Bill Text: NY A09410 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Directs the Port Authority to provide information concerning services for human trafficking victims in Port Authority bus terminals.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-07-20 - signed chap.390 [A09410 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-A09410-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9410 IN ASSEMBLY March 2, 2022 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend chapter 154 of the laws of 1921, relating to the port authority of New York and New Jersey, in relation to information concerning services for human trafficking victims in Port Authority bus terminals The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subparagraphs 4 and 5 of paragraph f of subdivision 3 of 2 article 4 of section 1 of chapter 154 of the laws of 1921, relating to 3 the port authority of New York and New Jersey, as amended by chapter 559 4 of the laws of 2015, are amended and a new subparagraph 6 is added to 5 read as follows: 6 (4) establish a policy requiring all commissioners, officers, and 7 employees with decision-making authority to maintain records regarding 8 contact with lobbyists. As used in this subsection: (i) "contact" means 9 any conversation, in person or by telephonic or other electronic means, 10 or correspondence between any lobbyist engaged in the act of lobbying 11 and any person within the port authority who can make or influence a 12 decision on the subject of the lobbying on the behalf of the port 13 authority, and shall include, at a minimum, all members of the board of 14 commissioners and all officers of the port authority, (ii) "lobbyist" 15 shall have the same meaning as defined in the laws or, rules or regu- 16 lations of either state, and (iii) "lobbying" shall mean and include any 17 attempt to influence: (a) the adoption or rejection of any rule or regu- 18 lation having the force and effect of law by the port authority, (b) the 19 outcome of any proceeding by the port authority to establish, levy or 20 collect fees, tolls, charges or fares, and (c) the authorization, 21 approval or award of any agreements, contracts or purchase orders, 22 including any settlement of port authority claims, or any extension, 23 amendment or modification of any existing agreement, contract or order; 24 [and] 25 (5) have an efficiency study of the port authority and its operations 26 conducted by an independent entity within three years of the effective EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14906-03-2A. 9410 2 1 date of this section and thereafter upon the request of the governors of 2 New York and New Jersey, and if no request is made, no later than three 3 years after the most recent efficiency study was conducted[.]; and 4 (6) information concerning services for human trafficking victims in 5 port authority bus terminals. 1. Any bus terminal maintained or operated 6 by the port authority shall make available in plain view and in a 7 conspicuous place and manner in the public restrooms, informational 8 cards and/or signs developed by: 9 (a) the office of temporary and disability assistance in consultation 10 with the New York state interagency task force on human trafficking; or 11 (b) the United States Department of Homeland Security. 12 2. All informational cards and signs shall only contain information 13 concerning services for human trafficking victims and shall prominently 14 include the national human trafficking hotline telephone number. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 16 have become a law; provided, however that this act shall take effect 17 upon the enactment into law by the state of New Jersey of legislation 18 having an identical effect with this act, but if the state of New Jersey 19 shall have already enacted such legislation, this act shall take effect 20 immediately; provided that the chairman of the port authority of New 21 Jersey shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission upon the 22 occurrence of the enactment of the legislation provided for in section 23 one of this act in order that the commission may maintain an accurate 24 and timely effective database of the official text of the laws of the 25 state of New York in furtherance of effectuating the provisions of 26 section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the public offi- 27 cers law.