NY State Senate Bill 2025-S6341

Senate Bill S6341

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Amends the membership of the New York city water board to include the five borough presidents

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities 1 Committee

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 13, 2025	reported and committed to cities 1
Mar 11, 2025	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Votes

- May 13, 2025 - Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee Vote
  S6341
  
  6
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee Vote: May 13, 2025
      
      aye (6)
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Mattera
      
      Ramos
      
      Skoufis
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Martins

2025-S6341 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Cities 1
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1045-f, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S7408
2015-2016: S3763
2017-2018: S4091
2019-2020: S2262
2021-2022: S3423
2023-2024: S4725

2025-S6341 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends the membership of the New York city water board to include the five borough presidents, the mayor or a public member appointed by the mayor and a public member appointed by the governor who has experience in the science of water resource development.

2025-S6341 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6341

SPONSOR: SANDERS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the member-
ship of the board of directors of the New York city water board

 
PURPOSE:

To amend the New York City Water Board to include the five NYC Borough
Presidents.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

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 include the
borough president of each borough of the city of New York, the mayor or
a public member appointed by the mayor and a public member appointed by
the governor who has experience in the science of water resource devel-
opment.

Section 2 is the effective date.

 
EXISTING LAW:

There is currently no civil cause of action for workplace abuse.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Currently, the Water Board consists of seven members appointed by the
Mayor. In addition, the Mayor appoints the Chairman from the members he
selects for the Board. A majority of the members constitutes a quorum
for the transaction of any business, including raising the water rate.

This legislation changes the composition of the Water Board to include
the five Borough Presidents of New York city as part of the seven member
Board. It will give fair representation on establishing fee rates on any
future water hikes by including a voice from each Borough for input in
discussions and having a vote at the table. City residents and busi-
nesses will feel their individual concerns can be represented and taken
into account during any negotiations that could result in a water rate
hike.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021-22 REFERRED TO SENATE CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

2021-22 referred to assembly corporations, authorities and commissions

2019-20 REFERRED TO SENATE CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

2019-20 referred to assembly corporations, authorities and commissions

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S6341 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6341
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 11, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
   and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the member-
   ship of the board of directors of the New York city 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.  The  water  board shall consist of seven members [appointed by the
 mayor]  AS FOLLOWS: THE BOROUGH PRESIDENT OF EACH BOROUGH OF THE CITY OF
 NEW YORK, THE MAYOR OR A PUBLIC MEMBER APPOINTED  BY  THE  MAYOR  AND  A
 PUBLIC  MEMBER  APPOINTED  BY  THE  GOVERNOR  WHO  HAS EXPERIENCE IN THE
 SCIENCE OF WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT.  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 expe-
 rience in the science of water resource development.] No member shall be
 a director of the authority.   The  mayor  shall  appoint  a  [chairman]
 CHAIRPERSON  from  among  the  members  of  the board. All members shall
 continue to hold office until their successors are appointed and  quali-
 fied.  Vacancies  shall  be  filled  in the manner provided for original
 appointments. Vacancies, occurring otherwise 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.
                                                            LBD03374-01-5

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