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Assembly Bill A916A

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires two representatives be appointed upon the recommendation of the mayor of Niagara Falls and one by the Niagara Falls common council, to the Niagara Frontier

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2009-A916 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4918
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1299-c, Pub Auth L

2009-A916 - Summary

Requires one representative be appointed upon the recommendation of the mayor of Niagara Falls and one by the Niagara Falls common council, to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority.

2009-A916 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   916

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DelMONTE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN  ACT  to  amend the public authorities law, in relation to adding two
  member positions to 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.  Paragraph  (a)  of subdivision 1 of section 1299-c of the
public authorities law, as amended by chapter 388 of the laws  of  2007,
is amended to read as follows:
  (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] TWELVE other  members  and  shall  have  one  non-voting
member  as  described  in 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] TWELVE members other than the chairman,  one  shall  be  appointed
upon  the written recommendation of the Erie county executive, ONE SHALL
BE APPOINTED UPON THE WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF
NIAGARA FALLS, ONE SHALL BE APPOINTED UPON THE WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION OF
THE NIAGARA FALLS COMMON COUNCIL, and one shall be  appointed  upon  the
written  recommendation of the Erie county legislature. The chairman 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-one,  one

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

2009-A916A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4918
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1299-c, Pub Auth L

2009-A916A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires one representative be appointed upon the recommendation of the mayor of Niagara Falls and one by the Niagara Falls common council, to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority.

2009-A916A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 916--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DelMONTE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- recommitted to the
  Committee  on  Corporations, Authorities and Commissions in accordance
  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend the public authorities law, in relation to adding two
  member positions to 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.  Paragraph  (a)  of subdivision 1 of section 1299-c of the
public authorities law, as amended by chapter 388 of the laws  of  2007,
is amended to read as follows:
  (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 other members and shall  have  one  non-voting  member  as
described in 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  members  other
than  the  chairman, one shall be appointed upon the written recommenda-
tion of the Erie county executive, ONE SHALL BE APPOINTED UPON THE WRIT-
TEN RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS, ONE  SHALL
BE APPOINTED UPON THE WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION OF THE NIAGARA FALLS COMMON
COUNCIL,  and  one shall be appointed upon the written recommendation of
the Erie county legislature. The chairman 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,

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

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