S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10288
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 18, 2012
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Introduced by M. of A. BRENNAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to repeal certain provisions of the public authorities law relat-
ing to certain authorities and to transfer any books, records and
remaining rights of any dissolved authority to an identifiable
location
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Legislative intent. It is hereby declared to be a
substantial interest of this state that residents, governments and busi-
nesses have certainty in the corporate status and orderly dissolution of
public authorities and parking authorities, and that upon dissolution,
their enabling statutes will be repealed and their books, records and
remaining rights, if any, will be transferred to an identifiable
location. The welfare of the state necessitates ensuring that the
proliferation of moribund public benefit corporations, such as those
included in this act found to be defunct by the comptroller, the author-
ities budget office and the New York state commission on public authori-
ty reform, does not continue unchecked.
S 2. Title 6-D of article 5 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
S 2-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
existing facilities, rights and property of the Alfred, Almond,
Hornellsville sewer authority shall be disposed of as shall be agreed
upon by all of the members of the authority.
S 3. Title 1 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
S 3-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all obli-
gations and liabilities of the Amsterdam parking authority shall vest in
and be possessed by the city of Amsterdam and its successors or assigns.
S 4. Title 1-A of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
S 4-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
existing real property shall pass to the village in which it is located,
and if outside the limits of any village, to the town in which located.
All other property of the Monroe regional parking authority shall be
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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equally divided among the town of Monroe and the villages of Monroe and
Harriman and their successors or assigns.
S 5. Title 1-B of article 7 of the public authorities law is
REPEALED.
S 5-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the Johnson
City parking authority shall vest in and be possessed by Johnson City
and its successors or assigns.
S 6. Title 2-A of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
S 6-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all obli-
gations and liabilities of the Hudson parking authority shall vest in
and be possessed by the city of Hudson and its successors or assigns.
S 7. Title 3 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
S 7-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all obli-
gations and liabilities of the Elmira parking authority shall vest in
and be possessed by the city of Elmira and its successors or assigns.
S 8. Title 5 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
S 8-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all obli-
gations and liabilities of the Peekskill parking authority shall vest in
and be possessed by the city of Peekskill and its successors or assigns.
S 9. Title 6 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
S 9-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all obli-
gations and liabilities of the Fulton parking authority shall vest in
and be possessed by the city of Fulton and its successors or assigns.
S 10. Title 8 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
S 10-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
any existing records, property, rights, titles, and interest of the city
of Troy parking authority shall vest in and be possessed by the city of
Troy and it successors or assigns.
S 11. Title 9 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
S 11-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
obligations and liabilities of the Port Jervis parking authority shall
vest in and be possessed by the city of Port Jervis and its successors
or assigns.
S 12. Title 9-A of article 7 of the public authorities law is
REPEALED.
S 12-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
obligations and liabilities of the Utica parking authority shall vest in
and be possessed by the city of Utica and its successors or assigns.
S 13. Title 10 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
S 13-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
obligations and liabilities of the Owego parking authority shall vest in
and be possessed by the village of Owego and its successors or assigns.
S 14. Title 12 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
S 14-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
obligations and liabilities of the city of New Rochelle parking authori-
ty shall vest in and be possessed by the city of New Rochelle and its
successors or assigns.
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S 15. Title 13 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
S 15-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
obligations and liabilities of the city of Poughkeepsie parking authori-
ty shall vest in and be possessed by the city of Poughkeepsie and its
successors or assigns.
S 16. Title 15 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
S 16-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
obligations and liabilities of the village of Spring Valley parking
authority shall vest in and be possessed by the village of Spring Valley
and its successors or assigns.
S 17. Title 17 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
S 17-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
obligations and liabilities of the city of Long Beach parking authority
shall vest in and be possessed by the city of Long Beach and its succes-
sors or assigns.
S 18. Title 19 of article 7 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
S 18-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
obligations and liabilities of the city of North Tonawanda parking
authority shall vest in and be possessed by the city of North Tonawanda
and its successors or assigns.
S 19. Title 7 of article 8 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
S 19-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
obligations and liabilities of the Salamanca hospital district authority
shall vest in and be possessed by the city of Salamanca and its succes-
sors or assigns.
S 20. Title 7-A of article 8 of the public authorities law is
REPEALED.
S 20-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
obligations and liabilities of the Salamanca Indian lease authority
shall vest in and be possessed by the city of Salamanca and their
successors or assigns.
S 21. Title 8-A of article 8 of the public authorities law is
REPEALED.
S 21-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
any existing rights, property, assets and funds of the Long Island job
development authority shall pass to and be vested jointly in the coun-
ties of Nassau and Suffolk and their successors or assigns.
S 22. Title 10 of article 8 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
S 22-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
obligations and liabilities of the historic Rome development authority
shall vest in and be possessed by the city of Rome and its successors or
assigns.
S 23. Title 10-A of article 8 of the public authorities law is
REPEALED.
S 23-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
obligations and liabilities of the Center Authority of Glens Falls shall
vest in and be possessed by the city of Glens Falls and its successors
or assigns.
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S 24. Title 13-A of article 8 of the public authorities law is
REPEALED.
S 24-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
obligations and liabilities of the multi-town solid waste management
authority shall vest in and be possessed jointly by the town of Babylon
and the town of Huntington and their successors or assigns.
S 25. Title 13-D of article 8 of the public authorities law, as added
by chapter 930 of the laws of 1983, is REPEALED.
S 25-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
obligations and liabilities of the Broome county resource recovery agen-
cy shall vest in and be possessed by Broome county and its successors or
assigns.
S 26. Title 13-J of article 8 of the public authorities law is
REPEALED.
S 26-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
obligations and liabilities of the town of Brookhaven resource recovery
agency shall vest in and be possessed by the town of Brookhaven and its
successors or assigns.
S 27. Title 13-K of article 8 of the public authorities law is
REPEALED.
S 27-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
obligations and liabilities of the county of Essex solid waste manage-
ment authority shall vest in and be possessed by Essex county and its
successors or assigns.
S 28. Title 13-L of article 8 of the public authorities law, as added
by chapter 391 of the laws of 1992, is REPEALED.
S 28-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
obligations and liabilities of the greater Troy area solid waste manage-
ment authority shall vest in and be possessed by the city of Troy and
its successors or assigns.
S 29. Title 14-A of article 8 of the public authorities law is
REPEALED.
S 29-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
obligations and liabilities of the city of Peekskill civic center
authority shall vest in and be possessed by the city of Peekskill and
its successors or assigns.
S 30. Title 28-C of article 8 of the public authorities law is
REPEALED.
S 30-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
any existing records, property, rights, titles and interest and all
obligations and liabilities of the county of Chautauqua sports, recre-
ation and cultural authority shall vest in and be possessed by Chautau-
qua county and its successors or assigns.
S 31. Separability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section
or part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent juris-
diction to be invalid such judgment shall not affect, impair or invali-
date the remainder of this act, but shall be confined in its operation
to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly
involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been
rendered.
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S 32. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.