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Feb 11, 2019 |
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Senate Bill S3611
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 14th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2019-S3611 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S3611 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3611 SPONSOR: COMRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the New York state design and construction corpo- ration to meet and conduct all business at a public meeting and making the minutes of such meetings available to the public PURPOSE: To increase transparency of the Design and Construction Corporation established to provide management, monitoring and oversight on large public works projects undertaken by state agencies, departments and authorities and ensure that the members of the corporation do not have conflicts of interest related to such duties. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends public authorities law § 1678-a to define the design and construction corporation as an agency for purposes of articles six and six-a of the public officers law and as a public body
2019-S3611 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3611 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 11, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the New York state design and construction corporation to meet and conduct all business at a public meeting and making the minutes of such meet- ings available to the public THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 1678-a of the public authorities law, as amended by section 1 of part I of chapter 73 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows: 4. General powers and duties of the corporation. (a) The corporation shall have the power to: (i) Sue and be sued; (ii) Have a seal and alter the same at pleasure; (iii) Make and alter by-laws for its organization and internal manage- ment and make rules and regulations governing same; (iv) Assign such officers and employees from the officers and employ- ees of the authority, as it may require for the performance of its duties and, for those officers and employees who are not represented by a recognized employee organization, fix and determine their qualifica- tions, duties, and compensation; (v) Retain or employ counsel, auditors, private financial consultants, professional engineers or other technical consultants and other services on a contract basis or otherwise, for the rendering of professional, business or technical services and advice; (vi) Make and execute contracts and all other instruments necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers and functions under this section; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05092-01-9
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