Bill Text: NY A06243 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Increases membership on the New York city transit authority advisory council to seventeen, adding a member appointed upon the recommendation of the council of "LiveOn NY".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A06243 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A06243-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6243 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 3, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to membership on the New York city transit authority advisory council 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 1204-e of the public authorities 2 law, as amended by chapter 125 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read 3 as follows: 4 2. Such council shall consist of [sixteen] seventeen members who shall 5 be commuters who regularly use the transportation services of such 6 authorities. Six of such members shall be appointed by the governor upon 7 the recommendation of the mayor of the city of New York; five upon the 8 recommendation of the president of the city council of the city of New 9 York; [and] five other members appointed upon the recommendation one by 10 each of the borough presidents of the boroughs of the city of New York; 11 and one upon the recommendation of "LiveOn NY". Provided, however, that 12 one member recommended by the mayor of New York shall have a demon- 13 strated expertise or interest in the promotion and development of 14 improved bicycle and pedestrian access at bridges, stations and other 15 facilities operated by the metropolitan transportation authority, as 16 created by section twelve hundred sixty-three of this article, and such 17 authority's affiliates and subsidiaries. The chairman shall be a member 18 selected by the membership of the committee. Each of the members shall 19 serve for a term of two years, provided, however, that of the first 20 appointments, two appointed upon the recommendation of the mayor and two 21 appointed upon the recommendation of the president of the city council 22 shall serve for a term of one year. Vacancies occurring other than by 23 expiration of term shall be filled in the same manner as the original 24 appointments for the balance of the unexpired term. 25 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 26 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06759-01-3