Assembly Bill A11401

                             
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                                   11401
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 15, 2026
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 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Palmesano)
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities  law,  in  relation  to  expanded
   approval power
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 1853 of the public authorities  law,  as  added  by
 chapter 210 of the laws of 1962, is amended to read as follows:
   §  1853.  Approval power of the governor AND LEGISLATURE. 1. No action
 taken at any meeting of the authority shall have force or  effect  until
 the  governor, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE
 ASSEMBLY, THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE, AND THE MINORITY LEADER  OF
 THE ASSEMBLY shall have an opportunity to approve or veto the same.
   2.  For  the purpose of procuring such approval or veto, the authority
 shall by rule designate an officer of the authority to transmit  to  THE
 FOLLOWING:  the  governor at the executive chamber in Albany, THE TEMPO-
 RARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AT THEIR ALBANY OFFICE, THE SPEAKER OF  THE
 ASSEMBLY  AT  THEIR  ALBANY OFFICE, THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE AT
 THEIR ALBANY OFFICE, AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE  ASSEMBLY  AT  THEIR
 ALBANY  OFFICE  a  certified copy of the minutes of every meeting of the
 authority as soon after the holding of such meeting as such minutes  can
 be written out. The governor, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE
 SPEAKER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY,  THE  MINORITY  LEADER OF THE SENATE AND THE
 MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY shall, within fifteen  days  after  such
 minutes  shall  have been delivered [to the executive chamber] as afore-
 said, cause the same to be returned to the authority either  with  [his]
 THEIR approval or with [his] THEIR veto of any action therein recited as
 having  been  taken, provided, however, that if the governor, THE TEMPO-
 RARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE  MINORITY
 LEADER  OF  THE SENATE, OR THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY shall not
 return the said minutes within the said period then  at  the  expiration
 thereof  any  action  therein  recited  shall have full force and effect
 according to the wording thereof.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15533-02-6
              

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   3. If the governor, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER
 OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE OR THE MINORITY LEAD-
 ER OF THE ASSEMBLY within the said period returns the said minutes  with
 a  veto  against  any  action recited therein, then such action shall be
 null and void.
   4. The governor, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF
 THE  ASSEMBLY, THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE, OR THE MINORITY LEADER
 OF THE ASSEMBLY may by  order  filed  with  the  authority  relieve  the
 authority  from the duty of procuring [his] THEIR approval of its action
 upon any particular matter  or  class  of  matters,  and  thereupon  the
 authority shall be relieved from reporting the same to [him] THEM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.