Assembly Bill A8864

2021-2022 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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2021-A8864 (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
2017-2018: A5545, A5546
2019-2020: A3912, A4337
2023-2024: A1011, A1019

2021-A8864 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2021-A8864 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8864
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AUBRY,
   BENEDETTO, GOTTFRIED, 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; AND
   (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.
                                                            LBD14178-01-1

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