Senate Bill S2340

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Directs the NYS Thruway Authority and NYS Bridge Authority to jointly study and report on methods to share services and combine functions and on feasibility of merging as a single entity

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

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2015-S2340 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4197
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S1723, A41
2019-2020: A190
2021-2022: A1056

2015-S2340 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the NYS Thruway Authority and NYS Bridge Authority to jointly study and report on methods to share services and combine functions and on feasibility of merging as a single entity; requires a report be issued to the governor and legislature within one year from the effective date.

2015-S2340 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2340 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2340

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT in relation to directing the New York State Thruway Authority and
  the New York State Bridge Authority to jointly  study  and  report  on
  methods  that  can  be implemented to share services and combine func-
  tions, and on the feasibility of merging into a single entity

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  1.  The New York state thruway authority and the New York
state bridge authority shall jointly conduct  a  study  to  explore  the
sharing  and  consolidation of services and functions in order to reduce
each authority's  overall  administrative,  operational  and/or  capital
costs.  Such  authorities  shall additionally conduct a study to explore
the feasibility of a merger of the authorities  into  a  single  entity.
Such  authorities  may  employ  the  use  of  outside consultants in the
conducting of either study, subject to competitive bidding requirements.
  a. Sharing and consolidation of services study.  The  joint  study  to
explore  the  sharing and consolidation of services and functions should
be designed with the ultimate goal of streamlining the functions of each
authority in order to reduce overall costs  and  increase  efficiencies,
and  shall  include, at a minimum, an examination of methods that can be
implemented by each authority in order to:
  (i) consolidate central administrative functions, such as  purchasing,
personnel management, hiring and employee benefits administration;
  (ii)  consolidate  or  share  optional functions, such as maintenance,
security services, toll collections and payment processing; and
  (iii) develop and implement a joint capital  plan  whereby  long  term
capital  projects  at each individual authority are jointly designed and
constructed.
  b. Merger study. The joint study to explore the feasibility of a merg-
er of the New York state thruway authority and the New York state bridge

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08325-01-5
              

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