What's happening
This bill requires an annual report on all resource sharing between the NY Power Authority, Department of Transportation, and Canal Corporation.
Why it matters
Creates new transparency. By mandating an annual, detailed report on every instance of resource sharing, the bill gives lawmakers, oversight officials, and the public insight into how state agencies collaborate and allocate resources, potentially surfacing inefficiencies or areas for improvement.
Enables fiscal accountability. The report could reveal the true costs, savings, or hidden expenses associated with sharing personnel, equipment, or services among the Power Authority, DOT, and Canal Corporation, allowing for more informed budgetary decisions.
Promotes oversight and potential reform. With structured and regular reporting to top state officials, the bill lays groundwork for legislative or executive action if resource sharing is found to be mismanaged or not in the public interest.
May influence future interagency partnerships. The requirement to publicly justify and document each instance of resource sharing could encourage agencies to be more deliberate and strategic in their collaborations, setting precedents for transparency in other areas of state government.
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Require Resource Sharing Reports
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Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Signed chap.420
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- 3rd reading cal.1907
- Substituted for S6007
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Advanced to third reading cal.251
- Reported
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
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Report Resource Sharing Every Year
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Michael H. Ranzenhofer
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7285
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 19, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to reporting requirements for resource sharing between the power authority of the state of New York, the department of transportation and the canal corporation
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 1005-d of the public authorities law, as added by part LL of a chapter of the laws of 2017, amending the public authorities law and the public officers law, relating to the sharing of employees, services and resources by the power authority of the state of New York, canal corporation and department of transportation, as proposed in legislative bill numbers S. 2008-c and A. 3008-c, is amended by adding a new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
12. The authority shall prepare and submit to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the attorney general, and the comptroller on or before the first day of February of each year, a report detailing each specific instance of resource sharing between the department, the authority, and the canal corporation undertaken pursuant to this section during the preceding calendar year.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as part LL of a chapter of the laws of 2017, amending the public authorities law and the public officers law, in relating to the sharing of employees, services and resources by the power authority of the state of New York, canal corporation and department of transportation, as proposed in legislative bill numbers S. 2008-c and A. 3008-c, takes effect.
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[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11148-01-7
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