. If any part or provision of this act or the  application  thereof
to  any  person  or  circumstances  be  adjudged invalid by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its operation
to the part, provision or application directly involved in  the  contro-
versy  in  which  such  judgment  shall have been rendered and shall not
affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this act or the appli-
cation thereof to other persons or  circumstances  and  the  two  states
hereby declare that they would have entered into this act or the remain-
der thereof had the invalidity of such provisions or application thereof
been apparent.
  S  3. This act constitutes an agreement between the states of New York
and New Jersey, supplementary to the waterfront commission  compact  and
amendatory  thereof,  and shall be liberally construed to effectuate the
purposes of that compact and the powers vested in the waterfront commis-
sion hereby shall be construed to be in aid of and supplemental  to  and
not  in  limitation  of or in derogation of any of the powers heretofore
conferred upon or delegated to the waterfront commission.
  S 4. This act shall take effect upon the enactment  into  law  by  the
state  of New Jersey of legislation having an identical effect with this
act, but if the state of New Jersey  shall  have  already  enacted  such
legislation,  this  act shall take effect immediately; and provided that
the waterfront commission shall notify  the  legislative  bill  drafting
commission  upon  the  occurrence  of  the  enactment of the legislation
provided for in section one of this act in order that the commission may
maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text
of 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.

co-Sponsors

2015-S4630B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6970
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Waterfront Commission Act
Laws Affected:: Amd §5-p, Chap 882 of 1953
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S5039, A5274
2011-2012: S4668, A7155
2013-2014: S3984, A4636
2017-2018: S3312, A3270
2019-2020: S3263, A6069
2021-2022: A6472

2015-S4630B (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-S4630B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S4630B

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the waterfront commission act, in
relation to empowering the waterfront commission to accept
applications in the longshoremen's register

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

The purpose of this legislation is to provide the bistate approval
required to amend the Waterfront Commission Compact. The State of New
Jersey enacted into law legislation of identical effect in the form of
P.L.2007, c.167, on September 10, 2007. Approximately ninety percent
of international maritime commerce in the Port of New York & New
Jersey (PONYNJ) occurs in New Jersey. Enactment of this legislation
would give employers at the PONYNJ the authority to hire additional
labor when necessary to respond to market trends and opportunities for
growth, as well as improve the efficiency and productivity of the
longshore workforce.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section 1. Section 5-p of chapter 882 of the laws of 1953,
constituting the waterfront commission act, is REPEALED and a new
section is added which directs the Waterfront Commission of New York
Harbor to accept applications upon the recommendation of Stevedores
and other employers of longshoremen in the port of New York district.

Section 2. If any part or provision of this act is deemed invalid by
any court of competent jurisdiction, that judgment shall only be
applied to the specific provision found invalid and it shall not
affect or impair the remainder of this act.

Section 3. This act constitutes an agreement between the states of New
York and New Jersey, and shall be viewed as supplementary to the Water
Commission Compact and adopted to accomplish the purposes of this
compact.

Section 4. Effective Date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Forty-three years ago New York and New Jersey supplemented their
bistate Waterfront Commission Compact by enacting Section 5-p, the
"controlled register statute." The statute empowers the Waterfront
Commission of New York Harbor to control the size of the longshore
workforce in the PONYNJ by periodically opening and closing the
register of persons licensed to work on the docks.  Employers in the
PONYNJ are the only employers in the nation engaged in the business of
international maritime commerce who are denied the ability to
expeditiously perform the basic management function of hiring new
workers or replacing those lost through attrition and retirement.

Since the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 established
specific agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,
New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, and the New York State Division
of Human Rights to address issues related to fair employment
practices, and the conditions which prompted the need for section 5-p.
no longer exist, section 5-p. has become an anachronism that impedes
the expeditious hiring and training of additional dockworkers when
necessary to handle increases in cargo volume and to capitalize on
opportunities for economic growth in the PONYNJ.  Failure to have an
adequate workforce skilled in the operation of modern cargo handling
equipment has and will continue to hinder efficient Port operations
and threatens the economic engine propelled by the Port. At risk is
the Port's hard won share of the increasing amount of international
trade that can easily be diverted to other ports. It is expected that
projects to deepen the New York Harbor shipping channels and raise the
level of the Bayonne Bridge's Roadway in preparation for the projected
late 2016 completion of an expansion project underway in the Panama
Canal will result in a major opportunity for growth in the industry.
The opportunity and challenge to secure adequate manpower to handle
the anticipated increases by the industry will be a major
consideration in the decision making process of beneficial cargo
owners and ocean carriers who prefer to use the PONYNJ as their
primary port of call. The potential for economic loss to the economies
of New York, New Jersey, and the Northeast Region could be staggering
if productivity is lacking due to continued use of the current slow
and antiquated hiring process.

On September 9, 2013 following the ratification of a new Collective
Bargaining Agreement, industry representatives submitted a request to
hire an additional 682 workers in the Port workforce. The primary
reasons for the request was to replace senior members of the workforce
who had accepted an early retirement incentive plan and to put in
place provisions of the new CBA designed to activate essential
productivity and efficiency improvements. As the result of the slow
inefficient process currently in place, it was not until February 4,
2014, that the first new workers were hired in the PONYNJ. It then
took until late September of 2015, more than two years, to complete
the hiring of the entire 682 workers requested. Because of the
cumbersome hiring process currently in place, industry leaders now
estimate they are one year behind schedule on implementing critical
productivity and efficiency improvements. Looking forward, the ability
to agilely maintain adequate manpower levels to address the demands of
its customers, will be a major factor in the PONYNJ's ability to both
sustain and strengthen itself as the economic engine for the world's
wealthiest consumer market as it competes for a larger share of the
economic prosperity and qua lity of life benefits that international
maritime commerce brings to this region and nation.

This legislation gives employers at the PONYNJ the authority to adjust
the size of the longshore workforce without the artificial constraints
of an administrative agency ill-suited for making market- driven
commercial decisions to meet the demands of its customers.  However,
it retains the Commission's traditional role in the longshore
licensing process. Under this legislation, hiring in the longshore
industry would conform to hiring practices in other industries
employing licensed personnel where private industry determines the
number of new employees needed and selects the individuals to fill
these positions. These individuals would still be subject to federal
and state criminal history background check review by the Commission
to insure the good character and integrity of the workers selected.
This legislative change does not interfere with the Waterfront
Commission's core police powers in any way.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2014: A.4636/S.3984 -- Died in Corporations, Authorities and
Commission;
2012: A.7155-D/S4688-C - Died in Corporations, Authorities and
Commissions;
2010: A5274  Farrell 2010: S5039 Hassell-Thompson.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect upon the enactment into law by the state of
New Jersey of legislation having an identical effect with this act,
but if the state of New Jersey shall have already enacted such
legislation, then it shall take effect immediately; and provided that
the waterfront commission shall notify the legislative bill drafting
commission upon the occurrence of the enactment of the legislation
provided for in 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
effecting the provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and
section 70-b of the public officers law.

2015-S4630B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 4630--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 1, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. LANZA, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Author-
  ities  and  Commissions -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee --  recommitted
  to  the  Committee  on  Corporations,  Authorities  and Commissions in
  accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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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
[another] OTHER employer  of  longshoremen  in  the  port  of  New  York
district which does not have a representative for the [purpose] PURPOSES
of  collective  bargaining  with  a labor organization representing such
longshoremen. [The commission shall have the power to accept  or  reject
such joint recommendation or petition.
  All  joint  recommendations  or  petitions filed for the acceptance of
applications with the commission for  inclusion  in  the  longshoremen's
register shall include:
  (a) the number of employees requested;
  (b) the category or categories of employees requested;
  (c)  a  detailed  statement  setting  forth the reasons for said joint
recommendation or petition;
  (d) in cases where a joint recommendation is made under this  section,
the collective bargaining representative of stevedores and other employ-
ers  of  longshoremen  in  the  port  of New York district and the labor
organization representing such longshoremen shall provide the allocation
of the number of persons to be sponsored by each employer of  longshore-
men in the port of New York district; and
  (e) any other information requested by the commission.
  2.  In  administering  the  provisions of this section, the commission
shall observe the following standards:
  (a) To encourage as far  as  practicable  the  regularization  of  the
employment of longshoremen;
  (b) To bring the number of eligible longshoremen into balance with the
demand  for longshoremen's services within the port of New York district
without reducing the number of eligible longshoremen below  that  neces-
sary  to  meet  the requirements of longshoremen in the port of New York
district;
  (c) To encourage the mobility and full  utilization  of  the  existing
work force  of longshoremen;
  (d)  To  protect  the job security of the existing work force of long-
shoremen by considering the wages and employment benefits of prospective
registrants;
  (e) To eliminate oppressive and evil  hiring  practices  injurious  to
waterfront  labor  and  waterborne  commerce  in  the  port  of New York
district, including, but not  limited  to,  those  oppressive  and  evil
hiring  practices  that  may result from either a surplus or shortage of
waterfront labor;
  (f) To consider the effect of technological change and automation  and
such  other economic data and facts as are relevant to a proper determi-
nation;
  (g) To protect the public interest of the port of New York district.
  In observing the foregoing standards and before determining to suspend
or accept applications  for inclusion in  the  longshoremen's  register,
the  commission  shall consult with and consider the views of, including
any statistical data or other factual information concerning the size of
the longshoremen's  register submitted by, carriers of freight by water,
stevedores, waterfront terminal owners and operators, any  labor  organ-
ization  representing  employees  registered  by the commission, and any
other person whose  interests  may  be  affected  by  the  size  of  the
longshoremen's register.

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  Any  joint  recommendation  or  petition  granted  hereunder  shall be
subject to such terms and conditions as the commission may prescribe.
  3.  Any  determination  by  the commission pursuant to this section to
suspend or accept  applications  for  inclusion  in  the  longshoremen's
register  shall  be made upon a record, shall not become effective until
five days after notice thereof to the  collective  bargaining  represen-
tative  of stevedores and other employers of longshoremen in the port of
New York district and to the labor organization representing such  long-
shoremen  and/or  the  petitioning  stevedore or other employer of long-
shoremen in the port of New York district and shall be subject to  judi-
cial  review for being arbitrary, capricious, and an abuse of discretion
in a proceeding jointly instituted by such representative and such labor
organization and/or by the petitioning stevedore or  other  employer  of
longshoremen  in  the  port  of  New York district. Such judicial review
proceeding may be instituted in either state in the manner  provided  by
the  law  of  such  state  for review of the final decision or action of
administrative agencies of such  state,  provided,  however,  that  such
proceeding  shall  be  decided directly by the appellate division as the
court of first instance (to which the proceeding shall be transferred by
order of transfer by the supreme court in the state of New  York  or  in
the  state  of  New  Jersey  by notice of appeal from   the commission's
determination) and  provided  further  that  notwithstanding  any  other
provision  of  law in either state no court shall have power to stay the
commission's determination prior to final  judicial  decision  for  more
than  fifteen  days.  In  the  event that the court enters a final order
setting aside the determination by the commission to accept applications
for inclusion in the longshoremen's register, the  registration  of  any
longshoremen included in the longshoremen's register as a result of such
determination by the commission shall be cancelled.
  This  section shall apply, notwithstanding any other provision of this
act, provided however, such section  shall  not  in  any  way  limit  or
restrict  the  provisions  of  section  five of article nine of this act
empowering the commission to register longshoremen on a temporary  basis
to  meet special or emergency needs or the provisions of section four of
article nine of this act relating  to  the  immediate  reinstatement  of
persons  removed  from  the  longshoremen's register pursuant to article
nine of this act. Nothing in this section shall be construed to  modify,
limit  or  restrict  in  any  way any of the rights protected by article
fifteen of this act.
  4. Upon the granting of any joint  recommendation  or  petition  under
this  section  for  the  acceptance of applications for inclusion in the
longshoremen's register, the commission shall accept  applications  upon
written  sponsorship from the prospective employer of longshoremen.  The
sponsoring employer shall furnish the commission with the name,  address
and such other identifying or category information as the commission may
prescribe  for  any  person  so sponsored. The sponsoring employer shall
certify that the selection of the persons so sponsored  was  made  in  a
fair and non-discriminatory basis in accordance with the requirements of
the  laws of the United States and the states of New York and New Jersey
dealing with equal employment opportunities.
  Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, where the commission  determines
to  accept  applications for inclusion in the longshoremen's register on
its own initiative, such acceptance shall be accomplished in such manner
deemed appropriate by the commission.

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  5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, the commission may
include in the longshoremen's register under such terms  and  conditions
as the commission may prescribe:
  (a)  a person issued registration on a temporary basis to meet special
or emergency needs who is still so registered by the commission;
  (b) a person defined as a longshoreman in subdivision six  of  section
five-a  of  this act who is employed by a stevedore defined in paragraph
(b) or (c) of subdivision one of said section five-a and  whose  employ-
ment  is  not  subject to the guaranteed annual income provisions of any
collective bargaining agreement relating to longshoremen;
  (c) no more than twenty persons issued registration limited to  acting
as  scalemen  pursuant  to  the provisions of chapter 953 of the laws of
1969 and chapter 64 of the laws of 1982 who are still so  registered  by
the  commission and who are no longer employed as scalemen on the effec-
tive date of this subdivision;
  (d) a person issued registration on a temporary basis as a checker  to
meet  special or emergency needs who applied for such registration prior
to January 15, 1986 and who is still so registered by the commission;
  (e) a person issued registration on a temporary basis as a checker  to
meet  special or emergency needs in accordance with a waterfront commis-
sion resolution of September 4, 1996 and who is still so  registered  by
the commission;
  (f)  a  person issued registration on a temporary basis as a container
equipment operator to meet special or emergency needs in accordance with
a waterfront commission resolution of September 4, 1996 and who is still
so registered by the commission; and
  (g) a person issued registration on a temporary basis as a  longshore-
man  to  meet special or emergency needs in accordance with a waterfront
commission resolution of September 4, 1996 and who is  still  so  regis-
tered by the commission.
  6.  The  commission  may include in the longshoremen's register, under
such terms and conditions  as  the  commission  may  prescribe,  persons
issued  registration on a temporary basis as a longshoreman or a checker
to meet special or emergency needs and who are still  so  registered  by
the commission upon the enactment of this amendment.]
  STEVEDORES AND OTHER EMPLOYERS OF LONGSHOREMEN IN THE PORT OF NEW YORK
DISTRICT  SHALL  FURNISH  THE COMMISSION WITH THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF
THE PERSONS SELECTED FOR INCLUSION IN THE LONGSHOREMEN REGISTER.
  S 2. If any part or provision of this act or the  application  thereof
to  any  person  or  circumstances  be  adjudged invalid by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its operation
to the part, provision or application directly involved in  the  contro-
versy  in  which  such  judgment  shall have been rendered and shall not
affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this act or the appli-
cation thereof to other persons or  circumstances  and  the  two  states
hereby declare that they would have entered into this act or the remain-
der thereof had the invalidity of such provisions or application thereof
been apparent.
  S  3. This act constitutes an agreement between the states of New York
and New Jersey, supplementary to the waterfront commission  compact  and
amendatory  thereof,  and shall be liberally construed to effectuate the
purposes of that compact and the powers vested in the waterfront commis-
sion hereby shall be construed to be in aid of and supplemental  to  and
not  in  limitation  of or in derogation of any of the powers heretofore
conferred upon or delegated to the waterfront commission.

S. 4630--B                          5

  S 4. This act shall take effect upon the enactment  into  law  by  the
state  of New Jersey of legislation having an identical effect with this
act, but if the state of New Jersey  shall  have  already  enacted  such
legislation,  this  act shall take effect immediately; and provided that
the  waterfront  commission  shall  notify the legislative bill drafting
commission upon the occurrence  of  the  enactment  of  the  legislation
provided for in section one of this act in order that the commission may
maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text
of  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.

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