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                                  7481

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 9, 2009
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Introduced  by  M. of A. MOLINARO, HAWLEY, CROUCH, KOLB, BURLING, MAGEE,
  OAKS, P. LOPEZ, QUINN -- Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.  AMEDORE,
  BACALLES,  SAYWARD,  SCOZZAFAVA, TOWNSEND -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to representation
  of the agricultural community  on  boards  of  industrial  development
  agencies

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 856 of the general municipal  law,
as  amended  by  chapter  356 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as
follows:
  2. An agency shall be a corporate governmental agency, constituting  a
public  benefit corporation. Except as otherwise provided by special act
of the legislature, an agency shall consist of not less than  three  nor
more  than seven members who shall be appointed by the governing body of
each municipality and who shall serve at the pleasure of the  appointing
authority. Such members may include representatives of local government,
school  boards, organized labor and business AND SHALL INCLUDE REPRESEN-
TATIVES OF THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY  IN  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISIONS  THAT
CONTAIN IN WHOLE OR IN PART AN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT AS DEFINED IN ARTI-
CLE  TWENTY-FIVE-AA  OF  THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW. A member shall
continue to hold office until his successor is appointed and has  quali-
fied.  The governing body of each municipality shall designate the first
chairman and file with the secretary of state a certificate of  appoint-
ment  or  reappointment  of  any  member.  Such members shall receive no
compensation for their services but shall be entitled to  the  necessary
expenses,  including  traveling  expenses,  incurred in the discharge of
their duties.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10730-01-9