Assembly Bill A9880

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to creation and dissolution of certain public corporations

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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-A9880 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 10 §5, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A2509

2009-A9880 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to creation and dissolution of certain public corporations.

2009-A9880 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9880 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9880

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2010
                               ___________

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

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to section 5 of article 10 of  the  constitution,
  in  relation  to  prohibiting  the establishment of certain new public
  corporations and providing  for  the  dissolution  of  certain  public
  corporations

  Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the opening paragraph
of  section  5  of  article 10 of the constitution be amended to read as
follows:
  No public corporation (other  than  a  county,  city,  town,  village,
school  district or fire district or an improvement district established
in a town or towns) possessing both the power to  contract  indebtedness
and  the  power  to  collect  rentals,  charges,  rates  or fees for the
services or facilities furnished or supplied by it  shall  hereafter  be
created  [except  by  special  act  of  the legislature] PURSUANT TO THE
AUTHORITY OF THIS CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW,  GENERAL,  SPECIAL,  OR
LOCAL, EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE EIGHTEEN OF THIS CONSTI-
TUTION.  ALL  PUBLIC  CORPORATIONS  (OTHER  THAN  A  COUNTY, CITY, TOWN,
VILLAGE, SCHOOL DISTRICT OR FIRE DISTRICT  OR  AN  IMPROVEMENT  DISTRICT
ESTABLISHED IN A TOWN OR TOWNS) HERETOFORE CREATED BY SPECIAL ACT OF THE
LEGISLATURE  SHALL  BE DISSOLVED ONE YEAR AFTER THIS SENTENCE SHALL HAVE
BECOME LAW, EXCEPT ANY SUCH CORPORATION AUTHORIZED PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE
EIGHTEEN OF THIS CONSTITUTION. UPON THE DISSOLUTION OF ANY PUBLIC CORPO-
RATION  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, ANY DEBT OF SUCH CORPORATION OUTSTAND-
ING AT THE TIME OF ITS DISSOLUTION SHALL BE ASSUMED BY  THE  STATE.  ANY
LAW  OR  LAWS  AUTHORIZING THE ASSUMPTION OF SUCH DEBT SHALL TAKE EFFECT
WITHOUT SUBMISSION TO THE PEOPLE.
  S 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD89177-01-0

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