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Senate Bill S7993

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Enacts a twenty year limit on contracts entered into by the MTA for the lease of railroad facilities

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2009-S7993 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11058
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1265, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2071
2013-2014: A234
2015-2016: A933
2017-2018: A2808
2019-2020: A2733

2009-S7993 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts a twenty year limit on contracts entered into by the MTA for the lease of railroad facilities; also prevents contract renewals by lessees with more than 3 violations of permits issued pursuant to section 27-0305.

2009-S7993 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7993 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7993

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 28, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- 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  contracts
  entered into by the metropolitan transportation authority

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision  6  of  section  1265  of  the
public  authorities  law, as amended by chapter 988 of the laws of 1984,
is amended to read as follows:
  (a) To enter into contracts and leases and to execute all  instruments
necessary or convenient; PROVIDED, HOWEVER:
  (I)  THAT  CONTRACTS FOR THE LEASE OF ANY RAILROAD FACILITIES SHALL BE
FOR A TERM NO LONGER THAN TWENTY YEARS; AND
  (II) ANY LESSEE SEEKING TO RENEW A CONTRACT FOR THE LEASE OF ANY RAIL-
ROAD FACILITIES WHO HAS COMMITTED MORE  THAN  THREE  VIOLATIONS  OF  ANY
PERMIT ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-0305 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVA-
TION LAW, SHALL BE BARRED FROM SUCH RENEWAL;
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15658-02-0

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