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Senate Bill S2522

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes and directs the metropolitan transportation authority to prepare a study on the feasibility of developing a Long Island high speed rail initiative

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2009-S2522 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1263-a, Pub Auth L

2009-S2522 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs the metropolitan transportation authority to prepare a study on the feasibility of developing a Long Island high speed rail initiative for the operation of a high speed rail transportation system in the Long Island expressway corridor between New York City and Southampton.

2009-S2522 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2522 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2522

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 23, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to directing the
  metropolitan transportation authority to conduct a study on the feasi-
  bility of developing a Long Island high speed rail initiative

  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 1263-a to read as follows:
  S 1263-A. LITRACK HIGH SPEED RAIL INITIATIVE; STUDY. 1. THE  AUTHORITY
IS  HEREBY  AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO PREPARE OR CAUSE TO BE PREPARED A
STUDY ON THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A LONG  ISLAND  HIGH  SPEED  RAIL
INITIATIVE. SUCH STUDY SHALL INCLUDE:
  A. THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A NEW SUBSIDIARY PUBLIC CORPORATION
OF  THE  AUTHORITY,  TO  BE CALLED LITRACK, TO OWN, OPERATE, ADMINISTER,
DEVELOP, CONSTRUCT AND MAINTAIN A HIGH SPEED RAIL TRANSPORTATION  SYSTEM
OPERATED  IN  THE  LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY CORRIDOR BETWEEN NEW YORK CITY
AND SOUTHAMPTON, WITH A MINIMUM NUMBER  OF  STOPS  ALONG  SUCH  CORRIDOR
NECESSARY TO SERVICE THE MAJOR POPULATION AREAS WITHIN LONG ISLAND ON OR
BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN.
  B.  AN ASSESSMENT OF THE MATERIALS, ACQUISITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION, AND
THE EMERGENCY, TECHNICAL, ENGINEERING AND  LEGAL  ISSUES,  NECESSARY  TO
CONSTRUCT  AND OPERATE A LONG ISLAND HIGH SPEED RAIL INITIATIVE IN ORDER
TO PROVIDE PASSENGER SERVICE ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST  DAY  OF  JULY,  TWO
THOUSAND FOURTEEN.
  C.  AN  ASSESSMENT  OF THE CAPITAL, OPERATING, AND CUSTOMER COSTS THAT
WOULD BE NECESSARY TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE THE LONG ISLAND  HIGH  SPEED
RAIL  INITIATIVE  IN ORDER TO PROVIDE PASSENGER SERVICE ON OR BEFORE THE
FIRST DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08135-01-9

S. 2522                             2

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