Allows the New York state AFL-CIO to select one of the five voting members to the metropolitan transportation authority.

This bill amends the public authorities law to allow the New York state AFL-CIO to select one of the five voting members to the metropolitan transportation authority. The authority consists of a chairperson, sixteen voting members, and two non-voting and four alternate non-voting members. The chairperson and members are appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The bill specifies terms and residency requirements for the members, including that one member must be a transit dependent individual.

Allows the New York state AFL-CIO to select one of the five voting members to the metropolitan transportation authority.

This bill amends the public authorities law to allow the New York state AFL-CIO to select one of the five voting members to the metropolitan transportation authority. The authority consists of a chairperson, sixteen voting members, and two non-voting and four alternate non-voting members. The chairperson and members are appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The bill specifies terms and residency requirements for the members, including that one member must be a transit dependent individual.