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Senate Bill S3092

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to adding two more members to the Niagara Frontier transportation authority

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2025-S3092 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1299-c, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6360
2017-2018: S1752
2019-2020: S288
2021-2022: S3500
2023-2024: S1656

2025-S3092 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to adding two more members to the Niagara Frontier transportation authority.

2025-S3092 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S3092 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3092
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the  composi-
   tion of the Niagara Frontier 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  1299-c  of  the
 public  authorities  law, as amended by chapter 801 of the laws of 2022,
 is amended to read as follows:
   (a) There is  hereby  created  the  "Niagara  Frontier  transportation
 authority."  The authority shall be a body corporate and politic consti-
 tuting a public benefit corporation. The authority shall  consist  of  a
 [chairman]  CHAIR,  [ten]  TWELVE voting members and shall have one non-
 voting  member  as  described  in  paragraph  (b)  of  this  subdivision
 appointed  by  the  governor  by  and with the advice and consent of the
 senate. The [chairman] CHAIR and all members shall be residents  of  the
 district.  Of  the [ten] TWELVE voting members other than the [chairman]
 CHAIR, one shall be appointed upon the  written  recommendation  of  the
 Erie county executive, one shall be appointed upon the written recommen-
 dation  of  the Erie county legislature, TWO SHALL BE APPOINTED UPON THE
 WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION OF THE NIAGARA COUNTY LEGISLATURE  and  at  least
 one  shall  be  a transit dependent individual. The [chairman] CHAIR and
 each of the members shall be  appointed  for  a  term  of  eight  years,
 provided  however, that the [chairman] CHAIR first appointed shall serve
 for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-three, and of
 the eight other members first appointed, one  shall  serve  for  a  term
 ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred sixty-eight, two shall serve for
 a  term  ending  June  thirtieth, nineteen hundred sixty-nine, one shall
 serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen  hundred  seventy,  two
 shall  serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-
 one, one shall serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen  hundred
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02786-01-5

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