Assembly Bill A2026

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires public notice and hearing prior to any planned substantial change in service

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  • 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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2009-A2026 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5648
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1299-hhh, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6754, S4954
2013-2014: A669, S6130
2015-2016: A2935
2017-2018: A2162
2019-2020: A1100
2023-2024: A9791

2009-A2026 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires public notice and hearing prior to any planned substantial change in service; defines "substantial change in service" to mean any change in frequency of service or change in route or complete or partial closing of a passenger stop or route; outlines places where posters shall be placed.

2009-A2026 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2026

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. JOHN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. KOON --
  read once and referred to the Committee 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 of the Rochester-Genesee regional transportation authority

  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 1299-hhh to read as follows:
  S  1299-HHH.  PUBLIC HEARINGS AND NOTICE. 1.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
SECTION, THE TERM SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE IN SERVICE SHALL BE DEFINED AS  ANY
CHANGE  IN  FREQUENCY  OF  SERVICE  OR  CHANGE  IN ROUTE, OR COMPLETE OR
PARTIAL CLOSING OF A PASSENGER STOP OR ROUTE.
  2. (A) A PUBLIC HEARING OR HEARINGS SHALL BE HELD AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS
PRIOR TO ANY SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE AT ONE OR  MORE  LOCATIONS  CONVENIENTLY
ACCESSIBLE  TO  THE  PERSONS  WHO  WOULD  BE  AFFECTED BY SUCH CHANGE IN
SERVICE.
  (B) AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING OR HEARINGS,  THE
AUTHORITY  SHALL GIVE NOTICE TO THE ELECTED TOWN BOARD MEMBERS OR EQUIV-
ALENT IN AREAS AFFECTED BY ROUTE  CHANGES  AND  SHALL  PROVIDE  DETAILED
INFORMATION  ON THE PROPOSED SERVICE CHANGES. IN ADDITION, THE AUTHORITY
SHALL DISPLAY POSTERS IN A FORM NOT SMALLER THAN ELEVEN INCHES BY SEVEN-
TEEN INCHES ON BUSES AND AT BUS STOPS OPERATING ON THE AFFECTED ROUTE AT
LEAST THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING OR HEARINGS. SUCH  POSTERS
SHALL  DESCRIBE  THE PROPOSED SERVICE CHANGE IN DETAIL AND SHALL PROVIDE
THE DATE, TIME AND LOCATION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING OR HEARINGS AND  SHALL
STATE  THAT  THE PROPOSED SERVICE CHANGE SHALL BE OPEN TO DISCUSSION AND
THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK AT THE HEARING.
  (C) PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES SHALL ALSO BE PLACED AT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY
OF ROCHESTER AND MONROE COUNTY, AS WELL AS IN ANY PUBLIC LIBRARY IN  ANY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04751-01-9

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