Bill Text: NY A07671 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires one trustee of the New York Power Authority be a resident of St. Lawrence County and one trustee to be a resident of Niagara county.
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A07671 Detail]
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7671
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 12, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. RUSSELL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to appointing a
St. Lawrence county resident and a Niagara county resident to 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 opening paragraph of section 1003 of the public author-
2 ities law, as amended by chapter 766 of the laws of 2005, is amended to
3 read as follows:
4 The authority shall consist of seven trustees, five of whom shall
5 serve respectively for terms of one, two, three, four and five years, to
6 be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the
7 senate. The sixth and seventh trustees shall be appointed by the gover-
8 nor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, and shall serve
9 initial terms of one and two years respectively. ONE TRUSTEE SHALL BE A
10 RESIDENT OF ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY AND ONE TRUSTEE SHALL BE A RESIDENT OF
11 NIAGARA COUNTY. Each trustee shall hold office until a successor has
12 been appointed and qualified. At the expiration of the term of each
13 trustee and of each succeeding trustee the governor shall, by and with
14 the advice and consent of the senate, appoint a successor, who shall
15 hold office for a term of five years, or until a successor has been
16 appointed and qualified. In the event of a vacancy occurring in the
17 office of the trustee by death, resignation or otherwise, the governor
18 shall, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint a
19 successor, who shall hold office for the unexpired term. Four trustees
20 shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of organizing the authority
21 and conducting the business thereof.
22 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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