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Senate Bill S3839

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Creates an extra transfer for pay-per-ride Metrocard users

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2011-S3839 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4855
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1277-b, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S2092, A367
2015-2016: S3228, A2607
2017-2018: A3439, A9627
2019-2020: A2481
2021-2022: A1283
2023-2024: A774
2025-2026: A1313

2011-S3839 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to allowing two automatic free transfers for riders using pay-per-ride Metrocards.

2011-S3839 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S3839 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3839

                       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, in relation to allowing  two
  automatic free transfers for riders using pay-per-ride Metrocards

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

  Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 1277-b to read as follows:
  S  1277-B.  TRANSFERS  ALLOWED  FOR PAY-PER-RIDE METROCARD USERS.  THE
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (MTA)  AS  DEFINED  UNDER  SECTION
TWELVE  HUNDRED  SIXTY-THREE  OF THIS TITLE SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE
RIDERS WITH PAY-PER-RIDE METROCARDS TWO AUTOMATIC FREE TRANSFERS BETWEEN
SUBWAY AND BUS, OR BETWEEN  BUSES.  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF  THIS  SECTION
PAY-PER-RIDE  METROCARDS  SHALL MEAN CARDS SOLD WHERE PURCHASERS PAY FOR
INDIVIDUAL RIDES FOR TRAVEL ON THE NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY SYSTEM; NEW YORK
CITY TRANSIT BUSES, INCLUDING ROUTES OPERATED BY OTHER  OPERATORS  UNDER
CONTRACT  TO THE 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. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07603-01-1

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