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     Cal. No. 744
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
   reported  favorably  from  said committee, ordered to first and second
   report, ordered to a third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  relating  to  establishing  the Nassau county and Queens county
   border task force, and  providing  for  its  powers  and  duties;  and
   providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. A task force, to be known as the Nassau county  and  Queens
 county border task force, is hereby created to examine, investigate, and
 review  such issues as are related to jurisdiction and boundary disputes
 of such counties.
   § 2. The task force shall have the power to:
   (a) conduct public hearings in furtherance of the performance  of  its
 duties under this act;
   (b)  request  the attendance of witnesses and the production of books,
 records, documents, and other relevant information; and
   (c) to recommend legislation consistent  with  the  purposes  of  this
 section.
   §  3.  The  task force shall consist of seven members appointed by the
 governor as follows:
   (a) one member appointed on the recommendation of the temporary presi-
 dent of the senate;
   (b) one member appointed on the recommendation of the speaker  of  the
 assembly;
   (c)  one member appointed on the recommendation of the minority leader
 of the senate;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (d) one member appointed on the recommendation of the minority  leader
 of the assembly;
   (e) one member appointed on the recommendation of the county executive
 of the county of Nassau;
   (f)  one  member appointed on the recommendation of the borough presi-
 dent of the county of Queens; and
   (g) one member appointed on the recommendation of  the  superintendent
 of the state police.
   §  4.  There shall be two chairpersons selected from among the members
 of the Nassau county and Queens county border  task  force.  One  chair-
 person  shall  be  selected  by  the  county  executive of the county of
 Nassau, and one chairperson shall be selected by the  borough  president
 of  the  county  of  Queens.  Such chairpersons shall schedule the first
 meeting of the task force, which shall be held no later than sixty  days
 after the effective date of this act.
   §  5.  The  members of the Nassau county and Queens county border task
 force shall serve without compensation.
   § 6. The state police shall provide the Nassau county and Queens coun-
 ty border task force with such data obtained by the  department  as  the
 task  force may require to carry out its duties. To the extent practica-
 ble, such data shall be provided in a  format  in  accordance  with  the
 standards  outlined in the New York state open data handbook pursuant to
 executive order ninety-five of two thousand thirteen.
   § 7. The Nassau county and Queens county border task force shall issue
 a report of its findings and recommendations to the governor, the tempo-
 rary president of the senate and the speaker of the  assembly  no  later
 than January 1, 2023.
   §  8.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed two years after such effective date, or upon delivery of
 the report required by section seven of this act, whichever comes first;
 provided that the Nassau county and  Queens  county  border  task  force
 shall  notify  the legislative bill drafting commission upon delivery of
 the report required by section seven 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
 effectuating the provisions of section 44 of  the  legislative  law  and
 section 70-b of the public officers law.