The New York State Senate

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                                  6223

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 28, 2017
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Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Local Governments

AN ACT relating to establishing the  Nassau  county  and  Queens  county
  border task force, and providing for its powers and duties

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

  Section 1. A task force, to be known as the Nassau county  and  Queens
county border task force, is hereby created to examine, investigate, and
review  such issues as are related to jurisdiction and boundary disputes
of such counties.
  § 2. The task force shall have the power to:
  (a) conduct public hearings in furtherance of the performance  of  its
duties under this act;
  (b)  issue subpoenas for and to compel attendance of witnesses and the
production of books, records, documents, and  other  relevant  evidence;
and
  (c)  to  recommend  legislation  consistent  with the purposes of this
section.
  § 3. The task force shall consist of seven members  appointed  by  the
governor as follows:
  (a) one member appointed on the recommendation of the temporary presi-
dent of the senate;
  (b)  one  member appointed on the recommendation of the speaker of the
assembly;
  (c) one member appointed on the recommendation of the minority  leader
of the senate;
  (d)  one member appointed on the recommendation of the minority leader
of the assembly;
  (e) one member appointed on the recommendation of the county executive
of the county of Nassau;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  (f) one member appointed on the recommendation of the  borough  presi-
dent of the county of Queens; and
  (g)  one  member appointed on the recommendation of the superintendent
of the state police.
  § 4. There shall be two chairpersons selected from among  the  members
of  the  Nassau  county  and Queens county border task force. One chair-
person shall be selected by  the  county  executive  of  the  county  of
Nassau,  and  one chairperson shall be selected by the borough president
of the county of Queens. Such  chairpersons  shall  schedule  the  first
meeting  of the task force, which shall be held no later than sixty days
after the effective date of this act.
  § 5. The members of the Nassau county and Queens  county  border  task
force  shall  serve  without  compensation, except that members shall be
allowed their necessary and actual expenses incurred in the  performance
of their duties under this act.
  § 6. The state police shall provide the Nassau county and Queens coun-
ty  border task force with such facilities, assistance, and data as will
enable such task force to carry  out  its  powers  and  duties.    Addi-
tionally, all other departments or agencies of the state or subdivisions
thereof  shall,  at  the  request of the chairpersons, provide such task
force with such facilities, assistance, and data  as  will  enable  such
task force to carry out its powers and duties.
  § 7. The Nassau county and Queens county border task force shall issue
a report of its findings and recommendations to the governor, the tempo-
rary  president  of  the senate and the speaker of the assembly no later
than January 1, 2019.
  § 8. This act shall take effect immediately.