Assembly Bill A6638

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Establishes a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for duly enrolled members of the auxiliary police

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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-A6638 (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: A6265
2013-2014: A4270
2015-2016: A4862
2017-2018: A5674

2011-A6638 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for duly enrolled members of the auxiliary police employed by the city of New York, the counties of Nassau and Suffolk and localities within the counties of Nassau and Suffolk.

2011-A6638 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6638

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 23, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CURRAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing
  a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road  for
  duly enrolled members of the auxiliary police

  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 14-a to read as follows:
  14-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW OR THE TERMS OF ANY
CONTRACT, THE AUTHORITY, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD,
SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A NO FARE PROGRAM  FOR  TRANSPORTATION  ON
THE  LONG  ISLAND  RAIL  ROAD FOR DULY ENROLLED MEMBERS OF THE AUXILIARY
POLICE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE  COUNTY  OF  NASSAU,  NASSAU  COUNTY
VILLAGES  AND CITIES, THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, OR SUFFOLK COUNTY VILLAGES.
IN ESTABLISHING SUCH PROGRAM, WHICH HAS AS ITS GOAL INCREASED PROTECTION
AND IMPROVED SAFETY FOR ITS COMMUTERS, THE AUTHORITY AND THE LONG ISLAND
RAIL ROAD SHALL,  AMONG  OTHER  THINGS,  CONSIDER:  (A)  REQUIRING  SUCH
MEMBERS WHO RIDE WITHOUT COST TO REGISTER WITH THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD
AS  A  CONDITION  OF  RIDING WITHOUT COST; (B) REQUIRING SUCH MEMBERS TO
INDICATE DURING SUCH REGISTRATION PROCESS THEIR  REGULAR  WORKING  HOURS
AND  THE  LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD TRAINS THAT SUCH MEMBERS EXPECT TO RIDE;
AND (C) PERIODICALLY RE-REGISTERING AND RE-VALIDATING SUCH MEMBERS.  THE
AUTHORITY  AND  THE  LONG  ISLAND RAIL ROAD SHALL ALSO HAVE THE POWER TO
CONSIDER OTHER MATTERS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE GOALS  AND  OBJECTIVES
OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08513-01-1

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