Senate Bill S6999

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires the governor to appoint the 5 members of the Adirondack park agency who reside in the park, from a list established by the county legislatures

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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-S6999 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10110
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §803, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S822, A511

2009-S6999 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the governor to appoint the five members of the Adirondack park agency who reside in the park, from a list established by the legislative bodies of the counties in the Adirondack park and the Adirondack Association of Towns and Villages.

2009-S6999 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6999 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

    S. 6999                                                 A. 10110

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                              March 4, 2010
                               ___________

IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. LITTLE, FARLEY, GRIFFO, SEWARD -- read
  twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
  Committee on Finance

IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. SAYWARD -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A. DUPREY, JORDAN, SCOZZAFAVA, TEDISCO -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the appointment of the
  members of the Adirondack park agency

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

  Section 1. Section 803 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 986
of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
  S 803. Adirondack  park  agency. There is hereby created in the execu-
tive department, the Adirondack park agency, which shall consist of  the
following  members:  the commissioner of environmental conservation, the
secretary of state, the commissioner of [commerce] ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT
and  eight  members  [to  be]  appointed by the governor by and with the
advice and consent of the senate. The governor shall designate a  chair-
man  from  among the members appointed to the agency, who shall serve at
the governor's pleasure.  None of the members appointed by the  governor
shall be officers or employees of any state department or agency.
  Five  members  appointed  by the governor shall be full-time residents
within the Adirondack park, WHO SHALL BE SELECTED FROM  A  LIST  OF  NOT
LESS  THAN FIVE SUCH RESIDENTS ESTABLISHED AND SUBMITTED BY THE LEGISLA-
TIVE BODIES OF THE COUNTIES WITHIN THE PARK AND THE  ADIRONDACK  ASSOCI-
ATION OF TOWNS AND VILLAGES; provided, however, that no two such members
shall  be residents of the same county except for such members initially
appointed before January first, nineteen hundred seventy-three, who  may
be  reappointed  for additional successive terms; AND PROVIDED, FURTHER,
THAT THE LEGISLATIVE BODIES OF THE COUNTIES  WITHIN  THE  PARK  AND  THE
ADIRONDACK ASSOCIATION OF TOWNS AND VILLAGES SHALL AT ALL TIMES MAINTAIN
A LIST OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE FULL-TIME RESIDENTS WITHIN THE PARK WHO ARE
ELIGIBLE  TO  APPOINTMENT TO THE AGENCY.  Three members appointed by the

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

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