New York A 5681: Relates to the powers, functions and duties of the New York state public authorities control board

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A05681 Summary:

BILL NOA05681 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBarclay

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COSPNSRFriend, Brabenec, Smith, Smullen, Miller, Manktelow, Walsh, Jensen, Gallahan, Lemondes, Simpson

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MLTSPNSRBrown K, DiPietro, Fitzpatrick, Hawley

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Amd §50, Pub Auth L

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Provides that minority members of the public authorities control board shall have voting privileges and shall act upon a unanimous vote.

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BILL NOA05681 

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02/19/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

01/07/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5681

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 19, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BARCLAY, FRIEND, BRABENEC, SMITH, SMULLEN, MILL-
 ER, MANKTELOW, WALSH, JENSEN, GALLAHAN, LEMONDES, SIMPSON -- Multi-
 Sponsored by -- M. of A. K. BROWN, DiPIETRO, FITZPATRICK, HAWLEY --
 read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
 and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the powers,
 functions and duties of the New York state public authorities control
 board

 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 50 of the public authorities law,
 2 as amended by chapter 838 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 2. The membership of the board shall consist of five persons appointed
 5 by the governor, of which one shall be upon the recommendation of the
 6 temporary president of the senate, one upon the recommendation of the
 7 speaker of the assembly, one upon the recommendation of the minority
 8 leader of the senate and one upon the recommendation of the minority
 9 leader of the assembly. [The members appointed by the governor upon the
 10 recommendation of the minority leader of the senate and the minority
 11 leader of the assembly shall be non-voting members whose comments shall
 12 be entered upon any official record of board proceedings in the same
 13 manner as voting members' comments, unless objection is raised by any of
 14 the voting members in which case, notwithstanding any provision of law
 15 to the contrary, such comments by non-voting members shall not be so
 16 entered.] The term of the members first appointed shall continue until
 17 January thirty-first, nineteen hundred seventy-seven, except that the
 18 term of the members first appointed upon the recommendations of the
 19 minority leader of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly
 20 shall continue until January thirty-first, nineteen hundred eighty-four,
 21 and thereafter their successors shall serve for a term of one year

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03961-01-5

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 1 ending on January thirty-first in each year. Upon recommendation of the
 2 nominating party, the governor may replace any member in accordance with
 3 the provision contained [herein] in this subdivision for the appointment
 4 of members. The governor shall designate one of the members to serve as
 5 [chairman] chair. The board shall act by unanimous vote of the [voting]
 6 members of the board. Any determination of the board shall be evidenced
 7 by a certification thereof executed by all the [voting] members. Each
 8 member of the board shall be entitled to designate a representative to
 9 attend meetings of the board in [his] their place, and to vote or other-
 10 wise act on [his] their behalf in [his] their absence. Notice of such
 11 designation shall be furnished in writing to the board by the designat-
 12 ing member. A representative shall serve at the pleasure of the desig-
 13 nating member during the member's term of office. A representative shall
 14 not be authorized to delegate any of [his] their duties or functions to
 15 any other person.
 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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