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Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority

Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority

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The Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority (also known as the Peace Bridge Authority and the Public Bridge Authority) is the agency established to regulate the Peace Bridge, which crosses the Canada–United States border. This bridge is designed to handle vehicle traffic between Buffalo in the American state of New York and Fort Erie in the Canadian province of Ontario.

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The authority is a bi-national agency, incorporated as both a Class D public benefit corporation in the State of New York and a Crown corporation federally in Canada, governed under the terms of an agreement between New York and the Canadian federal government.[1]

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The Bridge Authority is led by a ten-member board, five from each country. The chairmanship alternates annually between a Canadian representative and an American representative.[2]

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Two of the five US members are appointed by the Governor of New York with confirmation by the New York State Senate. The remaining members are the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation, Chairman of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, and the Attorney General of New York (or their delegates).

All five of the Canadian members are appointed by the Governor-in-Council as per recommendation by the federal Minister of Transport.[3]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Authority Information". Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Board of Directors". Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  3. [3]
    An Act respecting the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Company (S.C. 1934, c. 63). March 28, 1934. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
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