S5415-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Extends certain provisions relating to the membership composition of the metropolitan transportation authority board

Relates to the membership composition of the metropolitan transportation authority and the establishment of specific committees to assist the chairman of such authority.

Sponsor: FUSCHILLO / Co-sponsor(s): DILAN
Law Section: Public Authorities / Law: Amd S3, Chap 549 of 1994

S5415-2011 Actions

Sep 23, 2011: SIGNED CHAP.576
Sep 12, 2011: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
Jun 16, 2011: returned to senate
Jun 16, 2011: passed assembly
Jun 14, 2011: ordered to third reading rules cal.154
Jun 14, 2011: substituted for a7898
Jun 13, 2011: referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
Jun 13, 2011: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
Jun 13, 2011: PASSED SENATE
Jun 2, 2011: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Jun 1, 2011: 2ND REPORT CAL.
Jun 1, 2011: AMENDED 5415A
May 25, 2011: 1ST REPORT CAL.870
May 19, 2011: REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

S5415-2011 Meetings

Corporations, Authorities and Commissions: May 25, 2011

S5415-2011 Calendars

Floor Calendar: Jun 1, 2011

S5415-2011 Votes

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Corporations, Authorities and Commissions - May 25, 2011

Ayes (5): Ranzenhofer, Flanagan, Larkin, Martins, Perkins
Excused (1): Squadron

VOTE: FLOOR VOTE: - Jun 13, 2011

Ayes (62): Adams, Addabbo, Alesi, Avella, Ball, Bonacic, Breslin, Carlucci, DeFrancisco, Diaz, Dilan, Duane, Espaillat, Farley, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Gianaris, Golden, Griffo, Grisanti, Hannon, Hassell-Thomps, Huntley, Johnson, Kennedy, Klein, Krueger, Kruger, Lanza, Larkin, LaValle, Libous, Little, Marcellino, Martins, Maziarz, McDonald, Montgomery, Nozzolio, O'Mara, Oppenheimer, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Ranzenhofer, Ritchie, Rivera, Robach, Saland, Sampson, Savino, Serrano, Seward, Skelos, Smith, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousin, Valesky, Young, Zeldin

S5415-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S5415

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 metropol-
itan transportation authority board, in relation to extending the effec-
tiveness of such provisions

PURPOSE:
Chapter 2 of the laws of 2010 extended from January 1, 2010 to January
1, 2012 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,
2014.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of the bill extends chapter 2 of the laws of 2010 from January
1, 2012 to January 1, 2014.

Section 3 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 some-
what 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 can not both represent the same
MTA agency. This is to ensure that there is always one subway/bus repre-
sentative (rider or labor) and one commuter railroad (rider or labor)
representative. As with regular prospective MTA members, non-voting 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 ulti-
mately benefits the Board and the MTA users.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S5415-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
                                          5415
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 May 19, 2011
 
 Introduced  by Sens. FUSCHILLO, DILAN -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Corporations,
 Authorities and Commissions
 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 2 of
 the laws of 2010, 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, [2012] 2014 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.
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S5415-2011: Extends certain provisions relating to the membership composition of the metropolitan transportation authority board