Assembly Bill A8957

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the public service department undertaking a comprehensive and regular management and operations audit of the Long Island power authority; repealer

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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-A8957 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6136
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Pub Serv L; amd §1020-f, Pub Auth L; amd §94-a, Exec L; rpld Chap of 2011 (as proposed in S.2581 & A.3614)

2011-A8957 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the public service department undertaking a comprehensive and regular management and operations audit of the Long Island power authority.

2011-A8957 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 6136                                                  A. 8957

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

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 4, 2012
                               ___________

IN  SENATE  -- Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, FLANAGAN, FUSCHILLO, HANNON,
  JOHNSON, MARCELLINO, MARTINS, SKELOS, ZELDIN -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Energy
  and Telecommunications

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. SWEENEY, WEISENBERG, LAVINE, SCHI-
  MEL,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  THIELE,  MURRAY,  RAIA, CONTE, SALADINO, McKEVITT,
  McDONOUGH, MONTESANO -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the department of
  public  service;  to  amend the public authorities law, in relation to
  the Long Island power  authority;  to  amend  the  executive  law,  in
  relation  to  the  department of state; and to repeal a chapter of the
  laws of 2011 amending the public service  law  relating  to  the  Long
  Island  power  authority,  as  proposed in legislative bill numbers S.
  2581 and A. 3614

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

  Section  1.  This  act  shall  be  known and may be cited as the "Long
Island power authority oversight and accountability act".
  S 2. Section 3 of the public service law, as amended by chapter 155 of
the laws of 1970, is amended to read as follows:
  S 3. Department of public service. 1. There  shall  be  in  the  state
government  a  department  of public service. The chairman of the public
service commission shall be the chief executive officer of  the  depart-
ment.  He  OR  SHE  shall  appoint  and  shall have the power to remove,
subject to the provisions  of  the  civil  service  law,  all  officers,
clerks,  inspectors,  experts  and  employees  of the department, and to
approve all contracts for special service.  The chairman shall designate
one of the commissioners in the department or an officer of the  depart-
ment  to  act as deputy chairman during the absence or disability of the
chairman and during such times such deputy chairman  shall  possess  all
the powers of the chairman as chief executive officer of the department.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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