STATE OF NEW YORK
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1403--A
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 12, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- recom-
mitted to the Committee on Transportation in accordance with Senate
Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the election
by certain counties to withdraw from the metropolitan commuter trans-
portation district; and in relation to permitting the county of Putnam
to make such election
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 1279-b of the public authorities law, as added by
2 chapter 669 of the laws of 1986, the opening paragraph of subdivision 1,
3 the opening paragraph of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 and subdivisions
4 3 and 5 as amended by chapter 670 of the laws of 1986, is amended to
5 read as follows:
6 § 1279-b. Transition--election to withdraw from the metropolitan
7 commuter transportation district. 1. The counties of Dutchess, Orange,
8 Putnam and Rockland shall have an option to withdraw from the metropol-
9 itan commuter transportation district and have such withdrawal take
10 effect on either: (a) [January] April first, [nineteen hundred eighty-
11 seven] two thousand eighteen. If any such county plans to withdraw from
12 the district on [January] April first, [nineteen hundred eighty-seven]
13 two thousand eighteen, it shall (i) no later than seventy-five days
14 after the effective date of this section, furnish the commissioner of
15 transportation, and chairman of the authority and the other counties
16 which have an option to withdraw, a resolution adopted by the county
17 legislature providing notice of intent to withdraw, (ii) on or before
18 [October] January first, [nineteen hundred eighty-six] two thousand
19 seventeen, furnish to the commissioner of transportation, the chairman
20 of the authority and other counties which have an option to withdraw, a
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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