Bill Text: NY A05704 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits the creation of certain new public corporations and provides for the dissolution of certain public corporations; provides for assumption of outstanding debt by the state.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-11 - enacting clause stricken [A05704 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A05704-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5704 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 6, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRENNAN, CAHILL, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, GALEF, JACOBS -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to section 5 of article 10 of the constitution, in relation to prohibiting the establishment of certain new public corporations and providing for the dissolution of certain public corporations 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the opening paragraph 2 of section 5 of article 10 of the constitution be amended to read as 3 follows: 4 No public corporation (other than a county, city, town, village, 5 school district or fire district or an improvement district established 6 in a town or towns) possessing both the power to contract indebtedness 7 and the power to collect rentals, charges, rates or fees for the 8 services or facilities furnished or supplied by it shall hereafter be 9 created [except by special act of the legislature] PURSUANT TO THE 10 AUTHORITY OF THIS CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW, GENERAL, SPECIAL, OR 11 LOCAL, EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE EIGHTEEN OF THIS CONSTI- 12 TUTION. ALL PUBLIC CORPORATIONS (OTHER THAN A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, 13 VILLAGE, SCHOOL DISTRICT OR FIRE DISTRICT OR AN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 14 ESTABLISHED IN A TOWN OR TOWNS) HERETOFORE CREATED BY SPECIAL ACT OF THE 15 LEGISLATURE SHALL BE DISSOLVED ONE YEAR AFTER THIS SENTENCE SHALL HAVE 16 BECOME LAW, EXCEPT ANY SUCH CORPORATION AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 17 EIGHTEEN OF THIS CONSTITUTION. UPON THE DISSOLUTION OF ANY PUBLIC CORPO- 18 RATION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, ANY DEBT OF SUCH CORPORATION OUTSTAND- 19 ING AT THE TIME OF ITS DISSOLUTION SHALL BE ASSUMED BY THE STATE. ANY 20 LAW OR LAWS AUTHORIZING THE ASSUMPTION OF SUCH DEBT SHALL TAKE EFFECT 21 WITHOUT SUBMISSION TO THE PEOPLE. 22 S 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be 23 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the 24 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in 25 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be 26 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD89111-01-3