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Assembly Bill A6243

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to increasing membership on the New York city transit authority advisory council

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2023-A6243 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1204-e, Pub Auth L

2023-A6243 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases membership on the New York city transit authority advisory council to seventeen, adding a member appointed upon the recommendation of the council of "LiveOn NY".

2023-A6243 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6243
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to membership on
   the New York city transit authority advisory council
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 1204-e of the  public  authorities
 law,  as  amended by chapter 125 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read
 as follows:
   2. Such council shall consist of [sixteen] SEVENTEEN members who shall
 be commuters who regularly  use  the  transportation  services  of  such
 authorities. Six of such members shall be appointed by the governor upon
 the  recommendation  of the mayor of the city of New York; five upon the
 recommendation of the president of the city council of the city  of  New
 York;  [and] five other members appointed upon the recommendation one by
 each of the borough presidents of the boroughs of the city of New  York;
 AND ONE UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF "LIVEON NY".  Provided, however, that
 one  member  recommended  by  the  mayor of New York shall have a demon-
 strated expertise or  interest  in  the  promotion  and  development  of
 improved  bicycle  and  pedestrian access at bridges, stations and other
 facilities operated by the  metropolitan  transportation  authority,  as
 created  by section twelve hundred sixty-three of this article, and such
 authority's affiliates and subsidiaries. The chairman shall be a  member
 selected  by  the membership of the committee. Each of the members shall
 serve for a term of two years, provided,  however,  that  of  the  first
 appointments, two appointed upon the recommendation of the mayor and two
 appointed  upon  the recommendation of the president of the city council
 shall serve for a term of one year. Vacancies occurring  other  than  by
 expiration  of  term  shall be filled in the same manner as the original
 appointments for the balance of the unexpired term.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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