Assembly Bill A8030

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the appointment of members of the Battery Park city authority

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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-A8030 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7648
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1973, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10371, S9031

2023-A8030 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the appointment of members of the Battery Park city authority; increases the number of members to nine; requires five of the nine members be primary residents of Battery Park city.

2023-A8030 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8030
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                            September 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. FALL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the  appoint-
   ment of members of the Battery Park city authority
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1973  of  the  public  authorities
 law, as amended by chapter 63 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (1)  There  is  hereby  created  the battery park city authority which
 shall be a body corporate and politic,  constituting  a  public  benefit
 corporation.  Its membership shall consist of [seven] NINE members to be
 appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. One
 of the members first appointed shall serve for a term ending four  years
 from  January first next succeeding his appointment; one of such members
 shall serve for a term ending five years from such date; and one of such
 members shall serve  for  a  term  ending  six  years  from  such  date.
 Provided,  however,  that  two board members first appointed on or after
 the effective date of chapter seven hundred sixty-six of the laws of two
 thousand five shall serve an initial term of two years; provided further
 that two other board members first appointed on or after  the  effective
 date of chapter seven hundred sixty-six of the laws of two thousand five
 shall  serve  an initial term of four years. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ONE
 BOARD MEMBER FIRST APPOINTED ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHAP-
 TER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR WHICH AMENDED THIS  SUBDIVI-
 SION SHALL SERVE AN INITIAL TERM OF TWO YEARS; PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THE
 OTHER BOARD MEMBER FIRST APPOINTED ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE
 CHAPTER  OF  THE  LAWS  OF  TWO  THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR WHICH AMENDED THIS
 SUBDIVISION SHALL SERVE AN INITIAL TERM OF FOUR YEARS. Their  successors
 shall  serve  for  terms  of six years each.   Members shall continue in
 office until their successors have been appointed and qualified and  the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11621-02-3
              

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