Assembly Bill A2479

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires individual borough private citizenry representation on the N.Y. city water board

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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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2011-A2479 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1045-f, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4740
2013-2014: A3194
2015-2016: A4597

2011-A2479 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires individual borough private citizenry representation on the NYC water board; provides that appointed members shall represent the private citizens of each borough; requires NYC water board to consist of seven members appointed by the mayor with the consent of the city council, five of whom shall represent the private citizenry of each of the five boroughs.

2011-A2479 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2479

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 19, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to  composition
  of the New York city water board

  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,  as added by chapter 513 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as
follows:
  2. The water board shall consist of seven  members  appointed  by  the
mayor  WITH  THE CONSENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL, FIVE OF WHICH SHALL REPRE-
SENT THE PRIVATE CITIZENRY OF EACH OF  THE  FIVE  BOROUGHS.    Terms  of
office  of  the members shall be two years except that the terms of four
of the board members first appointed shall be one  year.  At  least  one
member  shall  have experience in the science of water resource develop-
ment. No member shall be a director of the authority.  The  mayor  shall
appoint  a  chairman  from  among  the members of the board. All members
shall continue to hold office until their successors are  appointed  and
qualified. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner provided for original
appointments.  Vacancies, occurring otherwise than by expiration of term
of office, shall be filled in the same manner as  original  appointments
for the unexpired terms.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06646-01-1

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