Bill Text: NY S00052 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Establishes the Nassau county and Queens county border task force to review jurisdiction and boundary disputes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-05-16 - referred to local governments [S00052 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S00052-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          52--A
            Cal. No. 744

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                       (Prefiled)

                                     January 6, 2021
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
          reported  favorably  from  said committee, ordered to first and second
          report, ordered to a third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
          retaining its place in the order of third reading

        AN  ACT  relating  to  establishing  the Nassau county and Queens county
          border task force, and  providing  for  its  powers  and  duties;  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 task force, to be known as the Nassau county  and  Queens
     2  county border task force, is hereby created to examine, investigate, and
     3  review  such issues as are related to jurisdiction and boundary disputes
     4  of such counties.
     5    § 2. The task force shall have the power to:
     6    (a) conduct public hearings in furtherance of the performance  of  its
     7  duties under this act;
     8    (b)  request  the attendance of witnesses and the production of books,
     9  records, documents, and other relevant information; and
    10    (c) to recommend legislation consistent  with  the  purposes  of  this
    11  section.
    12    §  3.  The  task force shall consist of seven members appointed by the
    13  governor as follows:
    14    (a) one member appointed on the recommendation of the temporary presi-
    15  dent of the senate;
    16    (b) one member appointed on the recommendation of the speaker  of  the
    17  assembly;
    18    (c)  one member appointed on the recommendation of the minority leader
    19  of the senate;

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    (d) one member appointed on the recommendation of the minority  leader
     2  of the assembly;
     3    (e) one member appointed on the recommendation of the county executive
     4  of the county of Nassau;
     5    (f)  one  member appointed on the recommendation of the borough presi-
     6  dent of the county of Queens; and
     7    (g) one member appointed on the recommendation of  the  superintendent
     8  of the state police.
     9    §  4.  There shall be two chairpersons selected from among the members
    10  of the Nassau county and Queens county border  task  force.  One  chair-
    11  person  shall  be  selected  by  the  county  executive of the county of
    12  Nassau, and one chairperson shall be selected by the  borough  president
    13  of  the  county  of  Queens.  Such chairpersons shall schedule the first
    14  meeting of the task force, which shall be held no later than sixty  days
    15  after the effective date of this act.
    16    §  5.  The  members of the Nassau county and Queens county border task
    17  force shall serve without compensation.
    18    § 6. The state police shall provide the Nassau county and Queens coun-
    19  ty border task force with such data obtained by the  department  as  the
    20  task  force may require to carry out its duties. To the extent practica-
    21  ble, such data shall be provided in a  format  in  accordance  with  the
    22  standards  outlined in the New York state open data handbook pursuant to
    23  executive order ninety-five of two thousand thirteen.
    24    § 7. The Nassau county and Queens county border task force shall issue
    25  a report of its findings and recommendations to the governor, the tempo-
    26  rary president of the senate and the speaker of the  assembly  no  later
    27  than January 1, 2023.
    28    §  8.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
    29  deemed repealed two years after such effective date, or upon delivery of
    30  the report required by section seven of this act, whichever comes first;
    31  provided that the Nassau county and  Queens  county  border  task  force
    32  shall  notify  the legislative bill drafting commission upon delivery of
    33  the report required by section seven of  this  act  in  order  that  the
    34  commission  may  maintain  an accurate and timely effective data base of
    35  the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of
    36  effectuating the provisions of section 44 of  the  legislative  law  and
    37  section 70-b of the public officers law.