Assembly Bill A1657

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Allows certain veterans to ride public transportation free of charge

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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-A1657 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4153
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Add §245-a, Mil L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7625
2013-2014: A5909, S2878
2015-2016: A8436
2017-2018: A3834
2019-2020: A3274

2011-A1657 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows veterans who performed military service during a period of war to ride public transportation free of charge for the year immediately after his or her return to this state.

2011-A1657 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1657

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, SCHROEDER, TOWNS, CLARK, COOK, CASTELLI --
  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. GABRYSZAK, GUNTHER, LATIMER, V. LOPEZ,
  MAYERSOHN, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on
  Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to allowing certain veter-
  ans to ride public transportation free of charge

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

  Section 1. The military law is amended by adding a new  section  245-a
to read as follows:
  S  245-A.  FREE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; CERTAIN WAR VETERANS.  NOTWITH-
STANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW OR THE TERMS  OF  ANY  CONTRACT,  A
RESIDENT OF THE STATE WHO IS A HONORABLY DISCHARGED MEMBER OF ANY BRANCH
OF  THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES WHO PERFORMED MILITARY SERVICE
DURING A PERIOD OF WAR SHALL BE ENTITLED, FOR THE YEAR IMMEDIATELY AFTER
HIS OR HER RETURN TO THIS STATE FROM SUCH MILITARY SERVICE, TO RIDE FREE
OF CHARGE ON EVERY TRANSPORTATION PROVIDER IN THIS  STATE.  THE  COMMIS-
SIONER  OF  TRANSPORTATION  IS  AUTHORIZED  TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO
CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS  SECTION,
"TRANSPORTATION PROVIDER" SHALL MEAN ANY PUBLIC, PRIVATE OR NOT-FOR-PRO-
FIT  ENTITY  UTILIZING  PUBLIC  FUNDS  TO PROVIDE OR CONTRACT FOR PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR SPECIF-
IC CLIENT GROUPS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
necessary  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are
authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or  before  such
effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04026-01-1

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