Requires one trustee of the New York Power Authority be a resident of St. Lawrence county and one trustee to be a resident of Niagara county.

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S2601-2011 Actions

• Mar 5, 2012: referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
• Mar 5, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Mar 5, 2012: PASSED SENATE
• Feb 29, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Feb 15, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Feb 14, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.205
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
• Jan 4, 2012: returned to senate
• Jan 4, 2012: died in assembly
• Jun 14, 2011: referred to aging
• Jun 14, 2011: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jun 14, 2011: PASSED SENATE
• Feb 15, 2011: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Feb 14, 2011: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Feb 8, 2011: 1ST REPORT CAL.69
• Jan 26, 2011: REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

S2601-2011 Meetings

Energy and Telecommunications: Feb 8, 2011, Energy and Telecommunications: Feb 14, 2012

S2601-2011 Calendars

Active List: Mar 5, 2012 , Active List: Jun 14, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Feb 14, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Feb 15, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Feb 15, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Feb 28, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Feb 29, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Mar 1, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 1, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Mar 2, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 3, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 5, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Mar 7, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 8, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 9, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 10, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 14, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 15, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 16, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 21, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 22, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 23, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 24, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 28, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 29, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 30, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Mar 31, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Apr 4, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Apr 5, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Apr 6, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Apr 11, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Apr 12, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Apr 13, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 2, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 3, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 4, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 9, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 10, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 11, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 16, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 17, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 18, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 23, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 24, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 25, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 1, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 2, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 6, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 7, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 13, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 14, 2011

S2601-2011 Votes

S2601-2011 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
businesses hundreds of millions of dollars a year. However, the
citizen, of Niagara County have no representation on the power
Authorities Board of Trustees.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.3560 of 2010

FISCAL IMPLICATION:
None to the state.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S2601-2011 Text

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

                                    2601

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                              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