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Assembly Bill A1461

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes a no fare program for transportation on the NYCTA, LIRR and MNCRC for senior citizens sixty-five years of age or older during off-peak hours

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2009-A1461 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1266, Pub Auth L

2009-A1461 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a no fare program for transportation on the NYCTA, LIRR and MNCRC for senior citizens sixty-five years of age or older during off-peak hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends.

2009-A1461 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1461

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT, J. RIVERA, GREENE, BOYLAND, AUBRY, PERRY,
  ROBINSON,  TOWNS  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corpo-
  rations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to  establishing
  a no fare program for transportation on New York city transit authori-
  ty  systems,  the  Long  Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Commuter
  Railroad Company for senior citizens

  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 14-a to read as follows:
  14-A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW OR THE TERMS  OF  ANY
CONTRACT,  THE AUTHORITY, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT
AUTHORITY, THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD AND THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER  RAIL-
ROAD COMPANY, SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A NO FARE PROGRAM FOR TRANS-
PORTATION  ON  NEW  YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY SYSTEMS, THE LONG ISLAND
RAIL ROAD AND THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD COMPANY FOR SENIOR CITI-
ZENS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.   IN ESTABLISHING  SUCH  PROGRAM,
THE  AUTHORITY  AND THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY, THE LONG ISLAND
RAIL ROAD AND THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD  COMPANY,  SHALL,  AMONG
OTHER  THINGS,  CONSIDER:  (A)  REQUIRING  SUCH SENIOR CITIZENS WHO RIDE
WITHOUT COST TO REGISTER WITH THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT  AUTHORITY,  THE
LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD AND THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD COMPANY AS A
CONDITION OF RIDING WITHOUT COST; AND (B) REQUIRING SUCH SENIOR CITIZENS
TO  PRESENT PROOF OF AGE BY THEIR MEDICARE CARD, DRIVER'S LICENSE, BIRTH
CERTIFICATE OR SUCH OTHER MANNER AS THE AUTHORITY DEEMS SUFFICIENT.  THE
AUTHORITY AND THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY, THE LONG ISLAND  RAIL
ROAD  AND  THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD COMPANY SHALL ALSO HAVE THE
POWER TO CONSIDER OTHER MATTERS NECESSARY TO CARRY  OUT  THE  GOALS  AND
OBJECTIVES OF THIS SUBDIVISION.  THE NO FARE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY THIS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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