Bill Text: NY A05410 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to appointments to the water board of the city of New York.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-06-16 - reported referred to rules [A05410 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A05410-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5410
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 25, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AUBRY,
         BARRON, BENEDETTO, BRENNAN, DenDEKKER, GIBSON,  GOLDFEDER,  GOTTFRIED,
         MAISEL,  MILLER,  ROBINSON,  STEVENSON,  WEINSTEIN  --  read  once and
         referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
       AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the  city  of
         New York water board
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 1045-f of the  public  authorities
    2  law,  as added by chapter 513 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as
    3  follows:
    4    2. (A) The water board shall consist of seven members TO BE  appointed
    5  [by the mayor.] AS FOLLOWS:
    6    (I) FOUR MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR;
    7    (II) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE CITY COUNCIL;
    8    (III) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK;
    9  AND
   10    (IV) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE.
   11    (B)  ALL  MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE BOARD MUST BE CONFIRMED BY THE CITY
   12  COUNCIL BEFORE THEY MAY COMMENCE THEIR TERM.
   13    (C) Terms of office of the members shall be two years except that  the
   14  terms of four of the board members first appointed shall be one year. At
   15  least  one member shall have experience in the science of water resource
   16  development. No member shall be a director of the authority.  [The mayor
   17  shall appoint a chairman from  among  the  members  of  the  board.]  NO
   18  APPOINTEE SHALL BE AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY, OR HAVE SERVED IN
   19  SUCH  CAPACITY IN THE PRECEDING SIX MONTH PERIOD.  THE CHAIRMAN SHALL BE
   20  DULY ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUBJECT TO THE SAME QUORUM AND
   21  VOTING REQUIREMENTS  AS  PROVIDED  FOR  IN  SUBDIVISION  SEVEN  OF  THIS
   22  SECTION.  All  members shall continue to hold office until their succes-
   23  sors are appointed and qualified.  Vacancies  shall  be  filled  in  the
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD02705-02-3
       A. 5410                             2
    1  manner  provided  for original appointments. Vacancies, occurring other-
    2  wise than by expiration of term of office, shall be filled in  the  same
    3  manner as original appointments for the unexpired terms.
    4    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.