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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S05164 Summary: BILL NO S05164 &nbsp SAME AS SAME AS A05134

&nbsp SPONSOR COMRIE &nbsp COSPNSR JACKSON &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp Amd §1266-d, Pub Auth L &nbsp Decreases the vacancy appointments by the county executives of Nassau, Suffolk, Queens or Brooklyn county from three members each to one member each.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

5164

2025-2026 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

February 19, 2025 ___________

Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the process for filling vacancies on the Long Island rail road commuter's council

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 1266-d of the public authorities 2 law, as amended by chapter 802 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read 3 as follows: 4 2. Such council shall consist of thirteen members who shall be commu- 5 ters who regularly use the transportation services of such railroad, and 6 who shall be residents of Nassau, Suffolk, Queens or Brooklyn county. 7 Members shall be appointed by the governor upon the recommendation of 8 the county executive of each such county, provided, however, that such 9 members shall be chosen from a list of ten names submitted by each such 10 county executive and provided further however that no more than six 11 members of such council shall be residents of either such county. 12 Provided, however, that one member shall be appointed on the recommenda- 13 tion of the borough president of Queens and one member shall be 14 appointed on the recommendation of the borough president of Brooklyn. 15 Provided, however, that one member shall be appointed who has a demon- 16 strated expertise or interest in the promotion and development of 17 improved bicycle and pedestrian access at bridges, stations and other 18 facilities operated by the authority and its affiliates and subsid- 19 iaries. Vacancies occurring in the membership of the council shall be 20 filled in the same manner as original appointments, provided, however, 21 that such vacancy shall be filled from a list of [ three names ] one name 22 submitted by each such county executive. 23 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06110-01-5

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