Senate Bill S6360

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to adding two more members to the Niagara Frontier transportation authority

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S6360 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1299-c, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S1752
2019-2020: S288
2021-2022: S3500
2023-2024: S1656

2015-S6360 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to adding two more members to the Niagara Frontier transportation authority.

2015-S6360 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6360 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6360

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 7, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  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  composi-
  tion of the Niagara Frontier transportation authority

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of  section  1299-c  of  the
public  authorities  law, as amended by chapter 220 of the laws of 2012,
is amended to read as follows:
  (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]  TWELVE  other  members  and  shall have two non-voting
members as described in paragraphs  (b)  and  (c)  of  this  subdivision
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] TWELVE 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  TWO  SHALL BE APPOINTED UPON THE WRITTEN
RECOMMENDATION OF THE NIAGARA COUNTY LEGISLATURE. 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 thirti-
eth, 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

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

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