Assembly Bill A9583

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires a public hearing for substantial change in transit authority service by the New York city transit authority

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A9583 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2876
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1205 & 1263, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1335, S1374
2011-2012: A639, S1216
2013-2014: A5854, S466
2015-2016: A1453, S3170
2017-2018: A6890, S6263
2019-2020: A3309, S2532
2021-2022: A3869, S5817

2023-A9583 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Conditions the institution of any substantial change in surface route or rapid transit route service upon approval by the metropolitan transportation authority and committee on operations of the NYC transit authority and upon public hearing; sets allotted individual and aggregate speaking time during such hearings.

2023-A9583 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9583
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 20, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law,  in  relation  to  requiring
   public  notice  and hearing prior to any planned substantial change in
   service
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Section  1205 of the public authorities law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9. (A) FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  "SUBSTANTIAL  CHANGE  IN
 SERVICE" MEANS:
   (I)  ANY  CHANGE  IN  FREQUENCY OF SERVICE OF A SURFACE ROUTE OR RAPID
 TRANSIT ROUTE WHICH RESULTS IN A CHANGE OF TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT  OR  MORE
 DURING ANY TWO CONSECUTIVE HOURS AT ANY RAPID TRANSIT STATION, OR ON ANY
 PORTION  AT LEAST ONE-HALF MILE IN LENGTH OF ANY SURFACE ROUTE, COMPARED
 WITH THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SERVICE PROVIDED DURING THE SAME SUCH HOURS IN
 THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT  WHERE  A  SUBSTANTIAL
 CHANGE  IN SERVICE FREQUENCY ON SUCH ROUTE AT SUCH HOURS HAS BEEN IMPLE-
 MENTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION  WITHIN  THE  PREVIOUS
 THREE  YEARS,  ANY SUBSEQUENT CHANGE IN SERVICE SHALL BE DEEMED SUBSTAN-
 TIAL ONLY IF IT RESULTS IN A CHANGE IN FREQUENCY OF SERVICE  OF  TWENTY-
 FIVE PERCENT OR MORE DURING ANY TWO CONSECUTIVE HOURS AT ANY RAPID TRAN-
 SIT  STATION,  OR ON ANY PORTION AT LEAST ONE-HALF MILE IN LENGTH OF ANY
 SURFACE ROUTE, COMPARED WITH  THE  HIGHEST  LEVEL  OF  SERVICE  PROVIDED
 DURING THE SAME SUCH HOURS DURING THE PERIOD OF TIME COMMENCING WITH THE
 DATE  OF IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH PRECEDING SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE IN SERVICE;
 OR
   (II) ANY COMPLETE OR PARTIAL CLOSING OF A PASSENGER STATION WITHIN THE
 CITY OF NEW YORK, OR ANY MEANS OF PUBLIC ACCESS TO SUCH FACILITY.
   (B) ON  AND  AFTER  SEPTEMBER  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-FOUR,  NO
 SUBSTANTIAL  CHANGE  IN SERVICE FURNISHED UPON THE RAPID TRANSIT FACILI-
 TIES OR THE OMNIBUS LINE FACILITIES OF THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  BE  INSTI-
 TUTED, EXCEPT UPON APPROVAL BY RESOLUTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON OPERATIONS
 OF THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY AND APPROVAL BY RESOLUTION OF THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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