Assembly Bill A812

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Enacts the "port authority of New York and New Jersey transparency and accountability act of 2015"

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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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2015-A812 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1429
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Laws Affected:
Amd Arts IV, VII & XV-A, add Arts VII-B & VII-C, §1 of Chap 154 of 1921; amd §73-a, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9150
2013-2014: A3944

2015-A812 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "port authority of New York and New Jersey transparency and accountability act of 2015"; relates to the functioning of the port authority as an open, transparent and accountable interstate public authority.

2015-A812 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   812

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BRENNAN, CUSICK, TITONE, COOK, ROSENTHAL, MALLIO-
  TAKIS,  ROBINSON,  KAVANAGH,  ABINANTI,  WEPRIN, BRONSON, ROZIC, OTIS,
  AUBRY, BUCHWALD, TITUS, MILLER, CAMARA, GUNTHER -- Multi-Sponsored  by
  --  M.  of  A.  ABBATE, ARROYO, BENEDETTO, BORELLI, BRAUNSTEIN, CLARK,
  COLTON, CRESPO, GALEF, GLICK,  GOLDFEDER,  GOTTFRIED,  JAFFEE,  MAGEE,
  MAGNARELLI, MARKEY, MAYER, MOSLEY, MOYA, ORTIZ, PAULIN, PERRY, RIVERA,
  ROBERTS,  RYAN,  SCARBOROUGH,  SCHIMEL,  SIMOTAS, WRIGHT, ZEBROWSKI --
  read once and referred to the Committee on  Corporations,  Authorities
  and Commissions

AN  ACT  to  amend chapter 154 of the laws of 1921, relating to the Port
  Authority of New York and New Jersey and to amend the public  officers
  law,  in  relation to enacting the "port authority of New York and New
  Jersey transparency and accountability act of 2015" and in relation to
  the functioning of the port authority  as  an  open,  transparent  and
  accountable interstate public authority

  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  IV  of  section  1 of chapter 154 of the laws of 1921,
relating 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
  S 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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07112-01-5
              

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