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                                  6834

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 13, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. MORELLE, DESTITO -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Transportation

AN  ACT  providing  for  the creation of a temporary state commission to
  determine the legal issues and costs regarding the future of  the  New
  York  State  thruway  authority  and  providing for the repeal of such
  provisions upon expiration thereof

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

  Section 1. A temporary state commission, to be known as the commission
on  the  future  of  the  New  York State thruway authority, hereinafter
referred to as the commission, is hereby created  to  examine,  evaluate
and  to determine the legal issues and costs regarding the future of the
New York State thruway  authority.  Specifically  the  commission  shall
examine at least the following:
  (a)  the legal implications if the New York State thruway authority is
abolished;
  (b) the projected costs if the New York  State  thruway  authority  is
abolished; and
  (c)  the  projected time frame if the New York State thruway authority
is abolished.
  S 2. The commission shall consist of thirteen members to be  appointed
as  follows:  seven members to be appointed by the governor; two members
to be appointed by the temporary president of the senate; two members to
be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; one member to be  appointed
by  the  minority  leader  of the senate; and one to be appointed by the
minority leader of the assembly. A commissioner shall  be  appointed  by
the governor from among his appointees. Vacancies shall be filled in the
same manner as the original appointments.
  S  3.  The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for
their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder.  To  the  maximum

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07936-02-9
              

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extent feasible, the commission shall be entitled to request and receive
and  shall  utilize and be provided with such facilities, resources, and
data of any court, department, division, board, bureau,  commission,  or
agency  of  the  state  or any political subdivision thereof as it deems
necessary or desirable to carry out properly its powers and duties here-
under.
  S 4. The commission may employ and at pleasure remove  such  personnel
as  it  may  deem necessary for the performance of its functions and fix
their compensation within the amounts made available therefor.
  S 5. The commission shall meet within the  state,  shall  hold  public
hearings,  and  shall  have  all  the  powers of a legislative committee
pursuant to the legislative law.
  S 6. The commission shall submit its findings and recommendations  for
the  future  of  the New York State thruway authority in a report to the
governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of  the
assembly not later than one year after it first convenes.
  S 7. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it  shall  have  become  a  law, provided, that this act shall remain in
effect until one hundred twenty days after the  commission  submits  the
report required by section six of this act, at which time this act shall
expire  and  be  deemed  repealed. Provided that the commissioner of the
commission on the future of the New York state thruway  authority  shall
notify  the  legislative bill drafting commission upon the occurrence of
the enactment of the legislation provided for in this act in order  that
the  commission may maintain as accurate and timely  effective data base
of the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance
of effectuating the provisions of section 44 of the legislative law  and
section  70-b  of  the  public  officers law. Effective immediately, the
addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
to be made on or before such date.