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Senate Bill S3840

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Creates requirment for MTA to refund monies on all expired pay-per-ride metrocards

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2011-S3840 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4775
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1261, add §1266-j, Pub Auth L; add §20-706-a, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S2109, A434
2015-2016: S2266, A417
2017-2018: S1616, A2512

2011-S3840 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends the public authorities law and the administrative code of the City of New York, in relation to requiring the metropolitan transportation authority to transfer any remaining money on an expired pay-per-ride MetroCard to a new MetroCard, and enacting certain other technical provisions.

2011-S3840 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S3840 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3840

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 7, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law and the  administrative  code
  of  the  city  of  New York, in relation to requiring the metropolitan
  transportation authority to transfer any remaining money on an expired
  pay-per-ride MetroCard to a new MetroCard, and enacting certain  other
  technical provisions

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

  Section 1. Section 1261 of the public authorities law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 11-a to read as follows:
  11-A. "METROCARD" SHALL MEAN ANY CARD WHETHER PAY-PER-RIDE OR UNLIMIT-
ED  RIDE,  SOLD  FOR TRAVEL ON THE NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY SYSTEM; NEW YORK
CITY TRANSIT BUSES, INCLUDING ROUTES OPERATED BY OTHER  OPERATORS  UNDER
CONTRACT  TO  THE  METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (MTA); MTA BUS,
AND MTA LONG ISLAND BUS SYSTEMS; THE PATH SUBWAY SYSTEM;  THE  ROOSEVELT
ISLAND TRAM; AIRTRAIN JFK; AND WESTCHESTER COUNTY BEE-LINE BUS SYSTEM ON
WHICH  THE  CUSTOMER ELECTRONICALLY LOADS FARES WHETHER THE CARD IS SOLD
BY THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, ANY OF  SUCH  AUTHORITIES'
AUTHORIZED  AGENTS,  NEIGHBORHOOD  MERCHANTS,  OR  PURCHASED THROUGH ANY
EMPLOYER TRANSIT PROGRAMS.
  S 2. The public authorities law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
1266-j to read as follows:
  S  1266-J.  EXPIRED PAY-PER-RIDE METROCARDS WITH UNUSED BALANCES.  THE
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (MTA) SHALL BE REQUIRED TO  TRANS-
FER  ANY  REMAINING  MONEY ON AN EXPIRED PAY-PER-RIDE METROCARD TO A NEW
PAY-PER-RIDE METROCARD AS DEFINED UNDER SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE
OF THIS TITLE AT THE CUSTOMER'S REQUEST REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF TIME
THAT HAS LAPSED SINCE THE INITIAL EXPIRATION DATE OF THE CARD.
  S 3. The administrative code of the city of New  York  is  amended  by
adding a new section 20-706-a to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06153-01-1

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