Sponsor:
DILAN
Co-sponsor(s): DIAZ, HASSELL-THOMPSON, MONTGOMERY
Committee: TRANSPORTATION
Law Section: Public Authorities
Co-sponsor(s): DIAZ, HASSELL-THOMPSON, MONTGOMERY
Committee: TRANSPORTATION
Law Section: Public Authorities
S4480 Summary
Relates to the membership composition of the metropolitan transportation authority and the establishment of specific committees to assist the chairman of such authority.S4480 Actions
S4480C - ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.15 - Jan 25, 2010S4480C - AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO RULES - Jan 20, 2010
S4480C - PRINT NUMBER 4480C - Jan 20, 2010
S4480C - REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES - Jan 20, 2010
S4480B - PRINT NUMBER 4480B - Jan 12, 2010
S4480B - REPORTED WITH ADMENDMENTS (T) AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE - Jan 12, 2010
S4480A - AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION - Jan 7, 2010
S4480A - PRINT NUMBER 4480A - Jan 7, 2010
S4480 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION - Jan 6, 2010
S4480 - COMMITTED TO RULES - Jul 16, 2009
S4480 - ADVANCED TO THIRD READING - Jun 4, 2009
S4480 - 2ND REPORT CAL. - Jun 3, 2009
S4480 - 1ST REPORT CAL.554 - Jun 2, 2009
S4480 - REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE - May 19, 2009
S4480 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION - Apr 23, 2009
S4480 Calendars
S4480 Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4480
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend chapter 549 of the laws of 1994, amending the public authorities law relating to the membership composition of the metropolitan transportation authority board, in relation to extending the effectiveness of such provisions
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : Chapter 415 of the laws of 2007 extended from January 1, 2008 to January 1, 2010 provisions relating to the composition of the MTA Board to include two non-voting members (one to represent the riders and one to represent labor). This bill extends the sunset provision to January 1, 2012.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
Section 1 of the bill extends chapter 415 of the laws of 2007 from January 1, 2010 to January 1, 2012.
Section 2 is the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION : The two non-voting members of the MTA Board serve rotating 18-month terms with 4 alternate non-voting members. The objective of this somewhat confusing system of rotating non-voting members is to have one non-voting member representing the commuters (the users of transit, Long Island Railroad or Metro-North Railroad) interests and one non-voting member representing labor (transit, Long Island Railroad or Metro North Railroad) interests, with the only restriction being that the two non-voting members serving at anyone time cannot both represent the same MTA agency. This is to ensure that there is always one subway/bus representative (rider or labor) and one commuter railroad (rider or labor) representative. As with regular prospective MTA members, nonvoting and alternate members must be confirmed by the New York State Senate. This provision of law should be extended to allow two non-voting members to continue to serve on the Board. The inclusion of both rider and labor viewpoints at the MTA Board level broadens participation and ultimately benefits the Board and the MTA users.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY : New bill. FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS : None.
EFFECTIVE DATE : Immediate.
S4480 Text
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K4480
2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N SENATE April 23, 2009
Introduced by Sen. DILAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend chapter 549 of the laws of 1994, amending the public authorities law relating to the membership composition of the metro politan transportation authority board, in relation to extending the effectiveness of such provisions
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
Section 3 of chapter 549 of the laws of 1994, amending the public authorities law relating to the membership composition of the metropolitan transportation authority board, as amended by chapter 415 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
S 3. This act shall take effect January 1, 1995 and shall expire and be deemed repealed on January 1, [2010] 2012 and upon such date the provisions of law amended by this act shall revert to and be read as if the provisions of this act had not been enacted.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10632-01-9
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