S 3679: Requires the New York state thruway authority to provide notice, a description of meeting details and a sign up list prior to meetings of the board.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3679 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 29, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the New York state thruway authority to provide notice, a description of meeting details and a sign up list prior to meetings of the board The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 352 of the public authorities law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 3 5. (a) Prior to any meeting of the board, the board shall: 4 (i) not less than two weeks prior to such meeting, provide the public 5 with notice of such meeting. Such notice shall include at a minimum, the 6 date, time and location of such meeting; 7 (ii) not less than one week prior to such meeting, provide the public 8 with a description of such meeting, setting forth the details of all 9 items to be considered at such meeting; and 10 (iii) not less than one week prior to such meeting, provide any party 11 with an interest in such meeting to sign up for public comment at such 12 meeting. 13 (b) The notice, description of meeting details and sign up list 14 required by paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall be made available 15 and published in a conspicuous location on the website of the authority. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 17 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05249-01-5