A9425 — Relates to the trustees of the power authority of the state of New York

Summary

Enacts the "public power democracy act"; increases the number of trustees on the power authority of the state of New York from seven to seventeen; authorizes termination of a trustee.

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the New York Consolidated Laws: Section 1003 of the public authorities law.

• Section 1003 of the public authorities law

  seven the governor shall, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint a successor, who shall hold office for a term of five years, or until a successor has been appointed and qualified. In the event of a vacancy occurring in the office of the trustee by death, resignation or otherwise, the governor shall, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint a successor, who shall hold office for the unexpired term. Four trustees shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of organizing the authority and conducting the business thereof chairman his or her his or her duties hereunder chairman he or she chairman vice-chairman in accordance with section twenty-eight hundred fifty-two of this chap- ter → 1. seventeen Of the trustees appointed by the governor, one shall be a bona fide expert in public finance, one shall be a bona fide expert in consumer advocacy, and one shall be a bona fide expert in environmental justice. Five trustees shall be appointed by the temporary president of the senate, of which one shall be a representative of a bona fide labor organization that represents workers engaged in a collective bargaining agreement with the authority or its subsidiaries, and one shall be a representative of a bona fide labor organization that represents workers employed by an organization engaged in a power purchase agreement with the authority. Five trustees shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly, of which one shall be a bona fide expert in renewable energy siting, and one shall be a bona fide expert in building electrification. or until removed by a majority vote of the legislature or the governor Furthermore, the New York state energy research and develop- italics ment authority and the office of renewable energy siting and electric transmission shall each be allowed to appoint one non-voting member. 2. , or the event of a vacancy occurring in the office of the trus- tee by death, resignation or otherwise, the original entities who appointed that trustee shall appoint a successor who shall hold office for the unexpired term. A majority of the appointed voting trustees shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of organizing the authority and conducting the business thereof. Any authority trustee or board member may be terminated by either a majority vote of the senate or assembly, or by the governor. Reasons for termination may include, but are not limited to: failure to meet the renewable energy targets; conflicts of interest; failure to prioritize climate justice, environ- mental justice, or economic justice in the authority's operations; sexu- al assault or harassment; or corruption 3. chair their their duties pursuant to this section chair such chair chair vice- chair. The terms for chair and vice-chair shall be two years

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Action History

1. January 07, 2026

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2. December 19, 2025

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Sponsors

• Sarahana Shrestha · Primary

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