Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jan 14, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S720
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2009-S720 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Public Authorities Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
2009-S720 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Directs the metropolitan commuter transportation authority, in consultation with Long Island railroad, Long Island bus service and Nassau county bus service, to establish and implement a reciprocity program or joint service arrangement to enable passengers to conveniently and efficiently traverse over the Queens county and Nassau county boundaries within a five mile radius of such boundaries; and directs such transportation services shall be accessible to disabled persons.
2009-S720 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S720 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to directing the metropolitan commuter transportation authority to implement a program or arrangement to enable passengers to conveniently and efficiently traverse over the Queens county and Nassau county boundaries PURPOSE : Requires the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to provide adequate means for disabled individuals to cross the Queens County and Nassau County borders. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends the public authorities law Section 1266 to add a new subdivision 4-a dealing with the accessibility of transportation between counties. Section 2 states that this act shall not affect any collective bargaining agreements currently in effect. Section 3 creates an effective date. JUSTIFICATION :
2009-S720 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 720 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 14, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. C. JOHNSON, DIAZ, DUANE, MONTGOMERY, ONORATO, PARK- ER, SAMPSON, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to directing the metropolitan commuter transportation authority to implement a program or arrangement to enable passengers to conveniently and efficiently traverse over the Queens county and Nassau county boundaries 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 4-a to read as follows: 4-A. THE AUTHORITY, IN CONSULTATION WITH LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD, LONG ISLAND BUS SERVICE AND NASSAU COUNTY BUS SERVICE, SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A RECIPROCITY PROGRAM OR JOINT SERVICE ARRANGEMENT TO ENABLE PASSENGERS OF SUCH TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO CONVENIENTLY AND EFFI- CIENTLY TRAVERSE OVER THE QUEENS COUNTY AND NASSAU COUNTY BOUNDARIES WITHIN A FIVE MILE RADIUS FROM SUCH BOUNDARIES AND ACCESS LOCATIONS WITHIN QUEENS COUNTY AND NASSAU COUNTY. SUCH TRANSPORTATION SERVICES SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE TO TRANSPORTATION DISABLED PERSONS. THE AUTHORITY, LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD AND LONG ISLAND BUS SERVICE SHALL ALSO HAVE THE POWER TO CONSIDER OTHER MATTERS NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT THE PROVISION OF THIS SUBDIVISION. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "TRANSPORTATION DISABLED PERSONS" SHALL MEAN ANY INDIVIDUAL, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS IN WHEELCHAIRS, WHO, BY REASON OF ILLNESS, INJURY, AGE OR OTHER SEMI-PERMANENT OR PERMANENT INCAPACITY OR DISABILITY, IS UNABLE TO UTILIZE MASS TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES WITHOUT SPECIAL FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT OR SPECIAL PLANNING OR DESIGN. S 2. Nothing in this act shall be construed to impede, infringe or diminish the integrity of collective bargaining agreements in existence and effect on the effective date of this act. Nothing in this act shall EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05836-01-9
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