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Assembly Bill A7905

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the oversight of certain public authorities

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2009-A7905 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S429
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 9 Title 1-A ยงยง2810 - 2813, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S484

2009-A7905 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that regulated public authorities submit a report of budget information to the governor, comptroller and legislative leaders; prohibits the transfer of functions performed by a department or agency of the state to a regulated public authority; provides that employees of a regulated public authority shall be deemed to be in the classified civil service; defines regulated public authority to include the environmental facilities corporation, dormitory authority, urban development corporation (also known as Empire State development corporation) and subsidiaries thereof, Health Research, Inc., job development authority, and the housing trust fund corporation.

2009-A7905 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7905

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 28, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ABBATE, COLTON, JOHN, CYMBROWITZ -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.  AUBRY, CLARK, HOOPER, MAGEE,  McENENY,  PERALTA,
  PHEFFER,  J. RIVERA,  WEISENBERG  --  read  once  and  referred to the
  Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the oversight
  of certain public authorities

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

  Section  1.  Article  9  of  the  public authorities law is amended by
adding a new title 1-A to read as follows:
                                TITLE 1-A
                     OVERSIGHT OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES
SECTION 2810. DEFINITIONS.
        2811. BUDGET REPORTS.
        2812. RESTRICTIONS OF THE TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.
        2813. CIVIL SERVICE STATUS OF EMPLOYEES.
  S 2810. DEFINITIONS.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE THE  TERM  "REGU-
LATED  PUBLIC AUTHORITY" SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC AUTHORITIES,
STATE AFFILIATED NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS AND PUBLIC  BENEFIT  CORPO-
RATIONS:
  1. THE NEW YORK STATE ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES CORPORATION;
  2. THE DORMITORY AUTHORITY;
  3.  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (ALSO KNOWN AS
EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION) AND ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF;
  4. HEALTH RESEARCH, INC.;
  5. THE NEW YORK JOB DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY;
  6. THE HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION.
  S 2811. BUDGET REPORTS.  EVERY REGULATED PUBLIC AUTHORITY SHALL SUBMIT
ANNUALLY TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT  OF  THE  SENATE,  THE
SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE COMPTROLLER, A REPORT OF BUDGET INFORMA-
TION  SPECIFIED  IN SECTION TWO THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTI-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03488-01-9

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