Assembly Bill A5106

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to adding two more members to the Niagara Frontier transportation authority

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A5106 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1656
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1299-c, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6360
2017-2018: S1752
2019-2020: S288
2021-2022: A7646, S3500

2023-A5106 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to adding two more members to the Niagara Frontier transportation authority.

2023-A5106 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5106
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 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.
                                                            LBD05443-01-3
              

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