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Assembly Bill A4494

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to continue providing half fare transportation for aged and handicapped persons

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2011-A4494 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3864
2013-2014: A4256
2015-2016: A4465
2017-2018: A3158
2019-2020: A4970

2011-A4494 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to continue providing half fare transportation for the commuter rail for persons sixty-five years of age or older and handicapped persons.

2011-A4494 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4494

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. RAIA, McKEVITT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  CROUCH -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Corporations,
  Authorities and Commissions

AN  ACT  to  amend the public authorities law, in relation to permitting
  persons sixty-five years of age or over and all persons who are  disa-
  bled  or  handicapped  to  use the commuter railroad facilities of the
  Metropolitan transportation authority at half fare

  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 3-b to read as follows:
  3-B.  THE AUTHORITY IS HEREBY PROHIBITED FROM DISCONTINUING OR  REDUC-
ING STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES WHEREBY ALL PERSONS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE
OR OVER AND ALL PERSONS WHO ARE DISABLED OR HANDICAPPED SHALL BE PERMIT-
TED  TO  USE THE FACILITIES OF THE COMMUTER RAILROADS UNDER THE AUTHORI-
TY'S CONTROL AT A REDUCTION OF ONE-HALF OF THE CHARGE FOR A SINGLE  TRIP
TICKET.
  S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06621-01-1

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