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                                   9524
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2022
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. NIOU -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the  appoint-
   ment of members of the Battery Park city 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 1973  of  the  public  authorities
 law, as amended by chapter 63 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (1)  There  is  hereby  created  the battery park city authority which
 shall be a body corporate and politic,  constituting  a  public  benefit
 corporation.  Its  membership  shall  consist  of  seven  members  to be
 appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. One
 of the members first appointed shall serve for a term ending four  years
 from  January first next succeeding his appointment; one of such members
 shall serve for a term ending five years from such date; and one of such
 members shall serve  for  a  term  ending  six  years  from  such  date.
 Provided,  however,  that  two board members first appointed on or after
 the effective date of chapter seven hundred sixty-six of the laws of two
 thousand five shall serve an initial term of two years; provided further
 that two other board members first appointed on or after  the  effective
 date of chapter seven hundred sixty-six of the laws of two thousand five
 shall  serve an initial term of four years. Their successors shall serve
 for terms of six years each.   Members shall continue  in  office  until
 their successors have been appointed and qualified and the provisions of
 section  thirty-nine  of  the public officers law shall apply; PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER, NO MEMBER SHALL CONTINUE TO SERVE IN OFFICE FOR A PERIOD LONGER
 THAN SIXTY DAYS AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF HIS  OR  HER  TERM.  ANY  MEMBER
 CURRENTLY  SERVING  IN  AN  EXPIRED  TERM UPON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE
 CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO THAT AMENDED THIS  SUBDI-
 VISION  SHALL  CONTINUE  TO  SERVE FOR A PERIOD OF SIXTY DAYS AFTER SUCH
 EFFECTIVE DATE OR UNTIL THE APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATION OF HIS OR  HER
 SUCCESSOR,  WHICHEVER IS EARLIER. In the event of a vacancy occurring in
 the office of a member by death, resignation or otherwise, the  governor
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 shall  appoint  a successor with the advice and consent of the senate to
 serve for the balance of the unexpired term.  THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT
 A SUCCESSOR TO FILL ANY VACANCY WITH  THE  ADVICE  AND  CONSENT  OF  THE
 SENATE  NO  LATER  THAN  SIXTY DAYS AFTER SUCH VACANCY OCCURS. After the
 effective date of the chapter of the laws of  two  thousand  [seventeen]
 TWENTY-TWO  that  amended  this  subdivision,  if  the membership of the
 corporation is such that less than [two] A MAJORITY of the  members  are
 residents  of Battery Park city as described by the Battery Park project
 area defined by subdivision five of section nineteen hundred seventy-two
 of this title, any appointments made shall be residents of Battery  Park
 city. Appointments shall continue in such a manner until [two] A MAJORI-
 TY of the members of the corporation are residents of Battery Park city.
 Thereafter, [two] A MAJORITY of the corporation's members shall be resi-
 dents  of Battery Park city.  ANY MEMBER APPOINTED ON THE BASIS OF BEING
 A RESIDENT OF BATTERY PARK CITY SHALL RESIGN SUCH MEMBERSHIP UPON  CEAS-
 ING  TO  BE  A  RESIDENT  OF BATTERY PARK CITY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION, "RESIDENT" SHALL  MEAN  A  MEMBER'S  PRIMARY  RESIDENCE  IS
 LOCATED IN BATTERY PARK CITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.