Senate Bill S7107

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the New York state thruway authority to provide notice, a description of meeting details and a sign up list prior to meetings of the board

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation 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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2019-S7107 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §352, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S4036
2023-2024: S2489

2019-S7107 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the New York state thruway authority to provide notice, a description of meeting details and a sign up list prior to meetings of the board.

2019-S7107 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7107 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7107
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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 requiring the
   New York state thruway authority to provide notice, a  description  of
   meeting details and a sign up list prior to meetings of the board

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 352 of the public authorities  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5. (A) PRIOR TO ANY MEETING OF THE BOARD, THE BOARD SHALL:
   (I)  NOT LESS THAN TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO SUCH MEETING, PROVIDE THE PUBLIC
 WITH NOTICE OF SUCH MEETING. SUCH NOTICE SHALL INCLUDE AT A MINIMUM, THE
 DATE, TIME AND LOCATION OF SUCH MEETING;
   (II) NOT LESS THAN ONE WEEK PRIOR TO SUCH MEETING, PROVIDE THE  PUBLIC
 WITH  A  DESCRIPTION  OF  SUCH MEETING, SETTING FORTH THE DETAILS OF ALL
 ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED AT SUCH MEETING; AND
   (III) NOT LESS THAN ONE WEEK PRIOR TO SUCH MEETING, PROVIDE ANY  PARTY
 WITH  AN  INTEREST IN SUCH MEETING TO SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT SUCH
 MEETING.
   (B) THE NOTICE, DESCRIPTION  OF  MEETING  DETAILS  AND  SIGN  UP  LIST
 REQUIRED  BY  PARAGRAPH  (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE
 AND PUBLISHED IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION ON THE WEBSITE OF THE AUTHORITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14565-01-9



              

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