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Assembly Bill A670

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to appointments to the water board of the city of New York

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2013-A670 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1265
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: A11060, S8320
2011-2012: A3725, S1394
2015-2016: A3528, A3068
2017-2018: A5545, A5546
2019-2020: A3912, A4337
2021-2022: A8863, A8864
2023-2024: A1011, A1019
2025-2026: A1717

2013-A670 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to appointments to the water board of the city of New York.

2013-A670 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   670

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AUBRY,
  BARRON, BENEDETTO, BRENNAN, DenDEKKER, GIBSON,  GOLDFEDER,  GOTTFRIED,
  MAISEL,  MILLER,  ROBINSON, STEVENSON -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the  city  of
  New York 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. (A) The water board shall consist of seven members TO BE  appointed
[by the mayor.] AS FOLLOWS:
  (I) THREE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR;
  (II) THREE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL;
  (III) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
  (B)  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
development. No member shall be a director of the authority.  [The mayor
shall  appoint  a  chairman  from  among  the members of the board.] THE
CHAIRMAN SHALL BE DULY ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD,  SUBJECT  TO
THE  SAME  QUORUM AND VOTING REQUIREMENTS AS PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION
SEVEN OF THIS SECTION. 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.
                                                           LBD02705-01-3

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