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Assembly Bill A6489

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Caps fares for paratransit transportation

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2009-A6489 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2933
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §15-b, Transp L; amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A737, S1225
2013-2014: A943, S510
2015-2016: A10272, S3720
2017-2018: A3980, S2382

2009-A6489 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Caps fares for paratransit transportation.

2009-A6489 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 2933                                                  A. 6489

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                              March 6, 2009
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. DUANE -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

IN  ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. KELLNER -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the transportation law and the public  authorities  law,
  in relation to capping fares for paratransit transportation

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Clause (a) of subparagraph 4 of paragraph a of  subdivision
5  of section 15-b of the transportation law, as added by chapter 498 of
the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
  (a) Fares, and other charges for paratransit transportation. In deter-
mining such fares and other charges the  committee  shall  consider  the
nature of such services, the cost and expense of maintaining paratransit
facilities  in  good  condition and repair and the capital and operating
expenses of the contractor. Fares for paratransit  transportation  shall
be  set  at  levels  based  on  the  criteria set forth in this section;
PROVIDED THAT FARES FOR PARATRANSIT TRANSPORTATION SHALL BE SET NO HIGH-
ER THAN THE BASE FARES FOR TRANSPORTATION OF NON-DISABLED ADULTS UTILIZ-
ING THE TRANSIT SYSTEM;
  S 2. Section 1266 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 15-a to read as follows:
  15-A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW OR THE TERMS OF  ANY
CONTRACT,  THE AUTHORITY SHALL NOT SET FARES FOR PARATRANSIT TRANSPORTA-
TION HIGHER THAN THE  BASE  FARES  FOR  TRANSPORTATION  OF  NON-DISABLED
ADULTS UTILIZING THE TRANSIT SYSTEM.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09233-01-9

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