Senate Bill S8328

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the commission on public authority reform to study and investigate reducing the number of public authorities and their subsidiaries

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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-S8328 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10936
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Appropriations
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3827
2011-2012: S3643
2013-2014: S1964
2015-2016: S2264
2019-2020: S4516, A1269
2021-2022: S3817
2023-2024: S1838

2017-S8328 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a temporary state commission to be known as the commission on public authority reform to study and investigate reducing the number of public authorities and their subsidiaries in New York state; requires reporting; appropriates $100,000 therefor.

2017-S8328 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8328 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8328
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 1, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT establishing a temporary state commission to study  and  investi-
   gate  reducing the number of public authorities and their subsidiaries
   in the state of  New  York;  making  an  appropriation  therefor;  and
   providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. A temporary state commission, to be known as the commission
 on public authority reform, hereafter referred to as the commission,  is
 hereby   created  to  investigate,  evaluate  and  make  recommendations
 concerning  the  scope  and  effectiveness  involving  the  elimination,
 dissolution,  consolidation  or  merger  of public authorities and their
 subsidiaries in the state of New York.
   § 2. (a) The commission shall  consist  of  thirteen  members,  to  be
 appointed  as  follows:  three  members to be appointed by the governor;
 three members to be appointed by the temporary president of the  senate;
 three members to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; one member
 to  be  appointed by the minority leader of the senate; one member to be
 appointed by the minority leader of the assembly; one  member  shall  be
 appointed  by  the comptroller, and one member shall be appointed by the
 attorney general. The appointees shall have  demonstrated  expertise  in
 the  development and financing of public authorities. The governor shall
 designate  the  chairperson  and  vice-chairperson  of  the  commission.
 Vacancies  in  the  membership  of the commission and among its officers
 shall be filled in the manner  provided  for  original  appointments  or
 designations.
   (b)  The  members  of the commission shall receive no compensation for
 their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
 incurred in the performance of their duties under this act. The  commis-
 sion  may  employ  and  at pleasure remove such personnel as it may deem
 necessary for the performance of its functions  and  fix  their  compen-
 sation within the amounts made available by appropriation therefor.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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