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Senate Bill S720

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Directs the metropolitan commuter transportation authority to implement a program to enable passengers to traverse over the Queens county and Nassau county borders

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2009-S720 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1266, 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

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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