Senate Bill S5741

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the regulation of bus privatization contracts

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Procurement And Contracts Committee


  • 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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2021-S5741 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6606
Current Committee:
Senate Procurement And Contracts
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2875-c, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7574, A9679
2015-2016: S1139, A1210
2017-2018: S1554, A3164
2019-2020: S5108, A2442
2023-2024: S2761, A5699

2021-S5741 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the regulation of bus privatization contracts.

2021-S5741 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5741 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5741
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 17, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Procurement and Contracts
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in  relation  to  the  regu-
   lation of bus privatization contracts
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Legislative  intent.  The  legislature  hereby  finds  and
 declares  that  decisions  to  use private contractors to provide public
 transportation service must be based on factors which promote the public
 interest. To ensure that citizens of  the  state  receive  high  quality
 transit  services  at low cost, with due regard for the taxpayers of the
 state and the needs of public and private workers, the legislature finds
 it necessary to regulate such privatization contracts.
   § 2. The public authorities law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
 2875-c to read as follows:
   §  2875-C.  REGULATION  OF PRIVATIZATION CONTRACTS. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS
 USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING WORDS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEAN-
 INGS:
   A. "PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM" MEANS ANY  PASSENGER  TRANSPORTATION
 SERVICE PROVIDED BY BUS, WHICH, DURING ITS HOURS OF OPERATION, IS AVAIL-
 ABLE ON AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY BASIS TO ANY PERSON, WITHOUT PREFERENCE FOR
 SERVICE AVAILABILITY, ELIGIBILITY OR DESIGN BEING GIVEN TO ANY PERSON OR
 POPULATION  SUB-GROUP  BECAUSE  OF  AGE,  GENDER, RACE, NATIONAL ORIGIN,
 CREED OR AGENCY CLIENT STATUS, AND WHICH  IS  REGULARLY  ADVERTISED  AND
 MARKETED  AS  AVAILABLE  TO  THE GENERAL PUBLIC. NOTHING IN THIS ARTICLE
 SHALL BE DEEMED TO MEAN THAT THE  TRANSPORTATION  SERVICES  OPERATED  OR
 PROVIDED BY HUMAN OR SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES SOLELY FOR THEIR CLIENTS OR
 PROGRAMS   CONSTITUTE,  IN  AND  OF  THEMSELVES,  PUBLIC  TRANSPORTATION
 SERVICES.
   B. "PRIVATIZATION CONTRACT" SHALL MEAN AN AGREEMENT OR COMBINATION  OR
 SERIES  OF  AGREEMENTS BY WHICH A PRIVATE PERSON OR ENTITY AGREES WITH A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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