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Mar 05, 2012 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 29, 2012 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 15, 2012 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 14, 2012 |
1st report cal.205 |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to energy and telecommunications returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 14, 2011 |
referred to aging delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 15, 2011 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 14, 2011 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 08, 2011 |
1st report cal.69 |
Jan 26, 2011 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S2601
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R) Senate District
(R, C) 53rd Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2011-S2601 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S2601 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2601 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to appointing a St. Lawrence county resident and a Niagara county resident to the power authority of the state of New York PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Requires one NYPA trustee to be from Niagara and one from St. Lawrence County. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 1003 of the public authorities law, as amended by chapter 766 of the laws of 2005, in order to provide that the New York power Authority Board of Trustees Contains one Trustee who resides in Niagara County. Further, the Board of Trustees will also contain one member who resides in St. Lawrence County. JUSTIFICATION: The Niagara power project is the biggest electricity producer in New York State and according to the New York power Authority generates 2.4 million kilowatts--enough power to light 24 million 100-watt bulbs at once. This low-cost electricity saves the state's residents and
2011-S2601 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2601 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 26, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GRISANTI, MAZIARZ, GRIFFO, RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to appointing a St. Lawrence county resident and a Niagara county resident to the power authority of the state of New York THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 1003 of the public author- ities law, as amended by chapter 766 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: The authority shall consist of seven trustees, five of whom shall serve respectively for terms of one, two, three, four and five years, to be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate. The sixth and seventh trustees shall be appointed by the gover- nor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, and shall serve initial terms of one and two years respectively. ONE TRUSTEE SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY AND ONE TRUSTEE SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF NIAGARA COUNTY. Each trustee shall hold office until a successor has been appointed and qualified. At the expiration of the term of each trustee and of each succeeding trustee the governor shall, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint a successor, who shall hold office for a term of five years, or until a successor has been appointed and qualified. In the event of a vacancy occurring in the office of the trustee by death, resignation or otherwise, the governor shall, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint a successor, who shall hold office for the unexpired term. Four trustees shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of organizing the authority and conducting the business thereof. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08032-01-1
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