Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jun 16, 2009 |
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Assembly Bill A8943
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BRENNAN
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Joan Millman
Peter Abbate
William Colton
Marcos Crespo
multi-Sponsors
Karim Camara
Nelson Castro
Vanessa Gibson
Deborah Glick
2009-A8943 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A8943 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A8943 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the membership of the New York city water board; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto PURPOSE: To make changes to the composition of the New York city water board SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill would change the composition of the New York City water board from seven appointees, all by the mayor to four appointees by the mayor, one each by the city comptroller, public advocate and speaker of the New York city council. Section two makes certain technical amendments. Section three sets forth the effective date and the process and timing for the new appointments. JUSTIFICATION: The Water Board leases the City's water and sewer system from the City and is required to set rates and collect revenues sufficient to cover operating and debt service expenses. Board powers and responsibilities are set forth in the statute creating the Board and the NYC Municipal Water Finance Authority ("NYW"); the Lease between the Board and the City; and the Financing Agreement among the Board, the City and NYW.
2009-A8943 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8943 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 16, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRENNAN, MILLMAN, ABBATE, COLTON, CRESPO, LANC- MAN, MAISEL, PERRY, COOK, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CAMARA, CASTRO, GIBSON, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, HIKIND, MARKEY, MENG, NOLAN, PHEFFER, SKARTADOS, 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 member- ship of the New York city water board; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 1045-f of the public authorities law is REPEALED and a new subdivision 2 is added to read as follows: 2. A. THE WATER BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF SEVEN MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED, AS FOLLOWS: (I) FOUR MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR; (II) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE NEW YORK CITY COMPTROLLER; (III) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK; AND (IV) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL. B. TERMS OF OFFICE OF THE MEMBERS SHALL BE TWO YEARS. AT LEAST ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR SHALL HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THE SCIENCE OF WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT. NO MEMBER SHALL BE A DIRECTOR OF THE AUTHOR- ITY. THE CHAIRMAN SHALL BE ELECTED BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. ALL MEMBERS SHALL CONTINUE TO HOLD OFFICE UNTIL THEIR SUCCES- SORS ARE APPOINTED AND QUALIFIED. VACANCIES SHALL BE FILLED IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS. VACANCIES, OCCURRING OTHER- WISE THAN BY EXPIRATION OF TERM OF OFFICE, SHALL BE FILLED IN THE SAME MANNER AS ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERMS. S 2. Subdivisions 3, 4, 5 and 7 of section 1045-f of the public authorities law, as added by chapter 513 of the laws of 1984, are amended to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14259-01-9
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