Assembly Bill A3330

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to providing free fare on metropolitan transportation authority transit systems

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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-A3330 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1528
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5412, S1089
2013-2014: A5401, S1551
2015-2016: A1902
2017-2018: A3741

2011-A3330 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing free fare on metropolitan transportation authority transit systems for senior citizens sixty-five years of age or older.

2011-A3330 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3330

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 24, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BRENNAN, CASTRO, TITONE, MAISEL -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law,  in  relation  to  providing
  free fare on the metropolitan transportation authority transit systems

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

  Section 1. Section 1266 of the public authorities law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 15-a to read as follows:
  15-A.  (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW OR THE TERMS OF
ANY CONTRACT, THE AUTHORITY, IN CONSULTATION  WITH  THE  NEW  YORK  CITY
TRANSIT  AUTHORITY, THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD AND THE METRO-NORTH COMMU-
TER RAILROAD COMPANY, SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A  NO  FARE  PROGRAM
FOR  TRANSPORTATION ON NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY SYSTEMS, THE LONG
ISLAND RAIL ROAD AND  THE  METRO-NORTH  COMMUTER  RAILROAD  COMPANY  FOR
SENIOR CITIZENS.
  (B)  IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR SUCH NO FARE PROGRAM THE SENIOR CITI-
ZEN MUST BE SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06054-01-1


              

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