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Senate Bill S7400

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to increasing membership on the New York city transit authority advisory council

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2015-S7400 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9951
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1204-e, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S2745, A4097
2019-2020: A4353

2015-S7400 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases membership on the New York city transit authority advisory council to sixteen, adding a member appointed upon the recommendation of the council of "LiveOn NY".

2015-S7400 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7400 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7400

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to membership on
  the New York city transit authority advisory council

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 2 of section 1204-e of the public authorities
law, as added by chapter 483 of the laws of 1981  and  such  section  as
renumbered  by section 2 of part H of chapter 25 of the laws of 2009, is
amended to read as follows:
  2. Such council shall consist of [fifteen] SIXTEEN members  who  shall
be  commuters  who  regularly  use  the  transportation services of such
authorities. Five of such members shall be  appointed  by  the  governor
upon  the recommendation of the mayor of the city of New York; five upon
the recommendation of the president of the city council of the  city  of
New York; [and] five other members appointed upon the recommendation one
by  each  of  the  borough presidents of the boroughs of the city of New
York; AND ONE UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF "LIVEON NY". The chairman shall
be a member selected by the membership of the  committee.  Each  of  the
members  shall serve for a term of two years, provided, however, that of
the first appointments, two appointed upon  the  recommendation  of  the
mayor  and two appointed upon the recommendation of the president of the
city council shall serve for a term of  one  year.  Vacancies  occurring
other  than  by expiration of term shall be filled in the same manner as
the original appointments for the balance of the unexpired term.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15015-02-6

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