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Assembly Bill A9524

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the appointment of members of the Battery Park city authority

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2021-A9524 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1973, Pub Auth L

2021-A9524 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the appointment of members of the Battery Park city authority; provides that a majority of the members shall be residents of Battery park city and any vacancy shall be filled within sixty days of such vacancy.

2021-A9524 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9524
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. NIOU -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the  appoint-
   ment of members of the Battery Park city authority
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1973  of  the  public  authorities
 law, as amended by chapter 63 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (1)  There  is  hereby  created  the battery park city authority which
 shall be a body corporate and politic,  constituting  a  public  benefit
 corporation.  Its  membership  shall  consist  of  seven  members  to be
 appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. One
 of the members first appointed shall serve for a term ending four  years
 from  January first next succeeding his appointment; one of such members
 shall serve for a term ending five years from such date; and one of such
 members shall serve  for  a  term  ending  six  years  from  such  date.
 Provided,  however,  that  two board members first appointed on or after
 the effective date of chapter seven hundred sixty-six of the laws of two
 thousand five shall serve an initial term of two years; provided further
 that two other board members first appointed on or after  the  effective
 date of chapter seven hundred sixty-six of the laws of two thousand five
 shall  serve an initial term of four years. Their successors shall serve
 for terms of six years each.   Members shall continue  in  office  until
 their successors have been appointed and qualified and the provisions of
 section  thirty-nine  of  the public officers law shall apply; PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER, NO MEMBER SHALL CONTINUE TO SERVE IN OFFICE FOR A PERIOD LONGER
 THAN SIXTY DAYS AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF HIS  OR  HER  TERM.  ANY  MEMBER
 CURRENTLY  SERVING  IN  AN  EXPIRED  TERM UPON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE
 CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO THAT AMENDED THIS  SUBDI-
 VISION  SHALL  CONTINUE  TO  SERVE FOR A PERIOD OF SIXTY DAYS AFTER SUCH
 EFFECTIVE DATE OR UNTIL THE APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATION OF HIS OR  HER
 SUCCESSOR,  WHICHEVER IS EARLIER. In the event of a vacancy occurring in
 the office of a member by death, resignation or otherwise, the  governor
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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