S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1477
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 12, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, GUNTHER, JAFFEE, SKOUFIS, BRABENEC --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LOPEZ, McDONOUGH, RAIA, THIELE -- 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, in relation to the commissioners
of such authority
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Article 4 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
The port authority shall consist of twelve commissioners, six resident
voters from the state of New York, [at least] four of whom shall be
resident voters of the city of New York, ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE A RESIDENT
VOTER FROM EITHER THE COUNTY OF DUTCHESS, ORANGE, PUTNAM, ROCKLAND,
SULLIVAN, ULSTER OR WESTCHESTER AND ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE A RESIDENT
VOTER FROM EITHER THE COUNTY OF NASSAU OR SUFFOLK, and six resident
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. Subdivision 1 of article 4 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 559 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as
follows:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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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, ONE OF WHOM
SHALL BE A RESIDENT VOTER FROM EITHER THE COUNTY OF DUTCHESS, ORANGE,
PUTNAM, ROCKLAND, SULLIVAN, ULSTER OR WESTCHESTER AND ONE OF WHOM SHALL
BE A RESIDENT VOTER FROM EITHER THE COUNTY OF NASSAU OR SUFFOLK and six
resident 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.
§ 3. Sections one and two of this act shall take effect upon the
enactment into law by the state of New Jersey of legislation having an
identical effect with this act, but if the state of New Jersey shall
have already enacted such legislation, section one of this act shall
take effect immediately; provided, however, if chapter 559 of the laws
of 2015 shall not have taken effect on or before such date then section
two of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
manner as such chapter of the laws of 2015 takes effect; provided that
the state of New Jersey shall notify the legislative bill drafting
commission upon the occurrence of the enactment of the legislation
provided for in sections one and two of this act in order that the
commission may maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of
the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of
effectuating the provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and
section 70-b of the public officers law.