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Assembly Bill A7274

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires the installation of suicide prevention phones on all bridges controlled and operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority

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2009-A7274 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S734
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1277-b, Pub Auth L

2009-A7274 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the installation of suicide prevention phones on all bridges controlled and operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

2009-A7274 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7274

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN  ACT  to  amend  the public authorities law, in relation to requiring
  that suicide prevention phones be installed on all bridges  under  the
  control of the Metropolitan 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 1277-b to read as follows:
  S  1277-B.  SUICIDE  PREVENTION PHONES REQUIRED ON ALL BRIDGES. 1. FOR
PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION A "SUICIDE PREVENTION PHONE" SHALL MEAN A  TOLL
FREE  TELEPHONE  WHICH  ALLOWS THE USER TO CONNECT DIRECTLY TO LIFELINE,
THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE.
  2. A SUICIDE PREVENTION PHONE SHALL BE INSTALLED AT EACH  END  AND  AT
THE  MIDWAY  POINT  OF EACH BRIDGE UNDER THE JURISDICTION AND CONTROL OF
AND OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY.
  3. SIGNS WHICH CLEARLY STATE THE EXISTENCE OF THE  SUICIDE  PREVENTION
PHONE  AND ITS USE AND PURPOSE SHALL BE PLACED NEXT TO EACH PHONE AND ON
THE HIGHWAY AT OR NEAR THE ENTRANCE AND EXIT OF EACH BRIDGE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02139-01-9

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