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Senate Bill S288

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to adding two more members to the Niagara Frontier transportation authority

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2019-S288 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1299-c, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6360
2017-2018: S1752
2021-2022: S3500
2023-2024: S1656
2025-2026: S3092

2019-S288 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to adding two more members to the Niagara Frontier transportation authority.

2019-S288 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S288 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    288
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 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 Niagara Frontier transportation authority

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of  section  1299-c  of  the
 public  authorities  law, as amended by chapter 220 of the laws of 2012,
 is amended to read as follows:
   (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]  TWELVE  other  members  and  shall have two non-voting
 members as described in paragraphs  (b)  and  (c)  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] TWELVE members  other  than  the  chairman,  one  shall  be
 appointed  upon  the written recommendation of the Erie county executive
 [and], one shall be appointed upon the  written  recommendation  of  the
 Erie  county  legislature  AND  TWO  SHALL BE APPOINTED UPON THE WRITTEN
 RECOMMENDATION OF THE NIAGARA COUNTY LEGISLATURE. The chairman 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 thirti-
 eth, 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-one, one shall
 serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-two and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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