Senate Bill S5998

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the organization, open meetings, public hearings, financial reporting and disposition of property of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8298 - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2015-S5998 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8298
Law Section:
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Laws Affected:
Amd Arts 4 & 15-A, add Arts 7-B - 7-D, §1 of Chap 154 of 1921

2015-S5998 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the organization, open meetings, public hearings, financial reporting and disposition of property of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

2015-S5998 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5998 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5998

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 18, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LANZA -- (at request of the Governor) -- read twice
  and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
  on Rules

AN ACT to amend chapter 154 of the laws of 1921  relating  to  the  port
  authority  of  New  York and New Jersey, in relation to port authority
  organization, open meetings, public hearings, financial reporting  and
  handling of property

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

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
the "port authority of New York and New Jersey transparency and account-
ability act of 2015".
  S  2. Article 4 of section 1 of chapter 154 of the laws of 1921 relat-
ing to the port authority of New York and  New  Jersey,  as  amended  by
chapter 419 of the laws of 1930, is amended to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE IV
  1.  COMMISSIONERS.  The port authority shall consist of twelve commis-
sioners, six resident voters from the state of New York, at  least  four
of  whom shall be resident voters of the city of New York, and six resi-
dent voters from the state of New Jersey, at least four of whom shall be
resident voters within the New Jersey portion of the district,  the  New
York  members  to  be chosen by the state of New York and the New Jersey
members by the state of New Jersey in the manner and for the terms fixed
and determined from time to  time  by  the  legislature  of  each  state
respectively,  except  as  herein  provided.  Each  commissioner  may be
removed or suspended from office as provided by the  law  of  the  state
from which he shall be appointed.
  2.  OFFICERS.  A. THE OFFICERS OF THE PORT AUTHORITY SHALL BE A CHAIR-
PERSON, A VICE CHAIRPERSON, A CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, A  GENERAL  COUN-
SEL,  A  CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, A CHIEF ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICER,
AN INSPECTOR GENERAL, A  TREASURER,  A  COMPTROLLER,  AND  A  SECRETARY.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD12032-04-5
              

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