Assembly Bill A8271

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires that a resident voter of Rockland or Orange County be a commissioner of the port authority

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A8271 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1 Art 4, Chap 154 of 1921
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2811
2013-2014: A3463

2009-A8271 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that a resident voter of Rockland or Orange County be a commissioner of the port authority.

2009-A8271 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8271

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. RABBITT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend chapter 154 of the laws of 1921 establishing the port of
  New York authority, in relation  to  appointing  a  commissioner  from
  Rockland or Orange county

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

  Section 1. Article IV of section 1 of chapter 154 of the laws of 1921,
establishing the port of New York authority, as amended by  chapter  419
of the laws of 1930, is amended to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE IV
  The port authority shall consist of twelve commissioners, six resident
voters  from the state of New York, at least four of whom shall be resi-
dent voters of the city of New York AND AT LEAST ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE  A
RESIDENT  VOTER  OF  ROCKLAND  OR ORANGE COUNTY, and six resident voters
from the state of New Jersey, at least four of whom  shall  be  resident
voters  within  the  New  Jersey  portion  of the district, the New York
members to be chosen by the state of New York and the New Jersey members
by the state of New Jersey in the manner and for  the  terms  fixed  and
determined  from  time  to time by the legislature of each state respec-
tively, except as herein provided. Each commissioner may be  removed  or
suspended  from office as provided by the law of the state from which he
shall be appointed.
  S 2. This act shall take effect upon the enactment  into  law  by  the
state  of New Jersey of legislation having an identical effect with this
act, but if the state of New Jersey  shall  have  already  enacted  such
legislation,  this  act shall take effect immediately; provided that the
chairman of the port authority shall notify the legislative bill  draft-
ing  commission  upon the occurrence of the enactment of the legislation
provided for in section one of this act in order that the commission may
maintain an 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.

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