Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to transportation |
Jan 17, 2013 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S2396
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- 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
Actions
2013-S2396 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3133
- 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:
A1081
2017-2018: A7159
2019-2020: A3341
2013-S2396 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2396 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the composition of the board of the Niagara Frontier transportation authority PURPOSE: To provide two representatives of the transit dependent community and/or people with disabilities with voting positions on the NFTA Board of Commissioners. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends subdivision 1 of section 1299-c of the public authorities law to provide two representatives of the transit dependent community and/or people with disabilities with voting positions on the NFTA Board of Commissioners. JUSTIFICATION: Under current law, the NFTA Board of Commissioners consists of one chairman, ten voting members, and two non-voting members. One non-voting member represents the Authority's largest labor organization, and the second non-voting member represents the transit dependent community and/or people with disabilities. Under this bill, the number of voting members of the Board (in addition to the Chairman) would increase from ten to twelve. The two additional voting members would be representatives of the transit dependent community and/or people with disabilities. The non-voting member representing the Authority's largest labor union will remain as
2013-S2396 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2396 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 17, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAZIARZ -- 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 board 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. Subdivision 1 of section 1299-c of the public authorities law, as amended by chapter 220 of the laws of 2012 and paragraph (c) as amended by chapter 176 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows: 1. (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, [ten] TWELVE other members and shall have [two] ONE non-voting [members] MEMBER as described in [paragraphs (b) and (c)] PARAGRAPH (B) of this subdivision appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate. The chairman and all members shall be residents of the district. Of the [ten] TWELVE members other than the chairman, one shall be appointed upon the written recommendation of the Erie coun- ty executive [and], one shall be appointed upon the written recommenda- tion of the Erie county legislature, AND TWO SHALL BE APPOINTED AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TRANSIT DEPENDENT COMMUNITY AND/OR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. The chairman and each of the members shall be appointed for a term of eight years, provided however, that the chairman 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- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02127-01-3
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.