Senate Bill S3460A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to membership of the board of the Niagara frontier authority

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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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2017-S3460 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7159
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1299-c, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A3133
2015-2016: A1081
2019-2020: S1865, A3341
2021-2022: S3620

2017-S3460 - Summary

Increases the membership of the board of the Niagara frontier transportation authority to include a representative of the transit dependent community.

2017-S3460 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3460 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3460
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the  composi-
   tion of the board of the Niagara Frontier transportation 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 1299-c of the  public  authorities
 law,  as amended by chapter 220 of the laws of 2012 and paragraph (c) as
 amended by chapter 176 of the laws  of  2012,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1.  (a)  There  is hereby created the "Niagara Frontier transportation
 authority." The authority shall be a body corporate and politic  consti-
 tuting  a  public  benefit corporation. The authority shall consist of a
 chairman, [ten] ELEVEN other members and shall have [two] ONE non-voting
 [members] MEMBER as described in [paragraphs (b) and (c)] PARAGRAPH  (B)
 of this subdivision appointed by the governor by and with the advice and
 consent  of  the senate. The chairman and all members shall be residents
 of the district. Of the [ten] ELEVEN members other  than  the  chairman,
 one shall be appointed upon the written recommendation of the Erie coun-
 ty  executive [and], one shall be appointed upon the written recommenda-
 tion of the Erie county legislature, AND ONE SHALL  BE  APPOINTED  AS  A
 REPRESENTATIVE  OF  THE TRANSIT DEPENDENT COMMUNITY OR PEOPLE WITH DISA-
 BILITIES AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.  The  chair-
 man  and  each  of  the  members  shall be appointed for a term of eight
 years, provided however, that the chairman first appointed  shall  serve
 for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-three, and of
 the  eight  other  members  first  appointed, one shall serve for a term
 ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred sixty-eight, two shall serve for
 a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen  hundred  sixty-nine,  one  shall
 serve  for  a  term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy, two
 shall serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred  seventy-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2017-S3460A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7159
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1299-c, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A3133
2015-2016: A1081
2019-2020: S1865, A3341
2021-2022: S3620

2017-S3460A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the membership of the board of the Niagara frontier transportation authority to include a representative of the transit dependent community.

2017-S3460A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3460A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3460--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation  --  recom-
   mitted  to  the  Committee on Transportation in accordance with Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the composi-
   tion of the board of the Niagara Frontier transportation 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 1299-c of the public authorities
 law, as amended by chapter 220 of the laws of  2012,  paragraph  (b)  as
 amended by chapter 197 of the laws of 2017, and paragraph (c) as amended
 by chapter 176 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  (a)  There  is hereby created the "Niagara Frontier transportation
 authority." The authority shall be a body corporate and politic  consti-
 tuting  a  public  benefit corporation. The authority shall consist of a
 chairman, [ten] ELEVEN other members and shall have [two] ONE non-voting
 [members] MEMBER as described in [paragraphs (b) and (c)] PARAGRAPH  (B)
 of this subdivision appointed by the governor by and with the advice and
 consent  of  the senate. The chairman and all members shall be residents
 of the district. Of the [ten] ELEVEN members other  than  the  chairman,
 one shall be appointed upon the written recommendation of the Erie coun-
 ty  executive [and], one shall be appointed upon the written recommenda-
 tion of the Erie county legislature, AND ONE SHALL  BE  APPOINTED  AS  A
 REPRESENTATIVE  OF  THE TRANSIT DEPENDENT COMMUNITY OR PEOPLE WITH DISA-
 BILITIES AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.  The  chair-
 man  and  each  of  the  members  shall be appointed for a term of eight
 years, provided however, that the chairman first appointed  shall  serve
 for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-three, and of
 the  eight  other  members  first  appointed, one shall serve for a term
 ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred sixty-eight, two shall serve for
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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