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     S. 4461                                                  A. 6562
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 12, 2019
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 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. ORTT, RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered
   printed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy
   and Telecommunications
 
 IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. MORINELLO -- Multi-Sponsored by --
   M. of A. WALCZYK -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Corpo-
   rations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public authorities law, in relation to adding two
   trustees to the power authority to represent Niagara  county  and  St.
   Lawrence county
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1003 of the public authorities law, as  amended  by
 chapter 766 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   §  1003.  Trustees.  The authority shall consist of [seven] NINE trus-
 tees, five of whom shall serve  respectively  for  terms  of  one,  two,
 three, four and five years, to be appointed by the governor, by and with
 the  advice  and  consent  of the senate. The sixth and seventh trustees
 shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice  and  consent
 of  the  senate,  and  shall  serve  initial  terms of one and two years
 respectively. THE EIGHTH AND NINTH TRUSTEES SHALL BE  APPOINTED  BY  THE
 GOVERNOR,  BY  AND  WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE, AND SHALL
 SERVE INITIAL TERMS OF ONE AND TWO YEARS RESPECTIVELY AND SHALL BE RESI-
 DENTS OF NIAGARA COUNTY AND  ST.  LAWRENCE  COUNTY,  RESPECTIVELY.  Each
 trustee shall hold office until a successor has been appointed and qual-
 ified.  At  the  expiration  of  the  term  of  each trustee and of each
 succeeding trustee the governor  shall,  by  and  with  the  advice  and
 consent  of the senate, appoint a successor, who shall hold office for a
 term of five years, or until a successor has been appointed  and  quali-
 fied.  In  the event of a vacancy occurring in the office of the trustee
 by death, resignation or otherwise, the governor shall, by and with  the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 advice  and  consent  of the senate, appoint a successor, who shall hold
 office for the unexpired term. Four trustees shall constitute  a  quorum
 for  the purpose of organizing the authority and conducting the business
 thereof.
   The  trustee  chosen  as [chairman] CHAIRPERSON as provided in section
 one thousand four of this title, shall receive an  annual  salary  which
 shall  be  set  by  the  trustees  of the authority, and which shall not
 exceed the salary prescribed for the positions listed in  paragraph  (f)
 of  subdivision  one  of section one hundred sixty-nine of the executive
 law. Each other trustee shall not receive  a  salary  or  other  compen-
 sation. Each trustee shall receive his or her reasonable expenses in the
 performance  of  his  or  her  duties  hereunder.  The trustee chosen as
 [chairman] CHAIRPERSON may elect to become a  member  of  the  New  York
 state  and  local  employees'  retirement  system  on  the basis of such
 compensation to which he or she shall be  entitled  as  herein  provided
 notwithstanding  the  provisions  of  any general, special or local law,
 municipal charter, or ordinance.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.