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Senate Bill S1213

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the designation of representatives, one upon recommendation of the mayor of Buffalo and one by the Buffalo common council, to the Niagara Frontier transporation authority

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2009-S1213 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1299-c, Pub Auth L

2009-S1213 - Summary

Adds two representatives, one upon written recommendation of the mayor of Buffalo and one by the Buffalo common council, to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority board of directors.

2009-S1213 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1213 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1213

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  THOMPSON,  STACHOWSKI  --  read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Trans-
  portation

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
BUFFALO, ONE SHALL BE APPOINTED UPON THE WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION  OF  THE
BUFFALO  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 thirti-
eth, 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 shall

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04672-01-9

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2009-S1213A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1299-c, Pub Auth L

2009-S1213A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adds two representatives, one upon written recommendation of the mayor of Buffalo and one by the Buffalo common council, to the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority board of directors.

2009-S1213A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1213A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 1213--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  THOMPSON,  DILAN,  STACHOWSKI  --  read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Transportation  --  recommitted  to the Committee on Transportation in
  accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from  said
  committee  and  committed  to  the  Committee  on Finance -- 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  member
  positions 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. 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 BUFFALO, ONE SHALL BE
APPOINTED UPON THE WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION OF THE BUFFALO 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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04672-04-0

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