S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3097
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 22, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. GANTT, SILVER, STIRPE, DelMONTE, GORDON, DESTITO,
KOON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations,
Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing
the terms of the members of the board of the New York state thruway
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 352 of the public authorities law,
as amended by chapter 766 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as
follows:
1. (A) A board to be known as "New York state thruway authority" is
hereby created. Such board shall be a body corporate and politic consti-
tuting a public corporation. It shall consist of seven members appointed
by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate. [The
members first appointed shall serve for terms ending three, six and nine
years, respectively from January first next succeeding their appoint-
ment. Provided, however, that two board members first appointed on or
after the effective date of the chapter of the laws of two thousand five
which amended this subdivision shall serve an initial term of two years;
provided further that two other board members first appointed on or
after the effective date of the chapter of the laws of two thousand five
which amended this subdivision shall serve an initial term of three
years. Their successors shall be appointed for terms of nine years
each.] A member to be designated as chairman in his or her appointment
as a member shall be chairman of such board until his or her term as
member expires. The chairman and the other members shall serve without
salary or other compensation, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for
their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their
official duties.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW OR THE PROVISIONS OF
ANY APPOINTMENT BY A GOVERNOR, THE TERMS OF ALL MEMBERS SERVING AS SUCH
ON MARCH THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINE, OR ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
THIS PARAGRAPH, WHICHEVER DATE IS LATER, SHALL IMMEDIATELY TERMINATE
EXCEPT THAT SUCH MEMBERS SHALL CONTINUE TO SERVE UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS
ARE APPOINTED AND HAVE QUALIFIED.
(C) TWO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD APPOINTED ON OR AFTER APRIL FIRST, TWO
THOUSAND NINE, SHALL BE APPOINTED TO TERMS OF THREE YEARS; TWO OTHER
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL BE APPOINTED TO TERMS OF FOUR YEARS; AND
THREE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL BE APPOINTED TO TERMS OF FIVE YEARS,
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH MEMBERS SHALL CONTINUE TO SERVE AFTER THE
END OF THEIR TERMS UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE APPOINTED AND HAVE QUALI-
FIED, AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT NOTWITHSTANDING THE TERM TO WHICH ANY
SUCH MEMBER SHALL HAVE BEEN APPOINTED, THE TERM OF EACH MEMBER THEN
SERVING SHALL TERMINATE ON THE SIXTIETH DAY AFTER THE INAUGURATION OF A
GOVERNOR OTHER THAN THE ONE THAT ORIGINALLY APPOINTED SUCH MEMBER UNLESS
SUCH NEW GOVERNOR SHALL ORDER THE CONTINUATION OF THE TERM OF SUCH
MEMBER. SUCH A CONTINUATION OF THE TERM OF A MEMBER SHALL NOT REQUIRE
CONFIRMATION BY THE SENATE.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.