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Assembly Bill A7401

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the inspector general of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to delegate the power to take testimony to any member of his or her staff

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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2009-A7401 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1279, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6819
2013-2014: A5596

2009-A7401 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the inspector general of the metropolitan transportation authority to delegate the power to take testimony to any member or his or her staff.

2009-A7401 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7401

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 6, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND,
  CLARK, COLTON, GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to  authorizing
  the  metropolitan  transportation authority inspector general to dele-
  gate the power to take testimony to any member of his or her staff

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (e)  of  subdivision  4 of section 1279 of the
public authorities law, as amended by chapter 322 of the laws  of  1985,
is amended to read as follows:
  (e)  to  subpoena  witnesses,  administer  oaths or affirmations, take
testimony and compel the production of such books, papers,  records  and
documents  as he may deem to be relevant to any inquiry or investigation
undertaken pursuant to this section and to delegate  such  powers  to  a
duly  authorized  deputy  inspector general; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE
POWER TO TAKE TESTIMONY MAY BE DELEGATED TO  A  FIRST  DEPUTY  INSPECTOR
GENERAL,  A  DEPUTY  INSPECTOR  GENERAL,  AN  ASSISTANT DEPUTY INSPECTOR
GENERAL, A GENERAL COUNSEL, A SUPERVISING ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL,  AN
ASSOCIATE  GENERAL COUNSEL, AN ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL, A CHIEF INVES-
TIGATOR, A DEPUTY CHIEF INVESTIGATOR, A SENIOR PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, A
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, AN AUDIT MANAGER OR AN AUDITOR-IN-CHARGE;
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01183-01-9

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