Bill Text: NY A03788 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates a temporary state commission to determine the legal issues and costs regarding the future of the New York State thruway authority.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to transportation [A03788 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A03788-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3788
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 27, 2011
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       Introduced by M. of A. MORELLE, DESTITO -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Transportation
       AN  ACT  providing  for  the creation of a temporary state commission to
         determine the legal issues and costs regarding the future of  the  New
         York  State  thruway  authority  and  providing for the repeal of such
         provisions upon expiration thereof
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. A temporary state commission, to be known as the commission
    2  on  the  future  of  the  New  York State thruway authority, hereinafter
    3  referred to as the commission, is hereby created  to  examine,  evaluate
    4  and  to determine the legal issues and costs regarding the future of the
    5  New York State thruway  authority.  Specifically  the  commission  shall
    6  examine at least the following:
    7    (a)  the legal implications if the New York State thruway authority is
    8  abolished;
    9    (b) the projected costs if the New York  State  thruway  authority  is
   10  abolished; and
   11    (c)  the  projected time frame if the New York State thruway authority
   12  is abolished.
   13    S 2. The commission shall consist of thirteen members to be  appointed
   14  as  follows:  seven members to be appointed by the governor; two members
   15  to be appointed by the temporary president of the senate; two members to
   16  be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; one member to be  appointed
   17  by  the  minority  leader  of the senate; and one to be appointed by the
   18  minority leader of the assembly. A commissioner shall  be  appointed  by
   19  the governor from among his appointees. Vacancies shall be filled in the
   20  same manner as the original appointments.
   21    S  3.  The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for
   22  their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
   23  incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder.  To  the  maximum
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  extent feasible, the commission shall be entitled to request and receive
    2  and  shall  utilize and be provided with such facilities, resources, and
    3  data of any court, department, division, board, bureau,  commission,  or
    4  agency  of  the  state  or any political subdivision thereof as it deems
    5  necessary or desirable to carry out properly its powers and duties here-
    6  under.
    7    S 4. The commission may employ and at pleasure remove  such  personnel
    8  as  it  may  deem necessary for the performance of its functions and fix
    9  their compensation within the amounts made available therefor.
   10    S 5. The commission shall meet within the  state,  shall  hold  public
   11  hearings,  and  shall  have  all  the  powers of a legislative committee
   12  pursuant to the legislative law.
   13    S 6. The commission shall submit its findings and recommendations  for
   14  the  future  of  the New York State thruway authority in a report to the
   15  governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of  the
   16  assembly not later than one year after it first convenes.
   17    S 7. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
   18  it  shall  have  become  a  law, provided, that this act shall remain in
   19  effect until one hundred twenty days after the  commission  submits  the
   20  report required by section six of this act, at which time this act shall
   21  expire  and  be  deemed  repealed. Provided that the commissioner of the
   22  commission on the future of the New York state thruway  authority  shall
   23  notify  the  legislative bill drafting commission upon the occurrence of
   24  the enactment of the legislation provided for in this act in order  that
   25  the  commission may maintain as accurate and timely  effective data base
   26  of the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance
   27  of effectuating the provisions of section 44 of the legislative law  and
   28  section  70-b  of  the  public  officers law. Effective immediately, the
   29  addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
   30  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
   31  to be made on or before such date.