Senate Bill S3044

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides for a power authority trustee from Niagara county

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee

  • 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-S3044 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1003, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S278
2021-2022: S3492
2023-2024: S783

2017-S3044 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the next appointed trustee of the power authority of New York state shall be from Niagara county and provides for a permanent trustee from such county on such authority.

2017-S3044 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3044 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3044
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the trustees
   of the power authority of New York state
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 1003 of the public authorities law, as amended by
 chapter 766 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   § 1003. Trustees. 1. (A) The authority shall consist  of  seven  trus-
 tees,  five  of  whom  shall  serve  respectively for terms of one, two,
 three, four and five years, to be appointed by the governor, by and with
 the advice and consent of the senate. The  sixth  and  seventh  trustees
 shall  be  appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent
 of the senate, and shall serve  initial  terms  of  one  and  two  years
 respectively.  Each trustee shall hold office until a successor has been
 appointed and qualified. At the expiration of the term of  each  trustee
 and  of  each  succeeding  trustee  the  governor shall, by and with the
 advice and consent of the senate, appoint a successor,  who  shall  hold
 office for a term of five years, or until a successor has been appointed
 and  qualified. In the event of a vacancy occurring in the office of the
 trustee by death, resignation or otherwise, the governor shall,  by  and
 with  the  advice  and  consent  of the senate, appoint a successor, who
 shall hold office for the unexpired term. Four trustees shall constitute
 a quorum for the purpose of organizing the authority and conducting  the
 business thereof.
   (B)  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION, THE FIRST VACANCY IN AN OFFICE  OF  TRUSTEE  OCCURRING  AFTER  THE
 EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH  SHALL  BE  FILLED BY A RESIDENT OF
 NIAGARA COUNTY AND THEREAFTER AT LEAST ONE OFFICE OF  TRUSTEE  SHALL  BE
 HELD BY A RESIDENT OF NIAGARA COUNTY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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