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Assembly Bill A4395

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to adding two trustees to the power authority to represent Niagara county and St. Lawrence county

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2021-A4395 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3640
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1003, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A6562, S4461
2023-2024: A4193, S1275
2025-2026: S2718

2021-A4395 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adds two trustees to the power authority to represent Niagara county and St. Lawrence county.

2021-A4395 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4395
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MORINELLO, NORRIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A. WALCZYK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations,
   Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to  adding  two
   trustees  to  the  power authority to represent Niagara county and St.
   Lawrence county

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 1003 of the public authorities law, as amended by
 chapter 766 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   § 1003. Trustees. The authority shall consist of  [seven]  NINE  trus-
 tees,  five  of  whom  shall  serve  respectively for terms of one, two,
 three, four and five years, to be appointed by the governor, by and with
 the advice and consent of the senate. The  sixth  and  seventh  trustees
 shall  be  appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent
 of the senate, and shall serve  initial  terms  of  one  and  two  years
 respectively.  THE  EIGHTH  AND NINTH TRUSTEES SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE
 GOVERNOR, BY AND WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE  SENATE,  AND  SHALL
 SERVE INITIAL TERMS OF ONE AND TWO YEARS RESPECTIVELY AND SHALL BE RESI-
 DENTS  OF  NIAGARA  COUNTY  AND  ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY, RESPECTIVELY. Each
 trustee shall hold office until a successor has been appointed and qual-
 ified. At the expiration of  the  term  of  each  trustee  and  of  each
 succeeding  trustee  the  governor  shall,  by  and  with the advice and
 consent of the senate, appoint a successor, who shall hold office for  a
 term  of  five years, or until a successor has been appointed and quali-
 fied. In the event of a vacancy occurring in the office of  the  trustee
 by  death, resignation or otherwise, the governor shall, by and with the
 advice and consent of the senate, appoint a successor,  who  shall  hold
 office  for  the unexpired term. Four trustees shall constitute a quorum
 for the purpose of organizing the authority and conducting the  business
 thereof.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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