assembly Bill A5481

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the office of chief executive officer of the Roosevelt Island operating corporation

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 20, 2018 referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
delivered to senate
passed assembly
Jan 03, 2018 ordered to third reading cal.387
returned to assembly
died in senate
May 24, 2017 referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
delivered to senate
passed assembly
May 18, 2017 advanced to third reading cal.425
May 16, 2017 reported
May 09, 2017 reported referred to ways and means
Feb 09, 2017 referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

A5481 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3109
Current Committee:
Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Benefit Corporations
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Chap 899 of 1984
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9605, S7114
2019-2020: A7021, S1427
2021-2022: A2550, S7621

A5481 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the office of chief executive officer of the Roosevelt Island operating corporation.

A5481 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  5481

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 9, 2017
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend chapter 899  of  the  laws  of  1984,  relating  to  the
  creation  of  a  public benefit corporation to plan, develop, operate,
  maintain and manage Roosevelt Island, in relation  to  the  office  of
  chief executive officer of the Roosevelt Island operating corporation

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 3 of chapter 899 of  the  laws  of
1984,  relating to the creation of a public benefit corporation to plan,
develop, operate, maintain and manage Roosevelt Island,  as  amended  by
chapter  766  of the laws of 2005, is amended and a new subdivision 6 is
added to read as follows:
  2. The board of directors of the corporation shall be composed of nine
members. One member shall be the commissioner, who shall  serve  as  the
chair;  one member shall be the director of the budget; and seven public
members shall be appointed by the governor with the advice  and  consent
of  the  senate.  Of  the seven public members, two members, one of whom
shall be a resident of Roosevelt Island, shall  be  appointed  upon  the
recommendation  of  the  mayor  of the city; and four additional members
shall be residents of Roosevelt Island. Each member shall  serve  for  a
term  of  four  years  and  until  his  or her successor shall have been
appointed and shall have qualified, except that (a) two of  the  initial
public  members  appointed by the governor, one of whom is a resident of
Roosevelt Island, and the Roosevelt  Island  resident  member  appointed
upon  the  recommendation of the mayor of the city shall serve for terms
of two years each, and (b) the commissioner  and  the  director  of  the
budget  shall  serve  so  long as they continue to hold their respective
offices.  Any action taken by the directors of the corporation shall  be
taken  by  majority  vote  of  the directors then in office. The elected
public officials who represent Roosevelt Island shall be representatives

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