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A7708Assembly2017-2018 SessionSame asS5542

End Canal Settlement Consent

Official title

“Relates to compromise of canal claims; repealer”

Sponsor Albert A. StirpeAD-127+1 co-sponsorAffects Legal
Status
In Senate Committee
Judiciary
Impact
3/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 5 of 7

In Senate · Judiciary

What's happening

This bill repeals the requirement for the commissioner of transportation's consent to settle or compromise claims related to the canal.

Why it matters

  1. Speeds Up Settlements. By removing the requirement for the commissioner of transportation’s consent, claims related to the canal can be settled or compromised more quickly, reducing bureaucratic delays for individuals or businesses with legal claims.

  2. Shifts Oversight Dynamics. The repeal shifts the power to settle these claims away from the Department of Transportation, possibly giving more authority to other state entities, such as the New York Power Authority, which now oversees the canal system.

  3. Potential for More Predictable Outcomes. Without the commissioner’s involvement, the process for resolving claims may become more standardized and less subject to individual discretion, potentially leading to more predictable legal outcomes for claimants.

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Who cares

  • Commissioner of Transportation

    The bill would eliminate the commissioner's consent requirement for settling or compromising canal-related claims.

  • Canal-related claimants

    Their claims could be settled or compromised without the transportation commissioner's consent.

  • New York Power Authority

    The authority requested the bill to repeal the canal-claims provision in section 21 of the Court of Claims Act.

Headline styles

End Canal Settlement Consent

Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Albert A. Stirpe

Assembly Member · Assembly District 127

Chair, Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry

1 Co-sponsor

History

  1. Referred to judiciary
  2. Delivered to senate
  3. Passed assembly
  4. Ordered to third reading cal.543
  5. Returned to assembly
  6. Died in senate
  7. Referred to rules
  8. Delivered to senate
  9. Passed assembly
  10. Advanced to third reading cal.566
  11. Reported
  12. Referred to judiciary

Companion bill

The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.

S5542Senate

End Canal Settlement Consent

In Senate Committee · Judiciary · Sponsor Joseph A. Griffo

Impact 3 · Low0% to pass

Full text

1 pageUnderlined is new[Struck] is removedOfficial text on nysenate.gov ↗

STATE OF NEW YORK

7708

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

May 10, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE, WEINSTEIN -- (at request of the New York Power Authority) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to repeal section 21 of the court of claims act relating to eliminating consent by the commissioner of transportation to settle or compromise claims relating to the canal

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Section 21 of the court of claims act is REPEALED.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD10153-01-7

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