Bill Text: NY A05076 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 5076 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Expands the powers and duties of the Historic Hudson-Hoosic Rivers partnership to include the powers to adopt and use a seal; to appoint and remove officers, agents and employees, and determine their qualifications, duties and compensation; allows the partnership to retain or employ counsel, private consultants and independent contractors.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-06-18 - substituted by s5948 [A05076 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5076
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 12, 2015
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       Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER, ENGLEBRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
         of A. McLAUGHLIN, STEC -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on
         Environmental Conservation
       AN  ACT  to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
         powers and duties of the Historic Hudson-Hoosic Rivers Partnership
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Subdivisions  4  and 5 of section 42-0107 of the environ-
    2  mental conservation law, as added by chapter 737 of the  laws  of  2006,
    3  are amended to read as follows:
    4    4.  To  appoint  AND REMOVE an executive officer, officers, agents and
    5  employees, and prescribe their duties and qualifications and  fix  their
    6  compensation.
    7    5.  To  contract for professional and technical assistance and advice,
    8  INCLUDING RETAINING OR EMPLOYING COUNSEL, PRIVATE CONSULTANTS AND  INDE-
    9  PENDENT CONTRACTORS.
   10    S  2. Subdivision 13 of section 42-0107 of the environmental conserva-
   11  tion law is renumbered subdivision 16, and three new subdivisions 13, 14
   12  and 15 are added to read as follows:
   13    13. TO ADOPT AND USE A SEAL.
   14    14. TO ACQUIRE, HOLD AND DISPOSE OF REAL PROPERTY.
   15    15. TO CONSTRUCT OR CAUSE TO HAVE  CONSTRUCTED  NECESSARY  FACILITIES,
   16  INCLUDING  PATHS  AND  TRAILS,  A  VISITOR EDUCATION CENTER, AND RELATED
   17  PARKING AREAS WITHIN THE RESERVE.
   18    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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