Assembly Bill A5412

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to providing free fare on metropolitan transportation authority transit systems

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A5412 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1089
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3330, S1528
2013-2014: A5401, S1551
2015-2016: A1902
2017-2018: A3741

2009-A5412 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing free fare on metropolitan transportation authority transit systems for senior citizens sixty-five years of age or older.

2009-A5412 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5412

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. BRENNAN, CASTRO, TITONE, MAISEL -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.  GREENE -- read once and referred to the  Commit-
  tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN  ACT  to  amend  the public authorities law, in relation to providing
  free fare on the metropolitan transportation authority transit systems

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  1266 of the public authorities law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 15-a to read as follows:
  15-A. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW OR THE TERMS  OF
ANY  CONTRACT,  THE  AUTHORITY,  IN  CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW YORK CITY
TRANSIT AUTHORITY, THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD AND THE METRO-NORTH  COMMU-
TER  RAILROAD  COMPANY,  SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A NO FARE PROGRAM
FOR TRANSPORTATION ON NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY SYSTEMS, THE  LONG
ISLAND  RAIL  ROAD  AND  THE  METRO-NORTH  COMMUTER RAILROAD COMPANY FOR
SENIOR CITIZENS.
  (B) IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR SUCH NO FARE PROGRAM THE SENIOR  CITI-
ZEN MUST BE SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05469-01-9

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