Assembly Bill A1717

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   1717
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BENEDET-
   TO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Author-
   ities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the city of
   New York water board
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 2 of section 1045-f of the public authorities
 law, as added by chapter 513 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   2.  (A) The water board shall consist of seven members TO BE appointed
 [by the mayor.] AS FOLLOWS:
   (I) FOUR MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR;
   (II) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE CITY COUNCIL;
   (III) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK;
 AND
   (IV) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE.
   (B) ALL MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE BOARD MUST BE CONFIRMED BY  THE  CITY
 COUNCIL BEFORE THEY MAY COMMENCE THEIR TERM.
   (C)  Terms of office of the members shall be two years except that the
 terms of four of the board members first appointed shall be one year. At
 least one member shall have experience in the science of water  resource
 development. No member shall be a director of the authority.  [The mayor
 shall  appoint  a  chairman  from  among  the  members of the board.] NO
 APPOINTEE SHALL BE AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY, OR HAVE SERVED IN
 SUCH CAPACITY IN THE PRECEDING SIX MONTH PERIOD.   THE  CHAIR  SHALL  BE
 DULY ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUBJECT TO THE SAME QUORUM AND
 VOTING  REQUIREMENTS  AS  PROVIDED  FOR  IN  SUBDIVISION  SEVEN  OF THIS
 SECTION. All members shall continue to hold office until  their  succes-
 sors  are  appointed  and  qualified.  Vacancies  shall be filled in the
 manner provided for original appointments. Vacancies,  occurring  other-
 wise  than  by expiration of term of office, shall be filled in the same
 manner as original appointments for the unexpired terms.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
              

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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