Assembly Bill A923A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the rider representation act relating to membership on the board of the metropolitan transportation authority

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A923 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S20
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1263, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A6770, S3837
2021-2022: A1603, S2889

2023-A923 - Summary

Increases membership on the board of the metropolitan transportation authority, including members representative of commuters' advisory councils.

2023-A923 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    923
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. DINOWITZ, STERN, HYNDMAN, EPSTEIN, SIMON, REYES,
   GLICK, WILLIAMS, CRUZ, FALL, RAMOS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.
   COOK, DE LOS SANTOS, SAYEGH -- 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 board of the metropolitan 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  1263  of  the
 public  authorities  law,  as amended by chapter 549 of the laws of 1994
 and subparagraph 1 as amended by section 1 of part E of  chapter  39  of
 the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  (1)  There  is  hereby  created  the "metropolitan transportation
 authority."  The authority shall be a body corporate and politic consti-
 tuting a public benefit corporation. The authority shall  consist  of  a
 [chairman] CHAIRPERSON, [sixteen] TWENTY other voting members, and [two]
 THREE  non-voting  [and four alternate non-voting members], as described
 in subparagraph two of this paragraph appointed by the governor  by  and
 with  the  advice  and  consent of the senate. Any member appointed to a
 term commencing on or after June thirtieth, two thousand nine shall have
 experience in one or more of the following areas: transportation, public
 administration, business management, finance, accounting, law, engineer-
 ing, land use, urban and regional planning, management of large  capital
 projects,  labor  relations,  or  have  experience in some other area of
 activity central to the mission of the authority. Four of the  [sixteen]
 TWENTY  voting  members  other  than the [chairman] CHAIRPERSON shall be
 appointed on the written recommendation of the mayor of the city of  New
 York;  ONE OF THE TWENTY VOTING MEMBERS OTHER THAN THE CHAIRPERSON SHALL
 BE APPOINTED ON THE WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION OF THE NEW YORK CITY  TRANSIT
 AUTHORITY  ADVISORY COUNCIL; ONE OF THE TWENTY VOTING MEMBERS OTHER THAN
 THE CHAIRPERSON SHALL BE APPOINTED ON THE WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION OF  THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00710-01-3
              

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2023-A923A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S20
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1263, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A6770, S3837
2021-2022: A1603, S2889

2023-A923A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases membership on the board of the metropolitan transportation authority, including members representative of commuters' advisory councils.

2023-A923A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  923--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. DINOWITZ, STERN, HYNDMAN, EPSTEIN, SIMON, REYES,
   GLICK, WILLIAMS,  CRUZ,  FALL,  RAMOS,  SHRESTHA,  SEPTIMO,  MITAYNES,
   SEAWRIGHT, SIMONE, GALLAGHER, CUNNINGHAM, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by
   --  M. of A.  COOK, DE LOS SANTOS, SAYEGH -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions  --  recom-
   mitted  to  the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
   in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2  --  committee  discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
   committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to enacting  the
   rider representation act
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "rider representation act".
   §  2.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision 1 of section 1263 of the public
 authorities law, as amended by chapter 549 of the laws of 1994, subpara-
 graph 1 as amended by chapter 672 of the laws of  2023,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   (a)  (1)  There  is  hereby  created  the "metropolitan transportation
 authority."  The authority shall be a body corporate and politic consti-
 tuting a public benefit corporation. The authority shall  consist  of  a
 chairperson,  [sixteen]  TWENTY other voting members, and [two] ONE non-
 voting and [four] TWO alternate  non-voting  members,  as  described  in
 subparagraph two of this paragraph appointed by the governor by and with
 the  advice  and  consent  of the senate. Any member appointed to a term
 commencing on or after June thirtieth,  two  thousand  nine  shall  have
 experience in one or more of the following areas: transportation, public
 administration, business management, finance, accounting, law, engineer-
 ing,  land use, urban and regional planning, management of large capital
 projects, labor relations, or have experience  in  some  other  area  of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00710-07-4
              

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