Assembly Bill A9951

2015-2016 Legislative Session

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

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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-A9951 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7400
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1204-e, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A4097, S2745
2019-2020: A4353

2015-A9951 (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-A9951 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9951

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 2, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

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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