Assembly Bill A9932

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   9932
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 19, 2022
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 154 of the laws of 1921  relating  to  the  port
   authority  of  New York and New Jersey, in relation to prohibiting the
   sale of single-use plastic water bottles  in  certain  port  authority
   facilities

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraphs 4 and 5 of paragraph f of  subdivision  3  of
 article  4  of  section 1 of chapter 154 of the laws of 1921 relating to
 the port authority of New York and New Jersey, as amended by chapter 559
 of the laws of 2015, are amended and a new subparagraph 6  is  added  to
 read as follows:
   (4)  establish  a  policy  requiring  all commissioners, officers, and
 employees with decision-making authority to maintain  records  regarding
 contact  with lobbyists. As used in this subsection: (i) "contact" means
 any conversation, in person or by telephonic or other electronic  means,
 or  correspondence  between  any lobbyist engaged in the act of lobbying
 and any person within the port authority who can  make  or  influence  a
 decision  on  the  subject  of  the  lobbying  on the behalf of the port
 authority, and shall include, at a minimum, all members of the board  of
 commissioners  and  all  officers of the port authority, (ii) "lobbyist"
 shall have the same meaning as defined in the laws or,  rules  or  regu-
 lations of either state, and (iii) "lobbying" shall mean and include any
 attempt to influence: (a) the adoption or rejection of any rule or regu-
 lation having the force and effect of law by the port authority, (b) the
 outcome  of  any  proceeding by the port authority to establish, levy or
 collect fees, tolls,  charges  or  fares,  and  (c)  the  authorization,
 approval  or  award  of  any  agreements,  contracts or purchase orders,
 including any settlement of port authority  claims,  or  any  extension,
 amendment  or modification of any existing agreement, contract or order;
 [and]
   (5) have an efficiency study of the port authority and its  operations
 conducted  by an independent entity within [three years] ONE YEAR of the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 effective date of this section and thereafter upon the  request  of  the
 governors  of  New  York  and  New Jersey, and if no request is made, no
 later than [three years] ONE YEAR after the most recent efficiency study
 was conducted[.]; AND
   (6) ESTABLISH A POLICY REQUIRING ALL TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES, TERMI-
 NAL  FACILITIES,  AND ALL OTHER FACILITIES OF THE PORT AUTHORITY LOCATED
 IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO PROHIBIT  THE  SALE  OF  SINGLE-USE  PLASTIC
 WATER  BOTTLES  THAT HOLD TWENTY-ONE OUNCES OF WATER OR LESS AND INSTALL
 WATER FOUNTAINS WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF  THIS  SUBPARA-
 GRAPH.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect upon the enactment into law by the
 state of New Jersey of legislation having an identical effect with  this
 act,  but  if  the  state  of New Jersey shall have already enacted such
 legislation, this act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,
 if  chapter  559  of  the laws of 2015 shall not have taken effect on or
 before such date then this act shall take effect on the same date and in
 the same manner as such chapter  of  the  laws  of  2015  takes  effect;
 provided  that the state of New Jersey shall notify the legislative bill
 drafting commission upon the occurrence of the enactment of  the  legis-
 lation provided for in section one of this act in order that the commis-
 sion  may  maintain  an  accurate  and timely effective data base of the
 official text of the laws of the state of New  York  in  furtherance  of
 effectuating  the  provisions  of  section 44 of the legislative law and
 section 70-b of the public officers law.