Senate Bill S1386

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Eliminates the MTA's exemption from environmental quality review standards established by article 8 of the environmental conservation law

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S1386 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1722
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4810, A3379
2013-2014: S1220, A742
2015-2016: S3874, A636
2017-2018: S5048, A3992
2019-2020: S4816, A1429
2021-2022: S4951, A3279
2023-2024: S7892, A3731

2011-S1386 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Eliminates the MTA's exemption from environmental quality review standards established by article 8 of the environmental conservation law.

2011-S1386 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1386 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1386

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 7, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  PERKINS,  DILAN,  DUANE -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Trans-
  portation

AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to eliminating
  the metropolitan  commuter  transportation  authority's  environmental
  quality review exemption

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

  Section 1. Subdivisions 3 and 11 of section 1266 of the public author-
ities law, subdivision 3 as amended and subdivision 11 as added by chap-
ter 314 of the laws of 1981, are amended to read as follows:
  3. The authority may establish, levy and collect or cause to be estab-
lished, levied and collected  and,  in  the  case  of  a  joint  service
arrangement,  join with others in the establishment, levy and collection
of such fares, tolls, rentals, rates, charges and other fees as  it  may
deem necessary, convenient or desirable for the use and operation of any
transportation  facility  and related services operated by the authority
or by a subsidiary corporation of the authority or under contract, lease
or other arrangement, including joint  service  arrangements,  with  the
authority.  Any such fares, tolls, rentals, rates, charges or other fees
for the transportation of passengers shall be  established  and  changed
only if approved by resolution of the authority adopted by not less than
a  majority vote of the whole number of members of the authority then in
office, with the chairman having one additional vote in the event  of  a
tie vote, and only after a public hearing, provided however, that fares,
tolls,  rentals,  rates, charges or other fees for the transportation of
passengers on any transportation facility which are  in  effect  at  the
time  that  the  then  owner  of  such transportation facility becomes a
subsidiary corporation of the authority or at the time that operation of
such transportation  facility  is  commenced  by  the  authority  or  is
commenced  under  contract,  lease or other arrangement, including joint

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01761-01-1
              

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