Bill Text: NY S05873 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Requires the port authority of New York and New Jersey to hold a public hearing in each county in the port district not less than 30 days prior to any proposed toll or fare increase for the use of authority transportation facilities, and requires the holding of such hearings not less than 15 days prior to the effective date of any amendments to the proposed toll or fare increase.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S05873 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S05873-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        5873--A
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    August 19, 2011
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       Introduced  by Sens. LANZA, FUSCHILLO -- read twice and ordered printed,
         and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules --  commit-
         tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
         mitted to said committee
       AN ACT to amend chapter 154 of the laws of 1921  authorizing  designated
         authorities in behalf of the state of New York to enter into an agree-
         ment or compact with designated authorities of the state of New Jersey
         for  the  creation  of the "Port of New York District", in relation to
         requiring public hearings to be held by the commissioners of the  port
         authority of New York and New Jersey prior to the increase of any fee,
         toll,  charge  or fare for the use of the transportation facilities of
         such authority
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1.  Article VI of section 1 of chapter 154 of the laws of 1921
    2  authorizing designated authorities in behalf of the state of New York to
    3  enter  into  an  agreement or compact with designated authorities of the
    4  state of New Jersey for the creation of the "Port of New York  District"
    5  is amended to read as follows:
    6                                  ARTICLE VI.
    7    The  port  authority shall constitute a body, both corporate and poli-
    8  tic, with full power and authority to purchase, construct, lease  and/or
    9  operate  any  terminal  or transportation facility within said district;
   10  and to make charges for the use thereof[:]; and for any of such purposes
   11  to own, hold, lease and/or operate real or personal property, to  borrow
   12  money  and  secure  the  same by bonds or by mortgages upon any property
   13  held or to be held by it. No property now or hereafter vested in or held
   14  by either state, or by any county, city, borough, village,  township  or
   15  other  municipality,  shall  be taken by the port authority, without the
   16  authority or consent of such  state,  county,  city,  borough,  village,
   17  township  or  other  municipality,  nor  shall anything herein impair or
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD13354-03-1
       S. 5873--A                          2
    1  invalidate in any way any bonded indebtedness  of  such  state,  county,
    2  city,  borough,  village, township or other municipality, nor impair the
    3  provisions of law regulating the payment into sinking funds of  revenues
    4  derived from municipal property, or dedicating the revenues derived from
    5  any municipal property to a specific purpose.
    6    PROVIDED  THAT NOT LESS THAN 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION BY THE PORT
    7  AUTHORITY OF ANY INCREASE IN ANY FEE, TOLL, CHARGE OR FARE FOR  THE  USE
    8  OF  THE  TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES OF SUCH AUTHORITY, THE PORT AUTHORITY
    9  SHALL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING LOCATED WITHIN  THE  DISTRICT.    IN  THE
   10  EVENT THAT AMENDMENTS ARE MADE TO SUCH PROPOSAL THE PORT AUTHORITY SHALL
   11  CONDUCT  A  PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AMENDED PROPOSAL IN EACH COUNTY WITHIN
   12  THE DISTRICT NO LESS THAN 15 DAYS PRIOR TO ITS ADOPTION.    EACH  PUBLIC
   13  HEARING SHALL BE ATTENDED BY ALL THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE PORT AUTHORITY
   14  THEN IN OFFICE AT THE TIME OF THE HEARING.
   15    The  powers granted in this article shall not be exercised by the port
   16  authority until the legislatures of both states shall have approved of a
   17  comprehensive plan for  the  development  of  the  port  as  hereinafter
   18  provided.
   19    S  2.  This  act  shall take effect upon the enactment into law by the
   20  state of New Jersey of legislation having an identical effect with  this
   21  act,  but  if  the  state  of New Jersey shall have already enacted such
   22  legislation, this act shall take effect immediately; provided  that  the
   23  chairman  of  the port authority of New York and New Jersey shall notify
   24  the legislative bill drafting commission  upon  the  occurrence  of  the
   25  enactment  of the legislation provided for in section one of this act in
   26  order that the commission may maintain an accurate and timely  effective
   27  data  base of the official text of the laws of the state of New  York in
   28  furtherance of effectuating the provisions of section 44 of the legisla-
   29  tive law and section 70-b of the public officers law.