S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5106
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 2, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. MORINELLO -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the composi-
tion of the Niagara Frontier transportation authority
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 1299-c of the
public authorities law, as amended by chapter 801 of the laws of 2022,
is amended to read as follows:
(a) There is hereby created the "Niagara Frontier transportation
authority." The authority shall be a body corporate and politic consti-
tuting a public benefit corporation. The authority shall consist of a
chairman, [ten] TWELVE voting members and shall have one non-voting
member as described in paragraph (b) of this subdivision appointed by
the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate. The
chairman and all members shall be residents of the district. Of the
[ten] TWELVE voting members other than the chairman, one shall be
appointed upon the written recommendation of the Erie county executive,
one shall be appointed upon the written recommendation of the Erie coun-
ty legislature, TWO SHALL BE APPOINTED UPON THE WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION
OF THE NIAGARA COUNTY LEGISLATURE and at least one shall be a transit
dependent individual. The chairman and each of the members shall be
appointed for a term of eight years, provided however, that the chairman
first appointed shall serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen
hundred seventy-three, and of the eight other members first appointed,
one shall serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred
sixty-eight, two shall serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen
hundred sixty-nine, one shall serve for a term ending June thirtieth,
nineteen hundred seventy, two shall serve for a term ending June thirti-
eth, nineteen hundred seventy-one, one shall serve for a term ending
June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-two and one shall serve for a
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-three. The term of
one of the members appointed to memberships first created by law after
April first, nineteen hundred sixty-nine shall end on June thirtieth,
nineteen hundred seventy-four, and the term of the other such member
shall end on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-five. Following
the expiration of any term ending on or after June thirtieth, nineteen
hundred eighty-seven, each member shall be appointed for a term of five
years beginning on the day after the expiration date of such prior term;
provided, however, that the term of the member first appointed upon the
written recommendation of the Erie county executive and the term of the
member first appointed upon the written recommendation of the Erie coun-
ty legislature shall be for a term ending on June thirtieth, nineteen
hundred ninety-six.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
manner as chapter 801 of the laws of 2022, takes effect.