Assembly Bill A5681

                             
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                                   5681
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 19, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. BARCLAY, FRIEND, BRABENEC, SMITH, SMULLEN, MILL-
   ER, MANKTELOW, WALSH, JENSEN, GALLAHAN, LEMONDES,  SIMPSON  --  Multi-
   Sponsored  by  -- M.  of A. K. BROWN, DiPIETRO, FITZPATRICK, HAWLEY --
   read once and referred to the Committee on  Corporations,  Authorities
   and Commissions

 AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the powers,
   functions and duties of the New York state public authorities  control
   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 50 of the public authorities  law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  838 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. The membership of the board shall consist of five persons appointed
 by the governor, of which one shall be upon the  recommendation  of  the
 temporary  president  of  the senate, one upon the recommendation of the
 speaker of the assembly, one upon the  recommendation  of  the  minority
 leader  of  the  senate  and one upon the recommendation of the minority
 leader of the assembly. [The members appointed by the governor upon  the
 recommendation  of  the  minority  leader of the senate and the minority
 leader of the assembly shall be non-voting members whose comments  shall
 be  entered  upon  any  official record of board proceedings in the same
 manner as voting members' comments, unless objection is raised by any of
 the voting members in which case, notwithstanding any provision  of  law
 to  the  contrary,  such  comments by non-voting members shall not be so
 entered.] The term of the members first appointed shall  continue  until
 January  thirty-first,  nineteen  hundred seventy-seven, except that the
 term of the members first appointed  upon  the  recommendations  of  the
 minority  leader  of  the senate and the minority leader of the assembly
 shall continue until January thirty-first, nineteen hundred eighty-four,
 and thereafter their successors shall serve  for  a  term  of  one  year
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03961-01-5
              

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 ending  on January thirty-first in each year. Upon recommendation of the
 nominating party, the governor may replace any member in accordance with
 the provision contained [herein] IN THIS SUBDIVISION for the appointment
 of  members. The governor shall designate one of the members to serve as
 [chairman] CHAIR. The board shall act by unanimous vote of the  [voting]
 members of the board.  Any determination of the board shall be evidenced
 by  a  certification  thereof executed by all the [voting] members. Each
 member of the board shall be entitled to designate a  representative  to
 attend meetings of the board in [his] THEIR place, and to vote or other-
 wise  act  on  [his] THEIR behalf in [his] THEIR absence. Notice of such
 designation shall be furnished in writing to the board by the  designat-
 ing  member.  A representative shall serve at the pleasure of the desig-
 nating member during the member's term of office. A representative shall
 not be authorized to delegate any of [his] THEIR duties or functions  to
 any other person.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.