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- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
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Title of bill
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to increasing the number of members of the metropolitan transportation authority
Purpose
This legislation would increase the number of members of the MTA from sixteen to eighteen.
Summary of provisions
This legislation amends §1263 of the Public Authorities Law by increasing the number of members of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority from sixteen to eighteen. to provide that each of the five boroughs of the city of New York shall have a member on the Authority.
Justification
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is one of the largest and encompassing quasi governmental agencies affecting transportation in and around the City of New York. Many of the tolls paid by a New Yorker for mass transportation, bridge and tunnel use are paid into the coffers of the MTA. One of the largest revenue producers for the MTA is the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. The tolls for this bridge not only serve to support the financing and maintenance of the bridge, but also generate additional subsidies for the mass transportation within the metropolitan area of the City of New York. Ironically, each of the counties surrounding the City of New York has one representative designated to serve on the MTA Board of Directors. The Mayor of the City of New York has four designees to that board, but there is no designation as to what boroughs these four representatives should be appointed from. Furthermore, since there are five counties (boroughs) within the City of New York it is reasonable to think that each of the counties from the City of New York should be represented on the Board of Directors. This legislation would add one additional appointment for the Mayor to the Board of Directors of the MTA and require that the Mayor designate one person from each borough to serve on the Board. This bill also gives the Governor an additional designee to insure that there is a proportional number of representatives from throughout the downstate region on the Board of Directors. This legislation will then insure that each county within the downstate region is adequately represented on the Board of Directors to voice their concerns on behalf of their neighbors and residents of their county.
Legislative history
2008: S.5550 - Referred to Transportation/A.2416 - Referred to Corporations 2007: S.5550 - Referred to Transportation/A.2416 - Referred to Corporations 2006: S.6645 - Referred to Transportation/A.6645 - Referred to Corporations 2005: S.3345 - Referred to Transportation/A.6645 - Referred to Corporations 2004: S.6418 - Referred to Transportation.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amendments to paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 1263 of the public authorities law made by section one of this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such paragraph pursuant to section 3 of chapter 549 of the laws of1994, as amended, when upon such date the provisions of section two of this act shall take effect.
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