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Assembly Bill A9840

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Adds the Suffolk and Nassau county comptrollers to the board of trustees for LIPA

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2009-A9840 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8239
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1020-d, Pub Auth L

2009-A9840 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adds the Suffolk and Nassau county comptrollers to the board of trustees for the Long Island Power Authority.

2009-A9840 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9840 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9840

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ALESSI -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the board of
  trustees for the Long Island power authority

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 1020-d of the public authorities
law, as added by chapter 506 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read  as
follows:
  1.  The authority shall consist of [fifteen] SEVENTEEN trustees all of
whom shall be residents of the service  area,  nine  of  whom  shall  be
appointed  by  the governor, one of whom the governor shall designate as
chairman, and serve at his pleasure, three of whom shall be appointed by
the temporary president of the senate, [and]  three  of  whom  shall  be
appointed  by  the speaker of the assembly, AND TWO OF WHOM SHALL BE THE
NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTY COMPTROLLERS.
  Two of the governor's appointees shall serve an initial  term  of  one
year;  two  of  the governor's appointees shall serve an initial term of
two years; two of the governor's appointees shall serve an initial  term
of  three  years;  and three of the governor's appointees shall serve an
initial term of four years. Two of the appointees of the temporary pres-
ident of the senate and two of the appointees  of  the  speaker  of  the
assembly shall serve initial terms of one year; and one appointee of the
temporary  president  of  the senate and one appointee of the speaker of
the assembly shall serve initial terms of  two  years.  Thereafter,  all
terms  shall  be  for  a period of four years. In the event of a vacancy
occurring in the office of trustee by death, resignation  or  otherwise,
the  respective  appointing  officer shall appoint a successor who shall
hold office for the unexpired portion of the  term.    THE  SUFFOLK  AND
NASSAU COUNTY COMPTROLLERS SHALL SERVE FOR THE DURATION OF THE TIME THEY
HOLD THE OFFICE OF COUNTY COMPTROLLER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15504-01-0

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