Assembly Bill A666

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to establish and implement a no fare program for children attending public school in the city district of the city

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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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2013-A666 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4232
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10057
2011-2012: A492

2013-A666 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to establish and implement a no fare rate program for children attending public school in the city district of the city of New York.

2013-A666 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   666

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. GIBSON, COLTON, CRESPO, DINOWITZ, SCARBOROUGH,
  TITUS, STEVENSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTTFRIED,  HEASTIE
  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authori-
  ties and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to directing the
  metropolitan transportation authority to establish and implement a  no
  fare program for children attending public school in the city district
  of the city of New York

  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 19 to read as follows:
  19.  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 COMMUTER RAIL-
ROAD COMPANY, SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A NO FARE PROGRAM FOR TRANS-
PORTATION ON NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY SYSTEMS,  THE  LONG  ISLAND
RAIL  ROAD AND THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD COMPANY FOR PRIMARY AND
SECONDARY SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN ATTENDING SCHOOL IN THE CITY DISTRICT  OF
THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it  shall have become a law, provided, however, that any rules and regu-
lations necessary for the timely  implementation  of  this  act  on  its
effective date shall be promulgated on or before such date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02066-01-3

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