Assembly Bill A3270

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Amends the waterfront commission act

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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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2017-A3270 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3312
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Waterfront Commission Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §5-p, Chap 882 of 1953
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5274, S5039
2011-2012: A7155, S4668
2013-2014: A4636, S3984
2015-2016: A6970, S4630
2019-2020: A6069, S3263
2021-2022: A6472

2017-A3270 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends the waterfront commission act, relating to empowering the waterfront commission to accept applications in the longshoremen's register.

2017-A3270 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   3270
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. CUSICK, FARRELL, WEPRIN, TITONE -- Multi-Spon-
   sored by -- M. of A. MALLIOTAKIS -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the waterfront commission act, in relation to empowering
   the waterfront commission to accept applications in the longshoremen's
   register
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 5-p of chapter 882 of the laws of 1953,  constitut-
 ing the waterfront commission act, as amended by chapter 431 of the laws
 of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
   §  5-p.  [Suspension  or  acceptance  of applications for inclusion in
 longshoremen's] LONGSHOREMEN'S register[; exceptions].  [1.] The commis-
 sion shall [suspend the acceptance of] ACCEPT applications for inclusion
 in the longshoremen's register [for a period of  sixty  days  after  the
 effective date of this act. Upon the termination of such sixty day peri-
 od the commission shall thereafter have the power to make determinations
 to   suspend   the  acceptance  of  application  for  inclusion  in  the
 longshoremen's register for such periods of time as the  commission  may
 from  time  to  time establish and, after any such period of suspension,
 the commission shall have the power to  make  determinations  to  accept
 applications  for such period of time as the commission may establish or
 in such number as the commission may determine, or both.  Such  determi-
 nations  to  suspend or accept applications shall be made by the commis-
 sion]: (a) [on its own initiative or (b)] upon the joint  recommendation
 in writing of stevedores and other employers of longshoremen in the port
 of  New  York  district,  acting  through  their  representative for the
 [purpose] PURPOSES of collective bargaining with  a  labor  organization
 representing  such  longshoremen in such district, and such labor organ-
 ization; or [(c)] (B) upon the petition in writing  of  a  stevedore  or
 [another]  OTHER  employer  of  longshoremen  in  the  port  of New York
 district which does not have a representative for the [purpose] PURPOSES
 of collective bargaining with a  labor  organization  representing  such
 
              

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