Assembly Bill A1019

2023-2024 Legislative Session

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

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Current 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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2023-A1019 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2804
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, S7685
2013-2014: A670, A5410, S3598
2015-2016: A3528, A3068, S4621
2017-2018: A5545, A5546, S2592
2019-2020: A3912, A4337, S407
2021-2022: A8863, A8864, S4500

2023-A1019 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-A1019 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1019
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AUBRY,
   BENEDETTO -- 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) FOUR MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR;
   (II) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE CITY COUNCIL;
   (III) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK;
 AND
   (IV) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE.
   (B) ALL MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE BOARD MUST BE CONFIRMED BY  THE  CITY
 COUNCIL BEFORE THEY MAY COMMENCE THEIR TERM.
   (C)  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.] NO
 APPOINTEE SHALL BE AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY, OR HAVE SERVED IN
 SUCH CAPACITY IN THE PRECEDING SIX MONTH PERIOD.  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  succes-
 sors  are  appointed  and  qualified.  Vacancies  shall be filled in the
 manner provided for original appointments. Vacancies,  occurring  other-
 wise  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.

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