S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8030
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
September 13, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. FALL -- 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] NINE 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. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ONE
BOARD MEMBER FIRST APPOINTED ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHAP-
TER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR WHICH AMENDED THIS SUBDIVI-
SION SHALL SERVE AN INITIAL TERM OF TWO YEARS; PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THE
OTHER BOARD MEMBER FIRST APPOINTED ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE
CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR WHICH AMENDED THIS
SUBDIVISION 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
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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provisions of section thirty-nine of the public officers law shall
apply. In the event of a vacancy occurring in the office of a member by
death, resignation or otherwise, the governor shall appoint a successor
with the advice and consent of the senate to serve for the balance of
the unexpired term. After the effective date of the chapter of the laws
of two thousand [seventeen] TWENTY-FOUR that amended this subdivision,
if the membership of the corporation is such that less than [two] FIVE
of the members are PRIMARY residents of Battery Park city as described
by the Battery Park project area defined by subdivision five of section
nineteen hundred seventy-two of this title, any appointments made shall
be PRIMARY residents of Battery Park city. Appointments shall continue
in such a manner until [two] FIVE of the members of the corporation are
PRIMARY residents of Battery Park city. Thereafter, [two] FIVE of the
corporation's members shall be PRIMARY residents of Battery Park city.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.