Bill Text: NY A08395 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Changes the composition of the board of directors of the Executive Mansion Trust.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-03-10 - 3RD READING CAL.51 [A08395 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-A08395-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8395
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 19, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. McENENY, ENGLEBRIGHT, CANESTRARI, BRODSKY, REIL-
LY, GORDON -- (at request of the Governor) -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Tourism, Arts and Sports Development
AN ACT to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to the
composition of the board of directors of the Executive Mansion Trust
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of section 54.05 of the arts
2 and cultural affairs law, as added by chapter 57 of the laws of 1993,
3 are amended to read as follows:
4 1. A trust known as the "Executive Mansion Trust" is hereby created.
5 The trust shall be a body corporate and politic and its existence shall
6 commence upon the appointment of the [members] CORPORATE DIRECTORS as
7 herein provided.
8 2. The CORPORATE DIRECTORS OF THE trust shall consist of the commis-
9 sioner of general services, the commissioner of parks, recreation and
10 historic preservation, the commissioner of education[, the chairman of
11 the board of trustees of the New-York Historical Society] and [a] TWELVE
12 private [citizen] INDIVIDUALS appointed [to a three-year term of member-
13 ship by the governor; such private citizen shall be a person known for
14 professional competence and experience in the field of history, archi-
15 tecture, art, design or museum services] BY THE GOVERNOR, AT LEAST FOUR
16 OF WHOM SHALL HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF HISTORY, ARCHITECTURE,
17 ENGINEERING, PRESERVATION, FINANCE, ART, DESIGN OR MUSEUM SERVICES. The
18 director of the budget [and a designee of the governor] shall serve as A
19 non-voting [members] DIRECTOR of the trust. THE DIRECTORS OF THE TRUST
20 APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR SHALL SERVE FOR TERMS OF THREE YEARS;
21 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT OF THE DIRECTORS FIRST APPOINTED BY THE GOVER-
22 NOR, FOUR SHALL SERVE A TERM OF ONE YEAR, FOUR SHALL SERVE A TERM OF TWO
23 YEARS AND FOUR SHALL SERVE A TERM OF THREE YEARS, AS DESIGNATED BY THE
24 GOVERNOR. THE DIRECTORS OF THE TRUST MAY SOLICIT, ON BEHALF OF THE TRUST
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 AND IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS CORPORATE PURPOSES, GIFTS, DEVISES AND
2 BEQUESTS TO BE DELIVERED TO OR ON BEHALF OF THE TRUST.
3 3. The powers of the trust shall be vested in and exercised by a
4 majority of the voting [members] DIRECTORS thereof.
5 4. The [commissioner of general services] GOVERNOR shall [serve as]
6 DESIGNATE A chairperson OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS of the trust.
7 5. The [members] DIRECTORS of the trust shall serve without compen-
8 sation, but shall be entitled to reimbursement of their actual and
9 necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.
10 S 2. Section 54.17 of the arts and cultural affairs law, as added by
11 chapter 57 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
12 S 54.17. [Members] DIRECTORS and employees not to profit. No officer,
13 [member] DIRECTOR or employee of the trust shall receive or may be
14 lawfully entitled to receive any pecuniary profit from the operation
15 thereof except reasonable compensation for services in effecting one or
16 more of its purposes as set forth in this title.
17 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
