NY State Senate Bill 2017-S3460A

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 20, 2018	committed to rules
Apr 23, 2018	advanced to third reading
Apr 18, 2018	2nd report cal.
Apr 17, 2018	1st report cal.761
Jan 30, 2018	print number 3460a
Jan 30, 2018	amend and recommit to transportation
Jan 03, 2018	referred to transportation returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 13, 2017	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions delivered to assembly passed senate
Jun 05, 2017	ordered to third reading cal.1448 committee discharged and committed to rules
Jan 23, 2017	referred to transportation

Votes

- Jun 13, 2017 - Floor Vote
  S3460A
  
  63
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 13, 2017
      
      aye (63)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Alcantara
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Croci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jacobs
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Persaud
      
      Phillips
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
  Apr 17, 2018 - Transportation Committee Vote
  S3460A
  
  18
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Transportation Committee Vote: Apr 17, 2018
      
      aye (18)
      
      Avella
      
      Benjamin
      
      Dilan
      
      Gallivan
      
      Griffo
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      Larkin
      
      Marcellino
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Peralta
      
      Ritchie
      
      Robach
      
      Serrano
      
      Stavisky
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Ranzenhofer
  Jun 5, 2017 - Rules Committee Vote
  S3460A
  
  21
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  3
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 5, 2017
      
      aye (21)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Flanagan
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Montgomery
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      aye wr (3)
      
      Dilan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      excused (1)
      
      Parker

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2017-S3460 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7159
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1299-c, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: A3133
2015-2016: A1081
2019-2020: S1865, A3341
2021-2022: S3620

2017-S3460 - Summary

Increases the membership of the board of the Niagara frontier transportation authority to include a representative of the transit dependent community.

2017-S3460 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S3460

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the public authorities law, in
relation to the composition of the board of the Niagara Frontier
transportation authority

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

To provide a representative of the transit dependent community and/or
people with disabilities with voting positions on the NFTA Board of
Commissioners.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Amends subdivision 1 of Section 1299-c of the public authorities law
to provide a representative of the transit dependent community and/or
people with disabilities with voting positions on the NFTA Board of
Commissioners.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Under current law, the NFTA Board of Commissioners consists of one
chairman, ten voting members, and two non-voting members. One
nonvoting member represents the Authority's largest labor
organization, and the second non-voting member represents the transit
dependent community and/or people with disabilities. By switching this

member from a non-voting member to a voting member ensures that the
needs of the transit dependent individuals represented have a true
voice and vote when it comes to the critical matter of their mass
transit transportation.

Under this bill, the number of voting members of the Board (in
addition to the Chairman) would increase from ten to eleven. The
additional voting member would be representatives of the transit
dependent community and/or people with disabilities. The transit
dependent community and people with disabilities represent a
significant percentage of the NFTA Metro ridership base. The
appointment of this voting members will ensure that their interests
are properly represented and taken into consideration by the board.
This member would also provide real time input from those
constituencies and help the NFTA best serve and connect with riders.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2013-14 - A.3133, held in Assembly Corporations Committee
2015-2016A. 1081- Held in Assembly Corporations Committee

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None to the State.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This bill shall take effect on the 180th day after becoming a law.

2017-S3460 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3460
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the  composi-
   tion of the board of the Niagara Frontier transportation 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 1299-c of the  public  authorities
 law,  as amended by chapter 220 of the laws of 2012 and paragraph (c) as
 amended by chapter 176 of the laws  of  2012,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1.  (a)  There  is hereby created the "Niagara Frontier transportation
 authority." The authority shall be a body corporate and politic  consti-
 tuting  a  public  benefit corporation. The authority shall consist of a
 chairman, [ten] ELEVEN other members and shall have [two] ONE non-voting
 [members] MEMBER as described in [paragraphs (b) and (c)] PARAGRAPH  (B)
 of this subdivision appointed by the governor by and with the advice and
 consent  of  the senate. The chairman and all members shall be residents
 of the district. Of the [ten] ELEVEN members other  than  the  chairman,
 one shall be appointed upon the written recommendation of the Erie coun-
 ty  executive [and], one shall be appointed upon the written recommenda-
 tion of the Erie county legislature, AND ONE SHALL  BE  APPOINTED  AS  A
 REPRESENTATIVE  OF  THE TRANSIT DEPENDENT COMMUNITY OR PEOPLE WITH DISA-
 BILITIES AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.  The  chair-
 man  and  each  of  the  members  shall be appointed for a term of eight
 years, provided however, that the chairman first appointed  shall  serve
 for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-three, and of
 the  eight  other  members  first  appointed, one shall serve for a term
 ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred sixty-eight, two shall serve for
 a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen  hundred  sixty-nine,  one  shall
 serve  for  a  term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy, two
 shall serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred  seventy-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD08645-01-7

 S. 3460                             2
 
 one,  one shall serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred
 seventy-two and one shall serve for a term ending June thirtieth,  nine-
 teen  hundred seventy-three. The term of one of the members appointed to
 memberships  first  created  by  law after April first, nineteen hundred
 sixty-nine shall end on June thirtieth, nineteen  hundred  seventy-four,
 and the term of the other such member shall end on June thirtieth, nine-
 teen  hundred  seventy-five. Following the expiration of any term ending
 on or after June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-seven,  each  member
 shall  be  appointed for a term of five years beginning on the day after
 the expiration date of such prior term; provided, however, that the term
 of the member first appointed upon the  written  recommendation  of  the
 Erie  county  executive  and the term of the member first appointed upon
 the written recommendation of the Erie county legislature shall be for a
 term ending on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred ninety-six.
   (b) The first non-voting member of the  authority  who  shall  not  be
 considered in determining a quorum, shall be recommended to the governor
 by  the  labor  organization representing the plurality of the employees
 within the authority and shall be a resident  of  the  Niagara  Frontier
 transportation  district  as described in section twelve hundred ninety-
 nine-b of this title. Such first non-voting member  shall  be  appointed
 for a term of eight years, provided, however, that if at any time during
 the  term  of appointment such non-voting member ceases to be affiliated
 with the labor organization  representing  the  plurality  of  employees
 within  the  authority,  then  such  labor  organization may at any time
 during such term recommend a new member to the governor who shall  serve
 the  remainder of the term. If the local bargaining unit decertifies its
 existing union affiliation and certifies a new union,  the  union  which
 represents  the plurality of the employees may recommend a new member to
 the governor who shall serve the remainder of the term.  The chairman of
 the authority, at his or her discretion,  may  exclude  such  non-voting
 member  from  attending  any portion of a meeting of the authority or of
 any committee held for the purpose of discussing negotiations with labor
 organizations, pending litigation involving the labor  organization,  or
 the investigation, evaluation, or discipline of an employee.
   (c)  There  shall [also] be a second non-voting member of the authori-
 ty[, who shall not be considered in determining a quorum.    The  second
 non-voting  member  shall  be]  appointed by the governor as a represen-
 tative of the transit dependent community and/or people  with  disabili-
 ties. The second non-voting member shall be appointed for a term of five
 years.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

2017-S3460A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7159
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1299-c, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: A3133
2015-2016: A1081
2019-2020: S1865, A3341
2021-2022: S3620

2017-S3460A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the membership of the board of the Niagara frontier transportation authority to include a representative of the transit dependent community.

2017-S3460A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S3460A

SPONSOR: ORTT
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the public authorities law, in
relation to the composition of the board of the Niagara Frontier trans-
portation authority

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To provide a representative of the transit dependent community and/or
people with disabilities with voting positions on the NFTA Board of
Commissioners.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Amends subdivision 1 of Section 1299-c of the public authorities law to
provide a representative of the transit dependent community.and/or
people with disabilities with voting positions on the NFTA Board of
Commissioners.

JUSTIFICATION:

Under current law, the NFTA Board of Commissioners consists of one
chairman, ten voting members, and two non-voting members. One nonvoting
member represents the Authority's largest labor organization, and the
second non-voting member represents the transit dependent community
and/or people with disabilities. By switching this member from a non-
voting member to a voting member ensures that the needs of the transit
dependent individuals represented have a true voice and vote when it
comes to the critical matter of their mass transit transportation.

Under this bill, the number of voting members of the Board (in addition
to the Chairman) would increase from ten to eleven. The additional
voting member would be representatives of the transit dependent communi-
ty and/or people with disabilities. The transit dependent community and
people with disabilities represent a significant percentage of the NFTA
Metro ridership base. The appointment of this voting members will ensure
that their interests are properly represented and taken into consider-
ation by the board.  This member would also provide real time input from
those constituencies and help the NFTA best serve and connect with
riders.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2013-14 - A.3133, held in Assembly Corporations Committee
2015-16 - A.1081- Held in Assembly Corporations Committee

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the State.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This bill shall take effect on the 180th day after becoming a law.

2017-S3460A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3460--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation  --  recom-
   mitted  to  the  Committee on Transportation in accordance with Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the composi-
   tion of the board of the Niagara Frontier transportation 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 1299-c of the public authorities
 law, as amended by chapter 220 of the laws of  2012,  paragraph  (b)  as
 amended by chapter 197 of the laws of 2017, and paragraph (c) as amended
 by chapter 176 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  (a)  There  is hereby created the "Niagara Frontier transportation
 authority." The authority shall be a body corporate and politic  consti-
 tuting  a  public  benefit corporation. The authority shall consist of a
 chairman, [ten] ELEVEN other members and shall have [two] ONE non-voting
 [members] MEMBER as described in [paragraphs (b) and (c)] PARAGRAPH  (B)
 of this subdivision appointed by the governor by and with the advice and
 consent  of  the senate. The chairman and all members shall be residents
 of the district. Of the [ten] ELEVEN members other  than  the  chairman,
 one shall be appointed upon the written recommendation of the Erie coun-
 ty  executive [and], one shall be appointed upon the written recommenda-
 tion of the Erie county legislature, AND ONE SHALL  BE  APPOINTED  AS  A
 REPRESENTATIVE  OF  THE TRANSIT DEPENDENT COMMUNITY OR PEOPLE WITH DISA-
 BILITIES AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.  The  chair-
 man  and  each  of  the  members  shall be appointed for a term of eight
 years, provided however, that the chairman first appointed  shall  serve
 for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-three, and of
 the  eight  other  members  first  appointed, one shall serve for a term
 ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred sixty-eight, two shall serve for
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD08645-02-8

 S. 3460--A                          2
 
 a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen  hundred  sixty-nine,  one  shall
 serve  for  a  term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy, two
 shall serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred  seventy-
 one,  one shall serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred
 seventy-two and one shall serve for a term ending June thirtieth,  nine-
 teen  hundred seventy-three. The term of one of the members appointed to
 memberships first created by law after  April  first,  nineteen  hundred
 sixty-nine  shall  end on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-four,
 and the term of the other such member shall end on June thirtieth, nine-
 teen hundred seventy-five. Following the expiration of any  term  ending
 on  or  after June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-seven, each member
 shall be appointed for a term of five years beginning on the  day  after
 the expiration date of such prior term; provided, however, that the term
 of  the  member  first  appointed upon the written recommendation of the
 Erie county executive and the term of the member  first  appointed  upon
 the written recommendation of the Erie county legislature shall be for a
 term ending on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred ninety-six.
   (b)  The  first  non-voting  member  of the authority who shall not be
 considered in determining a quorum, shall be recommended to the governor
 by the labor organization representing the plurality  of  the  employees
 within  the  authority  and  shall be a resident of the Niagara Frontier
 transportation district as described in section twelve  hundred  ninety-
 nine-b  of  this  title. Such first non-voting member shall be appointed
 for a term of five years, provided, however, that if at any time  during
 the  term  of appointment such non-voting member ceases to be affiliated
 with the labor organization  representing  the  plurality  of  employees
 within  the  authority,  then  such  labor  organization may at any time
 during such term recommend a new member to the governor who shall  serve
 the  remainder of the term. If the local bargaining unit decertifies its
 existing union affiliation and certifies a new union,  the  union  which
 represents  the plurality of the employees may recommend a new member to
 the governor who shall serve the remainder of the term.  The chairman of
 the authority, at his or her discretion,  may  exclude  such  non-voting
 member  from  attending  any portion of a meeting of the authority or of
 any committee held for the purpose of discussing negotiations with labor
 organizations, pending litigation involving the labor  organization,  or
 the investigation, evaluation, or discipline of an employee.
   (c)  There  shall [also] be a second non-voting member of the authori-
 ty[, who shall not be considered in determining a quorum.    The  second
 non-voting  member  shall  be]  appointed by the governor as a represen-
 tative of the transit dependent community and/or people  with  disabili-
 ties. The second non-voting member shall be appointed for a term of five
 years.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

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Senate Bill S3460A

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

Jun 13, 2017 - Floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 13, 2017

Apr 17, 2018 - Transportation Committee Vote

Transportation Committee Vote: Apr 17, 2018

Jun 5, 2017 - Rules Committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jun 5, 2017

Bill Amendments

2017-S3460 - Details

2017-S3460 - Summary

2017-S3460 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3460 - Bill Text download pdf

2017-S3460A (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S3460A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S3460A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3460A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Senate Bill S3460A

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Robert G. Ortt

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

Bill Amendments

2017-S3460 - Details

2017-S3460 - Summary

2017-S3460 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3460 - Bill Text download pdf

2017-S3460A (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S3460A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S3460A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3460A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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