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Assembly Bill A4733

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires that appointment of members of New York city water board be appointed by mayor with advice and consent of city council and not be an employee of such city

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2009-A4733 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1045-f, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A3310

2009-A4733 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that appointment of members of the New York city water board be made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the city council; provides that such a member shall not be an employee of such city.

2009-A4733 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4733

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BRENNAN, CLARK, GREENE, MAISEL, JAFFEE -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, AUBRY, COLTON, COOK, GLICK,  HEASTIE,
  JACOBS,  NOLAN,  ORTIZ,  PHEFFER, SWEENEY -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to  members  of
  the New York city water board and the manner of their appointment

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 1045-f of the  public  authorities
law,  as added by chapter 513 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as
follows:
  2. The water board shall consist of seven  members  appointed  by  the
mayor  WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL.  Terms of office
of the members shall be two years except that the terms of four  of  the
board  members  first  appointed  shall be one year. At least one member
shall have experience in the science of water resource  development.  No
member  shall  be a director of the authority OR AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY
OF NEW YORK.  The mayor shall appoint a chairman from among the  members
of  the  board.  All  members  shall continue to hold office until their
successors are appointed and qualified. Vacancies shall be filled in the
manner provided for original appointments. Vacancies,  occurring  other-
wise  than  by expiration of term of office, shall be filled in the same
manner as original appointments for the unexpired terms.
  S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately provided,  however,  that
it shall not be deemed to affect the tenure or qualifications as such of
any  member  of  the New York city water board on the date upon which it
shall have become a law during the remainder of his or her then  current
term.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05032-01-9

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