Bill Text: NY A03708 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 3708 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides for the reestablishment of the Westchester Parkway Commission, to advise the commissioner of transportation regarding the operation and maintenance of the special parkways within the county of Westchester.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to transportation [A03708 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A03708-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3708
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 28, 2013
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       Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Transportation
       AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in  relation  to  reestablishing
         the Westchester parkway commission
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The transportation law is amended by adding a  new  article
    2  14 to read as follows:
    3                                 ARTICLE 14
    4                       WESTCHESTER PARKWAY COMMISSION
    5  SECTION 310. WESTCHESTER PARKWAY COMMISSION.
    6          311. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.
    7          312. MEETINGS OF THE COMMISSION.
    8    S  310. WESTCHESTER PARKWAY COMMISSION. 1. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED THE
    9  WESTCHESTER PARKWAY COMMISSION. THE  COMMISSION  SHALL  BE  AN  ADVISORY
   10  COUNCIL  TO  THE  COMMISSIONER WITH RESPECT TO THE OPERATION AND MAINTE-
   11  NANCE OF THE SPECIAL PARKWAYS WITHIN THE COUNTY  OF  WESTCHESTER  DESIG-
   12  NATED  IN  SECTION  SEVENTY  OF THIS CHAPTER AND WITH RESPECT TO CAPITAL
   13  PROJECTS TO BE UNDERTAKEN.
   14    2. THE COMMISSION SHALL BE COMPOSED OF FIVE MEMBERS. THE MEMBERS SHALL
   15  BE RESIDENTS  OF  THE  COUNTY  OF  WESTCHESTER.  THE  MEMBERS  SHALL  BE
   16  APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE AND,
   17  EXCEPT FOR THE INITIAL APPOINTMENT TERMS, SHALL SERVE FOR A TERM OF FOUR
   18  YEARS. THE GOVERNOR SHALL MAKE SUCH APPOINTMENTS, ONE UPON THE RECOMMEN-
   19  DATION  OF THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND ONE UPON THE RECOM-
   20  MENDATION OF THE SPEAKER OF THE  ASSEMBLY,  EACH  INITIAL  APPOINTEE  TO
   21  SERVE  FOR A TERM OF ONE YEAR; ONE FROM A LIST OF NAMES SUBMITTED BY THE
   22  COUNTY EXECUTIVE, WHICH INITIAL APPOINTEE SHALL SERVE A  TERM  OF  THREE
   23  YEARS;  ONE  FROM  A  LIST  OF NAMES SUBMITTED BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE
   24  COUNTY LEGISLATIVE BODY, WHICH INITIAL APPOINTEE SHALL SERVE FOR A  TERM
   25  OF  TWO YEARS; AND ONE WHO SHALL BE THE CHAIRPERSON AS DESIGNATED BY THE
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD07565-01-3
       A. 3708                             2
    1  GOVERNOR, WHICH INITIAL APPOINTEE SHALL SERVE FOR A TERM OF FOUR  YEARS.
    2  IN  THE  EVENT  OF  A  VACANCY,  THE VACANCY SHALL BE FILLED IN THE SAME
    3  MANNER AS THE ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT. THE  COMMISSIONER,  OR  HIS  OR  HER
    4  DESIGNEE, SHALL BE AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION. MEMBERS SHALL
    5  NOT  RECEIVE  A  SALARY  OR  OTHER COMPENSATION, BUT SHALL BE REIMBURSED
    6  THEIR ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR
    7  OFFICIAL DUTIES.
    8    S 311. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE  COMMISSION.  THE  WESTCHESTER
    9  PARKWAY COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING POWERS AND DUTIES:
   10    1.  TO  ASSIST  IN  THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS FOR THE OPERATION AND
   11  MAINTENANCE OF THE SPECIAL PARKWAYS IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY AND TO  ADVISE
   12  THE COMMISSIONER WITH REGARD TO SUCH STANDARDS FOR OPERATION AND MAINTE-
   13  NANCE ON SUCH PARKWAYS.
   14    2.  TO  MONITOR  THE  PARKWAY  OPERATION  AND  MAINTENANCE  ACTIVITIES
   15  PERFORMED ON THE SPECIAL PARKWAYS IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY BY  THE  DEPART-
   16  MENT  AND  TO  ADVISE AND REPORT TO THE COMMISSIONER WHETHER OR NOT SUCH
   17  STANDARDS AS MAY HAVE BEEN ADOPTED ARE BEING MET.
   18    3. TO ACT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMISSIONER WITH RESPECT TO ASSESS-
   19  MENT OF PARKWAY CAPITAL NEEDS AND EVALUATION  OF  PROJECT  ALTERNATIVES,
   20  AND PRIORITIES RELATING THERETO.
   21    S  312. MEETINGS OF THE COMMISSION. THE WESTCHESTER PARKWAY COMMISSION
   22  SHALL MEET AT LEAST FOUR TIMES A YEAR AT THE CALL  OF  THE  COMMISSIONER
   23  AND  SHALL  KEEP A RECORD OF ALL OF ITS PROCEEDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
   24  STAFF SERVICES FOR THE COMMISSION SHALL BE PERFORMED BY PERSONNEL OF THE
   25  DEPARTMENT. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DESIGNATE AN EXECUTIVE SECRETARY FROM
   26  AMONG THE STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT, WHO SHALL ACT AS  THE  ADMINISTRATIVE
   27  AGENT  OF  THE  COMMISSION  AND  ASSIST THE COMMISSION IN FULFILLING ITS
   28  DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS.
   29    S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
   30  have become a law.