S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1081
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 8, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. CORWIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the composi-
tion of the board of the Niagara Frontier transportation authority
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1299-c of the public authorities
law, as amended by chapter 220 of the laws of 2012 and paragraph (c) as
amended by chapter 176 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as
follows:
1. (a) There is hereby created the "Niagara Frontier transportation
authority." The authority shall be a body corporate and politic consti-
tuting a public benefit corporation. The authority shall consist of a
chairman, [ten] TWELVE other members and shall have [two] ONE non-voting
[members] MEMBER as described in [paragraphs (b) and (c)] PARAGRAPH (B)
of this subdivision appointed by the governor by and with the advice and
consent of the senate. The chairman and all members shall be residents
of the district. Of the [ten] TWELVE members other than the chairman,
one shall be appointed upon the written recommendation of the Erie coun-
ty executive [and], one shall be appointed upon the written recommenda-
tion of the Erie county legislature, AND TWO SHALL BE APPOINTED AS
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TRANSIT DEPENDENT COMMUNITY AND/OR PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. The
chairman and each of the members shall be appointed for a term of eight
years, provided however, that the chairman first appointed shall serve
for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-three, and of
the eight other members first appointed, one shall serve for a term
ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred sixty-eight, two shall serve for
a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred sixty-nine, one shall
serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy, two
shall serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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one, one shall serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred
seventy-two and one shall serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nine-
teen hundred seventy-three. The term of one of the members appointed to
memberships first created by law after April first, nineteen hundred
sixty-nine shall end on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-four,
and the term of the other such member shall end on June thirtieth, nine-
teen hundred seventy-five. Following the expiration of any term ending
on or after June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-seven, each member
shall be appointed for a term of five years beginning on the day after
the expiration date of such prior term; provided, however, that the term
of the member first appointed upon the written recommendation of the
Erie county executive and the term of the member first appointed upon
the written recommendation of the Erie county legislature shall be for a
term ending on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred ninety-six.
(b) The [first] non-voting member of the authority who shall not be
considered in determining a quorum, shall be recommended to the governor
by the labor organization representing the plurality of the employees
within the authority and shall be a resident of the Niagara Frontier
transportation district as described in section twelve hundred ninety-
nine-b of this title. Such [first] non-voting member shall be appointed
for a term of eight years, provided, however, that if at any time during
the term of appointment such non-voting member ceases to be affiliated
with the labor organization representing the plurality of employees
within the authority, then such labor organization may at any time
during such term recommend a new member to the governor who shall serve
the remainder of the term. If the local bargaining unit decertifies its
existing union affiliation and certifies a new union, the union which
represents the plurality of the employees may recommend a new member to
the governor who shall serve the remainder of the term. The chairman of
the authority, at his or her discretion, may exclude such non-voting
member from attending any portion of a meeting of the authority or of
any committee held for the purpose of discussing negotiations with labor
organizations, pending litigation involving the labor organization, or
the investigation, evaluation, or discipline of an employee.
(c) There shall [also] be [a second non-voting member] TWO MEMBERS of
the authority[, who shall not be considered in determining a quorum. The
second non-voting member shall be] appointed by the governor as [a
representative] REPRESENTATIVES of the transit dependent community
and/or people with disabilities. The [second non-voting member] MEMBERS
shall be appointed for a term of five years.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.