STATE OF NEW YORK
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7655
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
September 13, 2023
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Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, COMRIE, BRISPORT, CLEARE, GIANARIS, GONZA-
LEZ, JACKSON, KRUEGER, LIU, MAY, MAYER, SKOUFIS -- read twice and
ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
Rules
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to senate
confirmation of certain chief executive officers; and to repeal
section 2852 of the public authorities law relating thereto
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 2852 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
2 § 2. Subdivision 6 of section 354 of the public authorities law, as
3 amended by section 2 of part TT of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, is
4 amended to read as follows:
5 6. To appoint officers, agents and employees and fix their compen-
6 sation, provided, however, that the appointment of the executive direc-
7 tor shall be subject to confirmation by the senate [in accordance with
8 section twenty-eight hundred fifty-two of this chapter]; subject however
9 to the provisions of the civil service law, which shall apply to the
10 authority as a municipal corporation other than a city;
11 § 3. Section 1004 of the public authorities law, as amended by chapter
12 506 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
13 § 1004. Officers and employees; expenses. The trustees shall choose
14 from among their own number a chairman and vice-chairman. They shall
15 select such officers and employees, including a chief executive officer
16 whose appointment shall be subject to confirmation by the senate [in
17 accordance with section twenty-eight hundred fifty-two of this chapter],
18 and such engineering, marketing and legal officers and employees, as
19 they may require for the performance of their duties and shall prescribe
20 the duties and compensation of each officer and employee. They shall
21 adopt by-laws and rules and regulations suitable to the purposes of this
22 title. As long as and to the extent that the authority is dependent upon
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 appropriations for the payment of its expenses, it shall incur no obli-
2 gations for salary, office or other expenses prior to the making of
3 appropriations adequate to meet the same.
4 § 4. Subdivision 5 of section 1678 of the public authorities law, as
5 amended by chapter 506 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as
6 follows:
7 5. To appoint officers, agents and employees and fix their compen-
8 sation, provided, however, that the appointment of the executive direc-
9 tor shall be subject to confirmation by the senate [in accordance with
10 section twenty-eight hundred fifty-two of this chapter];
11 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
