Bill Text: NY A04898 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 4898 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides veto power to the governor over acts of the power authority of the state of New York.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-10 - held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions [A04898 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A04898-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4898
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 9, 2015
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       Introduced by M. of A. WALTER -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the public authorities law, in relation to providing
         veto power to the governor over acts of the  power  authority  of  the
         state of New York
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    2  section 1003-a to read as follows:
    3    S 1003-A. POWER OF AUTHORITY TO BE APPROVED OR VETOED BY GOVERNOR. THE
    4  EXERCISE  OF  THE  VETO  POWER  OF  THE  GOVERNOR OVER ANY ACTION OF THE
    5  AUTHORITY IS HEREBY GRANTED.
    6    THE GOVERNOR MAY, WITHIN TEN DAYS VETO ANY ACTION TAKEN BY THE AUTHOR-
    7  ITY.  IF THE GOVERNOR SHALL NOT VETO SUCH ACTION OF THE AUTHORITY WITHIN
    8  SUCH TEN DAY PERIOD, THEN AT THE EXPIRATION THEREOF, SUCH  ACTION  SHALL
    9  HAVE FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.
   10    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08262-01-5