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Senate Bill S5164

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the Long Island rail road commuter's council

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Current Bill Status Via A5134 - Passed Senate

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2025-S5164 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5134
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266-d, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S8927, A9915

2025-S5164 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Decreases the vacancy appointments by the county executives of Nassau, Suffolk, Queens or Brooklyn county from three members each to one member each.

2025-S5164 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S5164 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5164
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 19, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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  process
   for filling vacancies on the Long Island rail road commuter's council
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 1266-d of the  public  authorities
 law,  as  amended by chapter 802 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read
 as follows:
   2. Such council shall consist of thirteen members who shall be  commu-
 ters who regularly use the transportation services of such railroad, and
 who  shall  be  residents of Nassau, Suffolk, Queens or Brooklyn county.
 Members shall be appointed by the governor upon  the  recommendation  of
 the  county  executive of each such county, provided, however, that such
 members shall be chosen from a list of ten names submitted by each  such
 county  executive  and  provided  further  however that no more than six
 members of such council  shall  be  residents  of  either  such  county.
 Provided, however, that one member shall be appointed on the recommenda-
 tion  of  the  borough  president  of  Queens  and  one  member shall be
 appointed on the recommendation of the borough  president  of  Brooklyn.
 Provided,  however,  that one member shall be appointed who has a demon-
 strated expertise or  interest  in  the  promotion  and  development  of
 improved  bicycle  and  pedestrian access at bridges, stations and other
 facilities operated by the authority  and  its  affiliates  and  subsid-
 iaries.  Vacancies  occurring  in the membership of the council shall be
 filled in the same manner as original appointments,  provided,  however,
 that  such vacancy shall be filled from a list of [three names] ONE NAME
 submitted by each such county executive.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06110-01-5

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