Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Jan 07, 2009 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Assembly Bill A1604
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ZEBROWSKI
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
2009-A1604 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
- Law Section:
- Public Authorities Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §1279-c, Pub Auth L
2009-A1604 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1604 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the power of the metropolitan transportation authority to increase rates and fees THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section 1279-c to read as follows: S 1279-C. FEE INCREASES; PUBLIC HEARINGS. 1. THE AUTHORITY MAY NOT IMPLEMENT OR INCREASE RATES, FEES, SURCHARGES OR OTHER COSTS TO PASSEN- GERS OR THOSE WHO PARK AT FACILITIES OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY THE AUTHORI- TY WITHOUT A PUBLIC HEARING. IF THE RATE, FEE, SURCHARGE, OR OTHER COST IS REASONABLY EXPECTED TO IMPACT INDIVIDUALS FROM MORE THAN ONE COUNTY, THE AUTHORITY SHALL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING IN EACH SUCH COUNTY PROVIDED THE AUTHORITY HAS OR CONTROLS PROPERTY RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF RAIL SERVICES IN SUCH COUNTY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 2. IN CONDUCTING THE PUBLIC HEARINGS REQUIRED UNDER SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, THE AUTHORITY SHALL, PRECEDING THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, PRES- ENT TO ANY PERSONS PRESENT THE DETAILS OF ANY RATE, FEE, SURCHARGE OR OTHER COST BEING ESTABLISHED AND INCREASED, SHALL PROVIDE IN DETAILED FASHION WHAT THE AUTHORITY PLANS TO DO WITH THE RECEIPTS OF THAT ESTAB- LISHED OR INCREASED RATE, FEE, SURCHARGE, OR OTHER COST, AND SHALL EXPLAIN IN DETAILED FASHION THE CURRENT FISCAL STATUS OF THE AUTHORITY AND WHY EXISTING FUNDS OF THE AUTHORITY ARE NOT BEING USED TO ACCOMPLISH THE PURPOSES THAT THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED OR INCREASED RATE, FEE, SURCHARGE, OR OTHER COST SHALL PAY FOR. 3. NO PUBLIC HEARING PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE REQUIRED TO BE STENOGRAPHICALLY RECORDED IF AN AUDIO RECORDING IS INSTEAD UNDERTAKEN BY THE AUTHORITY PROVIDED SUCH AUDIO TAPE SHALL BE RETAINED BY A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE YEARS AND DURING THE PENDENCY OF ANY CIVIL ACTION EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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