Relates to the half fare rate program within the metropolitan transportation authority: expands eligibility to persons eligible to receive social security disability insurance benefits; provides that an award letter from the social security administration may be submitted as proof of disability.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9373
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 24, 2012
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Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the half fare
rate program within the metropolitan transportation authority
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 16 of section 1266 of the public authorities
law, as amended by chapter 25 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as
follows:
16. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authority and any
of its subsidiary corporations shall establish and implement a half fare
rate program for persons [with serious mental illness] who are eligible
to receive SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INSURANCE OR supplemental security
income benefits [as defined pursuant to title sixteen of] UNDER the
federal social security act and section two hundred nine OR THREE
HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX of the social services law. AN AWARD LETTER FROM THE
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION MAY BE SUBMITTED AS PROOF OF DISABILITY.
S 2. Subdivision 8 of section 1205 of the public authorities law, as
amended by chapter 25 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as
follows:
8. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authority and any
of its subsidiary corporations shall establish and implement a half fare
rate program for persons [with serious mental illness] who are eligible
to receive SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INSURANCE OR supplemental security
income benefits [as defined pursuant to title sixteen of] UNDER the
federal social security act and section two hundred nine OR THREE
HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX of the social services law. AN AWARD LETTER FROM THE
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION MAY BE SUBMITTED AS PROOF OF DISABILITY.
The half fare rate program established and implemented pursuant to this
subdivision shall be in operation during all hours in which such author-
ity provides railroad, subway and/or omnibus services, and such program
shall not be limited in operation to off-peak hours or to any other
hours designated by the authority or its subsidiary corporations.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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