S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7803
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     May 27, 2015
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       Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
       AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the board  of
         the  metropolitan  transportation  authority;  and  in relation to the
         establishment of the metropolitan transit  authority  riders'  council
         for persons with disabilities
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1.  Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of
    2  section 1263 of the public authorities law, subparagraph 1 as amended by
    3  section 3 of part H of chapter 25 of the laws of 2009 and subparagraph 2
    4  as amended by chapter 549 of the laws of 1994, are amended  to  read  as
    5  follows:
    6    (1)  There is hereby created the "metropolitan transportation authori-
    7  ty." The authority shall be a body corporate and politic constituting  a
    8  public  benefit  corporation. The authority shall consist of TWENTY-FOUR
    9  MEMBERS AND SHALL INCLUDE a [chairman] CHAIRPERSON, sixteen other voting
   10  members, and  [two]  THREE  non-voting  and  four  alternate  non-voting
   11  members, as described in subparagraph two of this paragraph appointed by
   12  the  governor  by  and  with  the  advice and consent of the senate. Any
   13  member appointed to a term commencing on or after  June  thirtieth,  two
   14  thousand  nine  shall  have  experience  in one or more of the following
   15  areas:  transportation,  public  administration,  business   management,
   16  finance,  accounting,  law,  engineering,  land  use, urban and regional
   17  planning, management of large capital projects, labor relations, or have
   18  experience in some other area of activity central to the mission of  the
   19  authority.  Four of the sixteen voting members other than the [chairman]
   20  CHAIRPERSON shall be appointed on  the  written  recommendation  of  the
   21  mayor  of  the  city of New York; and each of seven other voting members
   22  other than the [chairman] CHAIRPERSON shall be appointed after selection
   23  from a written list of three recommendations from  the  chief  executive
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  officer  of  the  county  in  which the particular member is required to
    2  reside pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision.  Of  the  members
    3  appointed  on recommendation of the chief executive officer of a county,
    4  one  such member shall be, at the time of appointment, a resident of the
    5  county of Nassau, one a resident of the county of Suffolk, one  a  resi-
    6  dent  of  the  county  of  Westchester,  one a resident of the county of
    7  Dutchess, one a resident of the county of Orange, one a resident of  the
    8  county  of Putnam and one a resident of the county of Rockland, provided
    9  that the term of any member who is a resident of a county that has with-
   10  drawn from the metropolitan commuter transportation district pursuant to
   11  section twelve hundred seventy-nine-b  of  this  [article]  TITLE  shall
   12  terminate  upon the effective date of such county's withdrawal from such
   13  district. Of the five voting members, other than the  [chairman]  CHAIR-
   14  PERSON,  appointed by the governor without recommendation from any other
   15  person, three shall be, at the time of  appointment,  residents  of  the
   16  city of New York and two shall be, at the time of appointment, residents
   17  of  such  city or of any of the aforementioned counties in the metropol-
   18  itan commuter transportation district. The  [chairman]  CHAIRPERSON  and
   19  each of the members shall be appointed for a term of six years, provided
   20  however, that the [chairman] CHAIRPERSON first appointed shall serve for
   21  a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-one, provided that
   22  thirty days after the effective date of [the] chapter TWENTY-FIVE of the
   23  laws of two thousand nine [which amended this subparagraph], the term of
   24  the  [chairman]  CHAIRPERSON  shall expire; provided, further, that such
   25  [chairman] CHAIRPERSON may continue to discharge the duties  of  his  or
   26  her  office  until  the  position of [chairman] CHAIRPERSON is filled by
   27  appointment by the governor upon the advice and consent  of  the  senate
   28  and  the  term  of  such new [chairman] CHAIRPERSON shall terminate June
   29  thirtieth,  two  thousand  fifteen.  The  sixteen  other  members  first
   30  appointed  shall  serve  for  the  following terms: The members from the
   31  counties of Nassau and Westchester shall each serve for  a  term  ending
   32  June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-five; the members from the coun-
   33  ty  of  Suffolk  and  from  the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam and
   34  Rockland shall each serve for a term  ending  June  thirtieth,  nineteen
   35  hundred  ninety-two;  two  of the members appointed on recommendation of
   36  the mayor of the city of New York shall each serve  for  a  term  ending
   37  June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-four and[,] two shall each serve
   38  for  a  term  ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-one; two of
   39  the members appointed by the governor without the recommendation of  any
   40  other person shall each serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen
   41  hundred  eighty-two, two shall each serve for a term ending June thirti-
   42  eth, nineteen hundred eighty and one shall serve for a term ending  June
   43  thirtieth,  nineteen  hundred  eighty-five.  The two non-voting and four
   44  alternate non-voting members shall serve until January first, two  thou-
   45  sand  one. The members from the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam and
   46  Rockland shall cast one collective vote.
   47    (2) There shall be [two] THREE non-voting members and  four  alternate
   48  non-voting  members of the authority, as referred to in subparagraph one
   49  of this paragraph.
   50    The first non-voting member shall be a regular [mass transit] user  of
   51  the  MASS  TRANSIT facilities of the authority and be recommended to the
   52  governor by the New York city transit authority  advisory  council.  The
   53  first alternate non-voting member shall be a regular [mass transit] user
   54  of  the  MASS  TRANSIT facilities of the authority and be recommended to
   55  the governor by the Metro-North commuter council. The  second  alternate
   56  non-voting  member  shall  be  a regular [mass transit] user of the MASS
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    1  TRANSIT facilities of the authority and be recommended to  the  governor
    2  by the Long Island Rail Road commuter's council.
    3    The  second  non-voting member shall be recommended to the governor by
    4  the labor organization representing the majority  of  employees  of  the
    5  Long  Island  Rail  Road. The third alternate non-voting member shall be
    6  recommended to the governor by the labor organization  representing  the
    7  majority of employees of the New York city transit authority. The fourth
    8  alternate  non-voting member shall be recommended to the governor by the
    9  labor organization representing the majority of employees of the  Metro-
   10  North  Commuter  Railroad  Company.  The  [chairman]  CHAIRPERSON of the
   11  authority, at his OR HER direction, may exclude such  non-voting  member
   12  or  alternate  non-voting member from attending any portion of a meeting
   13  of the authority or of any committee established pursuant  to  paragraph
   14  (b) of subdivision four of this section held for the purpose of discuss-
   15  ing negotiations with labor organizations.
   16    The non-voting member and the two alternate non-voting members repres-
   17  enting  the New York [York] city transit authority advisory council, the
   18  Metro-North commuter council, and the Long Island Rail  Road  commuter's
   19  council  shall  serve eighteen month rotating terms, after which time an
   20  alternate non-voting member shall become the non-voting member  and  the
   21  rotation  shall continue until each alternate member has served at least
   22  one eighteen month term as a non-voting  member.  The  other  non-voting
   23  member  and  alternate non-voting members representing the New York city
   24  transit authority, Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, and  the  Long
   25  Island Rail Road labor organizations shall serve eighteen month rotating
   26  terms,  after which time an alternate non-voting member shall become the
   27  non-voting member and the rotation shall continue until  each  alternate
   28  member  has  served  at  least  one  eighteen month term as a non-voting
   29  member. The transit authority and the commuter railroads  shall  not  be
   30  represented  concurrently  by the two non-voting members during any such
   31  eighteen month period.
   32    THE THIRD NON-VOTING MEMBER SHALL BE A REGULAR USER OF THE MASS TRANS-
   33  IT FACILITIES OF THE AUTHORITY AND BE RECOMMENDED TO THE GOVERNOR BY THE
   34  METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY RIDERS' COUNCIL  FOR  PEOPLE  WITH
   35  DISABILITIES AND SHALL SERVE AN EIGHTEEN MONTH TERM.
   36    S  2.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision 1 of section 1263 of the public
   37  authorities law, as amended by section 4 of part H of chapter 25 of  the
   38  laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   39    (a)  (1)  There  is  hereby  created  the "metropolitan transportation
   40  authority." The authority shall be a body corporate and politic  consti-
   41  tuting  a  public  benefit corporation. The authority shall consist of a
   42  [chairman and] CHAIRPERSON, sixteen other VOTING  members  appointed  by
   43  the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate, AND THREE
   44  NON-VOTING  AND  FOUR  ALTERNATE  NON-VOTING  MEMBERS,  AS  DESCRIBED IN
   45  SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS PARAGRAPH APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR BY AND WITH
   46  THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE.  Any member appointed  to  a  term
   47  commencing  on  or  after  June  thirtieth, two thousand nine shall have
   48  experience in one or more of the following areas of expertise:    trans-
   49  portation, public administration, business management, finance, account-
   50  ing, law, engineering, land use, urban and regional planning, management
   51  of  large  capital projects, labor relations, or have experience in some
   52  other area of activity central to the mission of the authority. Four  of
   53  the  sixteen  members  other  than  the  [chairman] CHAIRPERSON shall be
   54  appointed on the written recommendation of the mayor of the city of  New
   55  York;  and  each of seven other members other than the [chairman] CHAIR-
   56  PERSON shall be appointed after selection from a written list  of  three
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    1  recommendations  from the chief executive officer of the county in which
    2  the particular member is required to reside pursuant to  the  provisions
    3  of  this  subdivision. Of the members appointed on recommendation of the
    4  chief  executive  officer  of a county, one such member shall be, at the
    5  time of appointment, a resident of the county of Nassau; one a  resident
    6  of  the  county of Suffolk; one a resident of the county of Westchester;
    7  and one a resident of the county of Dutchess,  one  a  resident  of  the
    8  county of Orange, one a resident of the county of Putnam and one a resi-
    9  dent of the county of Rockland, provided that the term of any member who
   10  is  a  resident  of  a  county  that has withdrawn from the metropolitan
   11  commuter transportation district  pursuant  to  section  twelve  hundred
   12  seventy-nine-b  of  this [article] TITLE shall terminate upon the effec-
   13  tive date of such county's withdrawal from such district.  Of  the  five
   14  members,  other than the [chairman] CHAIRPERSON, appointed by the gover-
   15  nor without recommendation from any other person, three shall be, at the
   16  time of appointment, residents of the city of New York and two shall be,
   17  at the time of appointment, residents of such city  or  of  any  of  the
   18  aforementioned  counties  in  the  metropolitan  commuter transportation
   19  district. The [chairman] CHAIRPERSON and each of the  members  shall  be
   20  appointed for a term of six years, provided however, that the [chairman]
   21  CHAIRPERSON  first  appointed shall serve for a term ending June thirti-
   22  eth, nineteen hundred eighty-one, provided that thirty  days  after  the
   23  effective  date of [the] chapter TWENTY-FIVE of the laws of two thousand
   24  nine [which amended this paragraph], the term of the  [chairman]  CHAIR-
   25  PERSON shall expire; provided, further, that such [chairman] CHAIRPERSON
   26  may continue to discharge the duties of his office until the position of
   27  [chairman] CHAIRPERSON is filled by appointment by the governor upon the
   28  advice  and  consent  of  the senate and the term of such new [chairman]
   29  CHAIRPERSON shall terminate June thirtieth, two  thousand  fifteen.  The
   30  sixteen  other  members  first  appointed  shall serve for the following
   31  terms: The members from the counties of  Nassau  and  Westchester  shall
   32  each  serve  for  a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-
   33  five; the members from the county of Suffolk and from  the  counties  of
   34  Dutchess, Orange, Putnam and Rockland shall each serve for a term ending
   35  June   thirtieth,  nineteen  hundred  ninety-two;  two  of  the  members
   36  appointed on recommendation of the mayor of the city of New  York  shall
   37  each  serve  for  a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-
   38  four and[,] two shall each serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nine-
   39  teen hundred eighty-one; two of the members appointed  by  the  governor
   40  without  the  recommendation  of any other person shall each serve for a
   41  term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-two, two shall  each
   42  serve  for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty and one
   43  shall serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen  hundred  eighty-
   44  five.  The  members  from  the  counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam and
   45  Rockland shall cast one collective vote.
   46    (2) THERE  SHALL  BE  THREE  NON-VOTING  MEMBERS  AND  FOUR  ALTERNATE
   47  NON-VOTING  MEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITY, AS REFERRED TO IN SUBPARAGRAPH ONE
   48  OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
   49    THE FIRST NON-VOTING MEMBER SHALL BE A REGULAR USER OF THE MASS TRANS-
   50  IT FACILITIES OF THE AUTHORITY AND BE RECOMMENDED TO THE GOVERNOR BY THE
   51  NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY ADVISORY COUNCIL.  THE  FIRST  ALTERNATE
   52  NON-VOTING MEMBER SHALL BE A REGULAR USER OF THE MASS TRANSIT FACILITIES
   53  OF  THE  AUTHORITY AND BE RECOMMENDED TO THE GOVERNOR BY THE METRO-NORTH
   54  COMMUTER COUNCIL. THE SECOND ALTERNATE  NON-VOTING  MEMBER  SHALL  BE  A
   55  REGULAR  USER  OF  THE  MASS  TRANSIT FACILITIES OF THE AUTHORITY AND BE
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    1  RECOMMENDED TO THE GOVERNOR BY THE  LONG  ISLAND  RAIL  ROAD  COMMUTER'S
    2  COUNCIL.
    3    THE  SECOND  NON-VOTING MEMBER SHALL BE RECOMMENDED TO THE GOVERNOR BY
    4  THE LABOR ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING THE MAJORITY  OF  EMPLOYEES  OF  THE
    5  LONG  ISLAND  RAIL  ROAD. THE THIRD ALTERNATE NON-VOTING MEMBER SHALL BE
    6  RECOMMENDED TO THE GOVERNOR BY THE LABOR ORGANIZATION  REPRESENTING  THE
    7  MAJORITY OF EMPLOYEES OF THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY. THE FOURTH
    8  ALTERNATE  NON-VOTING MEMBER SHALL BE RECOMMENDED TO THE GOVERNOR BY THE
    9  LABOR ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING THE MAJORITY OF EMPLOYEES OF THE  METRO-
   10  NORTH  COMMUTER  RAILROAD  COMPANY. THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE AUTHORITY, AT
   11  HIS OR HER DIRECTION, MAY EXCLUDE SUCH NON-VOTING  MEMBER  OR  ALTERNATE
   12  NON-VOTING MEMBER FROM ATTENDING ANY PORTION OF A MEETING OF THE AUTHOR-
   13  ITY  OR OF ANY COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDI-
   14  VISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF  DISCUSSING  NEGOTI-
   15  ATIONS WITH LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.
   16    THE NON-VOTING MEMBER AND THE TWO ALTERNATE NON-VOTING MEMBERS REPRES-
   17  ENTING  THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY ADVISORY COUNCIL, THE METRO-
   18  NORTH COMMUTER COUNCIL, AND THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD COMMUTER'S COUNCIL
   19  SHALL SERVE EIGHTEEN MONTH ROTATING TERMS, AFTER WHICH TIME AN ALTERNATE
   20  NON-VOTING MEMBER SHALL BECOME THE NON-VOTING MEMBER  AND  THE  ROTATION
   21  SHALL CONTINUE UNTIL EACH ALTERNATE MEMBER HAS SERVED AT LEAST ONE EIGH-
   22  TEEN  MONTH TERM AS A NON-VOTING MEMBER. THE OTHER NON-VOTING MEMBER AND
   23  ALTERNATE NON-VOTING MEMBERS REPRESENTING  THE  NEW  YORK  CITY  TRANSIT
   24  AUTHORITY,  METRO-NORTH  COMMUTER  RAILROAD COMPANY, AND THE LONG ISLAND
   25  RAIL ROAD LABOR ORGANIZATIONS SHALL SERVE EIGHTEEN MONTH ROTATING TERMS,
   26  AFTER WHICH  TIME  AN  ALTERNATE  NON-VOTING  MEMBER  SHALL  BECOME  THE
   27  NON-VOTING  MEMBER  AND THE ROTATION SHALL CONTINUE UNTIL EACH ALTERNATE
   28  MEMBER HAS SERVED AT LEAST ONE  EIGHTEEN  MONTH  TERM  AS  A  NON-VOTING
   29  MEMBER.  THE  TRANSIT  AUTHORITY AND THE COMMUTER RAILROADS SHALL NOT BE
   30  REPRESENTED CONCURRENTLY BY THE TWO NON-VOTING MEMBERS DURING  ANY  SUCH
   31  EIGHTEEN MONTH PERIOD.
   32    THE THIRD NON-VOTING MEMBER SHALL BE A REGULAR USER OF THE MASS TRANS-
   33  IT FACILITIES OF THE AUTHORITY AND BE RECOMMENDED TO THE GOVERNOR BY THE
   34  METROPOLITAN  TRANSPORTATION  AUTHORITY  RIDERS' COUNCIL FOR PEOPLE WITH
   35  DISABILITIES AND SHALL SERVE AN EIGHTEEN MONTH TERM.
   36    S 3. The public authorities law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
   37  1266-k to read as follows:
   38    S  1266-K.  METROPOLITAN  TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY RIDERS' COUNCIL FOR
   39  PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. 1. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED THE  "METROPOLITAN
   40  TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY RIDERS' COUNCIL FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES",
   41  TO STUDY, INVESTIGATE, MONITOR, AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO
   42  THE  ACCOMMODATION OF THE NEEDS AND CONVENIENCE OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILI-
   43  TIES TO THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND  ITS  SUBSIDIARIES
   44  WITHIN  THE METROPOLITAN COMMUTER TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT.  SUCH COUNCIL
   45  SHALL STUDY AND INVESTIGATE ALL ASPECTS OF THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS  OF
   46  SUCH  AUTHORITY  AND  ITS  SUBSIDIARIES,  MONITOR THEIR PERFORMANCE, AND
   47  RECOMMEND CHANGES TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE OPERATION THEREOF ALL
   48  WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCOMMODATION OF THE NEEDS AND CONVENIENCE OF PEOPLE
   49  WITH DISABILITIES.
   50    2. SUCH COUNCIL SHALL CONSIST OF FIFTEEN MEMBERS WHO SHALL  BE  COMMU-
   51  TERS  WHO  REGULARLY USE THE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OF SUCH AUTHORITIES
   52  AND WHO ARE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AS DEFINED IN ANY APPLICABLE  STATE
   53  OR  FEDERAL  LAW.    EACH MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, ONE
   54  UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK;  ONE  UPON
   55  THE  RECOMMENDATION  OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
   56  NEW YORK; ONE UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE NEW YORK STATE COMPTROLLER;
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    1  FIVE OTHER MEMBERS UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF EACH OF THE BOROUGH PRESI-
    2  DENTS OF THE BOROUGHS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; ONE UPON THE  RECOMMENDA-
    3  TION  BY  THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OF NASSAU; ONE UPON THE RECOMMENDATION BY
    4  THE  COUNTY  EXECUTIVE  OF  SUFFOLK;  ONE UPON THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE
    5  COUNTY EXECUTIVE OF WESTCHESTER; ONE  UPON  THE  RECOMMENDATION  BY  THE
    6  COUNTY  EXECUTIVE OF ROCKLAND; ONE UPON THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE COUNTY
    7  EXECUTIVE OF PUTNAM; ONE UPON THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE
    8  OF DUTCHESS; AND ONE UPON THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE  OF
    9  ORANGE.  THE  CHAIR  SHALL BE A MEMBER SELECTED BY THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE
   10  COMMITTEE.  EACH OF THE MEMBERS SHALL SERVE FOR A  TERM  OF  TWO  YEARS.
   11  VACANCIES THAT OCCUR OTHER THAN BY EXPIRATION OF TERM SHALL BE FILLED IN
   12  THE  SAME  MANNER  AS  THE  ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS FOR THE BALANCE OF THE
   13  UNEXPIRED TERM.
   14    3. THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR  THEIR
   15  SERVICES  BUT  SHALL  BE  REIMBURSED  FOR  ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES
   16  INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.
   17    4. TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY FUNDS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COUNCIL  FOR
   18  THE  PURPOSES  OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COUNCIL MAY PROVIDE RESOURCES AS
   19  ARE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE COUNCIL AS NECESSARY OR
   20  CONVENIENT TO ALLOW MEMBERS TO PERFORM THEIR DUTIES INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT
   21  LIMITED TO, TRANSPORTATION, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND ACCESSIBLE TECHNOLOGY
   22  SUPPORT, AND MAY EMPLOY ADDITIONAL STAFF AND CONSULTANTS AND INCUR OTHER
   23  EXPENSES  TO  CARRY OUT ITS DUTIES, TO BE PAID FROM AMOUNTS WHICH MAY BE
   24  MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COUNCIL FOR SUCH PURPOSE.
   25    5. THE COUNCIL MAY REQUEST AND  SHALL  RECEIVE  FROM  ANY  DEPARTMENT,
   26  DIVISION,  BOARD,  BUREAU,  COMMISSION,  AGENCY, PUBLIC AUTHORITY OF THE
   27  STATE OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF SUCH ASSISTANCE AND  DATA  AS
   28  WILL  ENABLE  IT PROPERLY TO CARRY OUT ITS ACTIVITIES UNDER THIS SECTION
   29  AND EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
   30    S 4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the  amend-
   31  ments  to  subparagraphs  1  and  2 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of
   32  section 1263 of the public authorities law made by section one  of  this
   33  act  shall  be subject to the expiration and reversion of such paragraph
   34  pursuant to chapter 549 of the laws of 1994 as amended, when  upon  such
   35  date the provisions of section two of this act shall take effect.