Assembly Bill A5545

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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

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2017-A5545 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1045-f, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11060
2011-2012: A3725
2013-2014: A670, A5410
2015-2016: A3528, A3068
2019-2020: A3912, A4337
2021-2022: A8863, A8864
2023-2024: A1011, A1019

2017-A5545 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-A5545 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5545
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WEPRIN, WEINSTEIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A. AUBRY, BENEDETTO, DenDEKKER, GOTTFRIED, M. G. MILLER, PERRY -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on  Corporations,  Authorities  and
   Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the city of
   New York water board

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 2 of section 1045-f of the public authorities
 law, as added by chapter 513 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   2.  (A) The water board shall consist of seven members TO BE appointed
 [by the mayor.] AS FOLLOWS:
   (I) THREE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR;
   (II) THREE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL;
   (III) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
   (B) Terms of office of the members shall be two years except that  the
 terms of four of the board members first appointed shall be one year. At
 least  one member shall have experience in the science of water resource
 development. No member shall be a director of the authority.  [The mayor
 shall appoint a chairman from among  the  members  of  the  board.]  THE
 CHAIRMAN  SHALL  BE DULY ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUBJECT TO
 THE SAME QUORUM AND VOTING REQUIREMENTS AS PROVIDED FOR  IN  SUBDIVISION
 SEVEN  OF  THIS SECTION. All members shall continue to hold office until
 their successors are appointed and qualified. Vacancies shall be  filled
 in  the  manner provided for original appointments. Vacancies, occurring
 otherwise than by expiration of term of office, shall be filled  in  the
 same manner as original appointments for the unexpired terms.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09557-01-7

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