Assembly Bill A6939

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring the port authority to hold a hearing in each county in the district related to proposed toll or fare increase for use of authority transportation facilities

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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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2017-A6939 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Laws Affected:
Amd §1 Art VI, Chap 154 of 1921
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8678
2013-2014: A4299
2015-2016: A3173

2017-A6939 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the port authority of New York and New Jersey to hold a public hearing in each county in the port district not less than 30 days prior to any proposed toll or fare increase for the use of authority transportation facilities, and requires the holding of such hearings not less than 15 days prior to the effective date of any amendments to the proposed toll or fare increase.

2017-A6939 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6939
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 24, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. TITONE, M. G. MILLER, COLTON, FINCH -- Multi-
   Sponsored by -- M.  of A. HOOPER, MOYA -- read once  and  referred  to
   the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to amend chapter 154 of the laws of 1921 authorizing designated
   authorities in behalf of the state of New York to enter into an agree-
   ment or compact with designated authorities of the state of New Jersey
   for the creation of the "Port of New York District",  in  relation  to
   requiring  public hearings to be held by the commissioners of the port
   authority of New York and New Jersey prior to the increase of any fee,
   toll, charge or fare for the use of the transportation  facilities  of
   such authority
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Article VI of section 1 of chapter 154 of the laws of 1921
 authorizing designated authorities in behalf of the state of New York to
 enter into an agreement or compact with designated  authorities  of  the
 state  of New Jersey for the creation of the "Port of New York District"
 is amended to read as follows:
                                 ARTICLE VI.
   The port authority shall constitute a body, both corporate  and  poli-
 tic,  with full power and authority to purchase, construct, lease and/or
 operate any terminal or transportation facility  within  said  district;
 and to make charges for the use thereof[:]; and for any of such purposes
 to  own, hold, lease and/or operate real or personal property, to borrow
 money and secure the same by bonds or by  mortgages  upon  any  property
 held or to be held by it. No property now or hereafter vested in or held
 by  either  state, or by any county, city, borough, village, township or
 other municipality, shall be taken by the port  authority,  without  the
 authority  or  consent  of  such  state, county, city, borough, village,
 township or other municipality, nor  shall  anything  herein  impair  or
 invalidate  in  any  way  any bonded indebtedness of such state, county,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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