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'''Robert I. Millonzi''' (1910–1986) was an American lawyer and member of the [[Securities and Exchange Commission]] under [[U.S. President|President]] [[Harry S. Truman]]. He was a member of the 1967 U.S. delegation to the [[United Nations Economic and Social Council]]. He was the brother of American artist [[Victor Millonzi]].

As a partner in the [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] law firm Diebold & Millonzi, he was nominated by President Truman in June 1951 to the Securities and Exchange Commission to replace Commissioner Edward McCormick, who had resigned to head the [[New York Curb Exchange]]. Millonzi was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and sworn in as an S.E.C. commissioner on June 21, 1951 to complete a term which ended on June 5, 1952, at which time Millonzi resigned, expressing a desire to return to his law firm in Buffalo.

Millonzi used his influence to support the [[performing arts]]. He served on the executive committee of the [[Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra|Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestral Society]]. In February 1967 U.S. President [[Lyndon Johnson]] appointed him to the board of trustees of the [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]].

Millonzi was appointed by [[New York Governor]] [[Mario Cuomo]] in July 1983 to chair a commission to study the distribution of inexpensive [[hydroelectric power]] in the state as contracts for power from the Niagara and St. Lawrence-Franklin D. Roosevelt Power Projects expired. Under his leadership, the commission recommended on February 29, 1984, a re-allocation of a portion of that power from upstate New York to homes and businesses downstate, and to reserve power for businesses to help create jobs. The [[New York Legislature]] deferred action on these recommendations following a ruling by the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]] which allowed the existing contracts with private upstate utilities to continue until they expired in 1990.

==References==
*"Millonzi to Be Sworn In: Justice Jackson Will Give Oath to S.E.C. Appointee", ''New York Times'', 19 June 1951, p 46.
*"Millonzi Quits S.E.C. to Resume Law Practice", ''New York Times'', 6 June 1952, p 33.
*"3 Renamed, 4 Appointed to Kennedy Center Board", ''New York Times'', 24 February 1967, p25.
*Gargan, Edward A., "A Divided Panel Calls for Sending Cheap Upstate Hydropower Downstate", ''New York Times'', 1 March 1984, p B1 and B11.
*Barbanel, Josh, "Low-Cost Power: A Reallocation Is Deferred", ''New York Times'', 27 September 1984, p A24.

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Robert I. Millonzi - Revision history

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