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Senate Bill S4918A

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-S4918 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A916
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1299-c, Pub Auth L

2009-S4918 - 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-S4918 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4918 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4918

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. THOMPSON -- 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  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
shall serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred  seventy-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01136-02-9

2009-S4918A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A916
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1299-c, Pub Auth L

2009-S4918A (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-S4918A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4918A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 4918--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation  --  recom-
  mitted  to  the  Committee on Transportation in accordance with Senate
  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  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,
nineteen hundred sixty-nine, one shall serve  for  a  term  ending  June

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01136-03-0

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