Assembly Bill A5704

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits the creation of certain new public corporations and provides for the 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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2013-A5704 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 10 ยง5, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4150
2011-2012: A5702

2013-A5704 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the creation of certain new public corporations and provides for the dissolution of certain public corporations; provides for assumption of outstanding debt by the state.

2013-A5704 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5704

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 6, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BRENNAN, CAHILL, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A. COOK, GALEF, JACOBS -- 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.

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