Assembly Bill A4353

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to increasing membership on the New York city transit authority advisory council

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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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2019-A4353 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1204-e, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9951
2017-2018: A4097

2019-A4353 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases membership on the New York city transit authority advisory council to sixteen, adding a member appointed upon the recommendation of the council of "LiveOn NY".

2019-A4353 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4353
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to membership on
   the New York city transit authority advisory council
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 1204-e of the  public  authorities
 law,  as  added  by  chapter 483 of the laws of 1981 and such section as
 renumbered by section 2 of part H of chapter 25 of the laws of 2009,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   2.  Such  council shall consist of [fifteen] SIXTEEN members who shall
 be commuters who regularly  use  the  transportation  services  of  such
 authorities.  Five  of  such  members shall be appointed by the governor
 upon the recommendation of the mayor of the city of New York; five  upon
 the  recommendation  of the president of the city council of the city of
 New York; [and] five other members appointed upon the recommendation one
 by each of the borough presidents of the boroughs of  the  city  of  New
 York; AND ONE UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF "LIVEON NY". The chairman shall
 be  a  member  selected  by the membership of the committee. Each of the
 members shall serve for a term of two years, provided, however, that  of
 the  first  appointments,  two  appointed upon the recommendation of the
 mayor and two appointed upon the recommendation of the president of  the
 city  council  shall  serve  for a term of one year. Vacancies occurring
 other than by expiration of term shall be filled in the same  manner  as
 the original appointments for the balance of the unexpired term.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06100-01-9

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