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                                  7905

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 28, 2009
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Introduced  by  M. of A. ABBATE, COLTON, JOHN, CYMBROWITZ -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.  AUBRY, CLARK, HOOPER, MAGEE,  McENENY,  PERALTA,
  PHEFFER,  J. RIVERA,  WEISENBERG  --  read  once  and  referred to the
  Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the oversight
  of certain public authorities

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Article  9  of  the  public authorities law is amended by
adding a new title 1-A to read as follows:
                                TITLE 1-A
                     OVERSIGHT OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES
SECTION 2810. DEFINITIONS.
        2811. BUDGET REPORTS.
        2812. RESTRICTIONS OF THE TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.
        2813. CIVIL SERVICE STATUS OF EMPLOYEES.
  S 2810. DEFINITIONS.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE THE  TERM  "REGU-
LATED  PUBLIC AUTHORITY" SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC AUTHORITIES,
STATE AFFILIATED NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS AND PUBLIC  BENEFIT  CORPO-
RATIONS:
  1. THE NEW YORK STATE ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES CORPORATION;
  2. THE DORMITORY AUTHORITY;
  3.  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (ALSO KNOWN AS
EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION) AND ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF;
  4. HEALTH RESEARCH, INC.;
  5. THE NEW YORK JOB DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY;
  6. THE HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION.
  S 2811. BUDGET REPORTS.  EVERY REGULATED PUBLIC AUTHORITY SHALL SUBMIT
ANNUALLY TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT  OF  THE  SENATE,  THE
SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE COMPTROLLER, A REPORT OF BUDGET INFORMA-
TION  SPECIFIED  IN SECTION TWO THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTI-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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CLE. SUCH REPORT SHALL BE MAINTAINED AT  THE  PRINCIPAL  OFFICE  OF  THE
PUBLIC  AUTHORITY AS A PUBLIC RECORD AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AND
COPYING PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIX OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
  S 2812. RESTRICTIONS  OF  THE  TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.  NOTWITHSTANDING
ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO FUNCTION WHICH IS  PRIMA-
RILY  PERFORMED  BY  A DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY OF THE STATE SHALL BE TRANS-
FERRED TO, OR ASSUMED BY, OR PERFORMED BY, A REGULATED PUBLIC  AUTHORITY
AS DEFINED BY THIS TITLE, UNLESS SUCH TRANSFER OF FUNCTION OR ASSUMPTION
OR  PERFORMANCE IS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED IN LAW BY AN ACT OF THE STATE
LEGISLATURE.
  S 2813. CIVIL SERVICE STATUS OF EMPLOYEES.   ANY EMPLOYEE OF  A  REGU-
LATED  PUBLIC AUTHORITY AS DEFINED BY THIS TITLE, WHO IS HIRED AFTER THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS TITLE, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE  IN  THE  CLASSIFIED
CIVIL  SERVICE  AND  SHALL  BE  SUBJECT  TO  THE PROVISIONS OF THE CIVIL
SERVICE LAW IN THE SAME MANNER AS AN EMPLOYEE OF  A  DEPARTMENT  OF  THE
STATE.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.