S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3799
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 28, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. BURKE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the Erie
County Water Authority
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new
section 1058-a to read as follows:
§ 1058-A. DUTY OF THE AUTHORITY TO MAINTAIN WORKFORCE ADEQUACY. THE
AUTHORITY SHALL MAINTAIN WORKFORCE ADEQUACY, INCLUDING THE AVAILABILITY
OF SKILLED LABORERS, BY HAVING SKILLS TRAINING AND APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS.
§ 2. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section
1070-a to read as follows:
§ 1070-A. DECENNIAL MERGER AUDIT; MERGER. 1. THE CONTROLLER SHALL
DECENNIALLY SUBMIT TO THE AUTHORITY, THE ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATURE AND THE
ERIE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AN AUDIT WHICH PROVIDES AN ANALYSIS OF THE COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH MERGING THE AUTHORITY WITH ERIE COUNTY. THE AUDIT SHALL
ALSO INCLUDE A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS FOR MERGING THE
AUTHORITY WITH ERIE COUNTY. THE COMPTROLLER SHALL SUBMIT THE FIRST SUCH
AUDIT ON OR BEFORE THE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTIETH DAY AFTER THIS SECTION
SHALL HAVE BECOME A LAW AND SHALL SUBMIT A DECENNIAL MERGER AUDIT ON OR
BEFORE MARCH FIRST OF EVERY TENTH YEAR FOLLOWING THE PREVIOUS
SUBMISSION.
2. IN THE EVENT ERIE COUNTY PASSES A LOCAL LAW, EITHER BY A VOTE OF NO
LESS THAN TWO-THIRDS APPROVING SUCH LOCAL LAW IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE
WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OR BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE BY THE
COUNTY LEGISLATURE FOR SUCH AN ACTION, THE AUTHORITY AND THE COUNTY
SHALL BE MERGED BY A PROCESS AS DESCRIBED IN THE MOST RECENT DECENNIAL
MERGER AUDIT.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07427-01-1