Assembly Actions -
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Jun 29, 2010 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Mar 18, 2010 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Assembly Bill A10345
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MILLMAN
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Richard Brodsky
Harvey Weisenberg
Linda Rosenthal
Ellen C. Jaffee
multi-Sponsors
William Boyland
William Colton
Marcos Crespo
Hakeem Jeffries
2009-A10345 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7433
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Ways And Means
- Law Section:
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority
2009-A10345 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A10345 TITLE OF BILL: An act relating to the various budgets of the metropol- itan transportation authority PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Provides that the metropolitan trans- portation authority (MTA) must transfer money from its capital budget into its operating budget upon receipt of federal stimulus funds. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Creates an unconsolidated law to mandate that in the event that the transportation authority receives or has received American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 dollars for capital purposes and improvements, the MTA shall transfer at least $30 million originally allocated to its capital budget into its operating budget in order to avert diminution in the level of service and safety including personnel directly serving the public in the normal course of their duties. And, other than reductions caused by normal attrition of its personnel serving the public, the MTA shall maintain such effort throughout the state fiscal years ending on March 31, 2011, JUSTIFICATION: The metropolitan transportation authority, the nation's largest transportation agency will face disappearing subway lines, long- er waits for trains, missing buses and deep layoffs as a result of severe MTA service cuts if federal stimulus money is not committed directly to its operating budget. In addition, approximately 1,400 posi- tions will be cut next year with about 700 of them being the result of
2009-A10345 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10345 I N A S S E M B L Y March 18, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MILLMAN, BRODSKY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT relating to the various budgets of the metropolitan transporta- tion authority THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in the event that the metropolitan transportation authority receives or has received American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 dollars for capital purposes and improvements, the MTA shall transfer at least 30 million dollars originally allocated to its capital budget into its operating budget, to avert diminution in the level of service and safety including personnel directly serving the public in the normal course of their duties in effect and prevailing on or about January 4, 2010, and, other than reductions caused by normal attrition of its personnel serv- ing the public, maintain such effort throughout the state fiscal year ending on March 31, 2011. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD16356-03-0
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