Senate Bill S430

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    Cal. No. 2

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
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Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
  and  Commissions -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to
  first and second report, ordered  to  a  third  reading,  amended  and
  ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing
  and establishing  compensation  for  members  of  the  Genesee  Valley
  Regional Market Authority

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 878 of the public authorities law,
as amended by chapter 55 of the laws of 1992,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  4.  A member of the board shall continue in office during the pleasure
of the body appointing him or her.   Any  vacancy  which  may  occur  by
reason  of  the  death,  disqualification,  resignation  or removal of a
member shall be filled by the body which appointed such  member.    Each
member  of  the  board shall, before entering upon the duties of office,
take the constitutional oath of office and file the same in  the  office
of  the  secretary of state.   Any member may be removed by the governor
for inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office, after a hear-
ing upon charges and an opportunity to be heard in person or by  counsel
upon  not  less  than  ten days' notice. The members of the board [shall
not] MAY receive [a salary or other compensation, but] UP TO ONE HUNDRED
FIFTY DOLLARS FOR EACH BOARD MEETING ATTENDED, AND shall be paid  actual
expenses  incurred  in  attending  meetings  of  the board and executive
committee and in performing committee  work  assigned  to  them  by  the
board,  and shall be reimbursed for travel expenses at the per mile rate
allowed state employees for use of personal vehicles. The powers of  the
authority  shall  be  vested  in  and  exercised  by  the  board and the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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provisions of section forty-one of the general  construction  law  shall
apply;  provided  that  the  board  may  delegate  to one or more of its
members or to its officers, agents and employees such powers and  duties
as it may deem proper.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.