Assembly Bill A8986

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the qualifications of members of the Battery Park city authority

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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-A8986 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7284
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1973, Pub Auth L (as proposed in S. 130-B and A. 4002-A)

2017-A8986 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends the public authorities law relating to the appointment of members of the Battery Park city authority, in relation to the qualifications of members of the Battery Park city authority.

2017-A8986 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8986
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend to amend the public authorities law, in relation to  the
   qualifications of members of the Battery Park city authority
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1973  of  the  public  authorities
 law,  as  amended by a  chapter of the laws of 2017, amending the public
 authorities law relating to the appointment of members  of  the  Battery
 Park  city  authority, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 130-B
 and A. 4002-A, is amended and a new subdivision 1-a is added to read  as
 follows:
   (1)  There  is  hereby  created  the battery park city authority which
 shall be a body corporate and politic,  constituting  a  public  benefit
 corporation.  Its  membership  shall  consist  of  seven  members  to be
 appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. One
 of the members first appointed shall serve for a term ending four  years
 from  January first next succeeding his appointment; one of such members
 shall serve for a term ending five years from such date; and one of such
 members shall serve  for  a  term  ending  six  years  from  such  date.
 Provided,  however,  that  two board members first appointed on or after
 the effective date of chapter seven hundred sixty-six of the laws of two
 thousand five shall serve an initial term of two years; provided further
 that two other board members first appointed on or after  the  effective
 date of chapter seven hundred sixty-six of the laws of two thousand five
 shall  serve an initial term of four years. Their successors shall serve
 for terms of six years each. Members  shall  continue  in  office  until
 their successors have been appointed and qualified and the provisions of
 section thirty-nine of the public officers law shall apply. In the event
 of  a  vacancy occurring in the office of a member by death, resignation
 or otherwise, the governor shall appoint a successor with the advice and
 consent of the senate to serve for the balance of  the  unexpired  term.
 After  the  effective  date  of  the chapter of the laws of two thousand
 seventeen that amended this subdivision, if the membership of the corpo-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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