Bill Text: NY S01195 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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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: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-06-25 - RECOMMITTED TO RULES [S01195 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1195
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    January 9, 2015
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       Introduced by Sens. MARCHIONE, FARLEY -- read twice and ordered printed,
         and  when  printed  to  be committed 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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