Assembly Bill A2978

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the election by certain counties to withdraw from the metropolitan commuter transportation district; and permits the county of Putnam to make such election

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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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2011-A2978 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5278
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1279-b, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9166
2013-2014: A1197, S1988
2015-2016: A1454, S1403
2017-2018: A1605, S1061
2019-2020: A1883
2021-2022: A2073

2011-A2978 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the election by certain counties to withdraw from the metropolitan commuter transportation district; and permits the county of Putnam to make such election.

2011-A2978 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2978

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, GUNTHER, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A. RABBITT -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the election
  by certain counties to withdraw from the metropolitan commuter  trans-
  portation district; and in relation to permitting the county of Putnam
  to make such election

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

  Section 1. Section 1279-b of the public authorities law, as  added  by
chapter 669 of the laws of 1986, the opening paragraph of subdivision 1,
the opening paragraph of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 and subdivisions
3  and  5  as  amended by chapter 670 of the laws of 1986, is amended to
read as follows:
  S 1279-b.  Transition--election  to  withdraw  from  the  metropolitan
commuter  transportation  district. 1. The counties of Dutchess, Orange,
PUTNAM and Rockland shall have an option to withdraw from the  metropol-
itan  commuter  transportation  district  and  have such withdrawal take
effect on either: (a) [January] APRIL first, [nineteen  hundred  eighty-
seven]  TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN. If any such county plans to withdraw from
the district on [January] APRIL first, [nineteen  hundred  eighty-seven]
TWO  THOUSAND  THIRTEEN,  it  shall  (i) no later than seventy-five days
after the effective date of this section, furnish  the  commissioner  of
transportation,  and  chairman  of  the authority and the other counties
which have an option to withdraw, a resolution  adopted  by  the  county
legislature  providing  notice  of intent to withdraw, (ii) on or before
[October] JANUARY first,  [nineteen  hundred  eighty-six]  TWO  THOUSAND
TWELVE,  furnish  to the commissioner of transportation, the chairman of
the authority and other counties which have an  option  to  withdraw,  a
resolution  adopted  by  the  county  legislature providing for a public
transportation plan. For the purposes of this section, a "public  trans-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00747-01-1
              

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