N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 15-2137: Hudson River-Black River Regulating District; old boards abolished; new board created

§ 15-2137. Hudson River-Black River Regulating District; old boards

abolished; new board created.

1. The Hudson River Regulating District and the Black River Regulating

District created pursuant to this article are hereby consolidated into a

single district, to include the areas of both such districts, and to be

known as the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District.

2. Except as hereinafter provided, the board of the Hudson River

Regulating District and the board of the Black River Regulating District

are hereby abolished, and all of the jurisdiction, functions, powers,

duties and obligations possessed or exercised by, or for which

commitments have been made by, such boards, including lands or property

acquired, moneys of the boards, and actions taken or determinations made

by such boards, are hereby transferred to, assigned to and devolved upon

the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District and its board.

3. Notwithstanding any provision of titles 21, 23 and 25 of this

article, a board of the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District is

hereby created to consist of seven members to be appointed by the

governor not less than three of whom shall be residents of the territory

comprising the Black River area and not less than three of whom shall be

residents of the territory comprising the Hudson River area. The

governor shall appoint one member for a term ending September 1, 1960,

one for a term ending September 1, 1961, one for a term ending September

1, 1962, one for a term ending September 1, 1963, and one for a term

ending September 1, 1964, and thereafter, on the expiration of their

respective terms of office, appointments shall be made for terms of five

years. The governor shall appoint two additional board members, each of

whom shall serve for a term of five years from the effective date of his

or her appointment; provided, however, that the board members first

appointed on or after the effective date of the chapter of the laws of

two thousand five which amended this subdivision shall serve an initial

term of two years from the effective date of such appointment. The

governor shall fill any vacancy on such board within thirty days after

it occurs for the remainder of the term of office.