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Assembly Bill A6254A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring all subway passenger stations operated by the New York city transit authority located within one half mile of a hospital to display a H hospital sign

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2015-A6254 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1277-b, Pub Auth L

2015-A6254 - Summary

Relates to requiring all subway passenger stations operated by the New York city transit authority located within one half mile of a hospital to display an H hospital sign.

2015-A6254 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6254

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 18, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring all
  railroad transportation facilities located close to or within proximi-
  ty of a hospital to display a "H" hospital sign

  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. REQUIRED POSTING OF HOSPITAL SIGNS. ALL RAILROAD TRANSPORTA-
TION  FACILITIES, AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE OF THIS
TITLE, CLOSE TO OR WITHIN PROXIMITY OF A HOSPITAL, MUST  DISPLAY  A  "H"
HOSPITAL  SIGN.  THE SIGN MUST BE CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS AND CONSIST OF A
WHITE "H" ON A BLUE BACKGROUND. THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORI-
TY UNDER THIS ARTICLE WILL ESTABLISH THE  CRITERIA  FOR  WHICH  RAILROAD
TRANSPORTATION  FACILITIES  ARE CLOSE TO OR WITHIN PROXIMITY OF A HOSPI-
TAL.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09938-01-5

2015-A6254A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1277-b, Pub Auth L

2015-A6254A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring all subway passenger stations operated by the New York city transit authority located within one half mile of a hospital to display an H hospital sign.

2015-A6254A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6254--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 18, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Corporations,  Authorities  and  Commissions -- recommitted to the
  Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions  in  accordance
  with  Assembly  Rule  3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring all
  subway passenger stations  operated  by  the  New  York  city  transit
  authority located within one half mile of a hospital to display an "H"
  hospital sign

  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. REQUIRED POSTING OF HOSPITAL SIGNS.  1. THE AUTHORITY SHALL
CLEARLY AND CONSPICUOUSLY DISPLAY IN EVERY PASSENGER STATION OF A SUBWAY
OPERATED BY THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY, LOCATED WITHIN ONE HALF
MILE OF A HOSPITAL, AN "H" HOSPITAL SIGN, CONSISTENT WITH THE  NEW  YORK
STATE  MANUAL AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF TRAFFIC CONTROL
DEVICES, AS SUCH MANUAL AND SPECIFICATIONS MAY BE AMENDED FROM  TIME  TO
TIME. THE AUTHORITY SHALL ALSO DISPLAY, IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH SIGN, AN
ADDITIONAL SIGN THAT PROVIDES THE NAME AND STREET ADDRESS OF THE NEAREST
HOSPITAL  LOCATED  WITHIN  ONE  HALF  MILE OF THE PASSENGER STATION OF A
SUBWAY.
  2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "HOSPITAL" SHALL HAVE THE SAME  MEAN-
ING  AS  SET FORTH IN THE NEW YORK STATE MANUAL AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR A
UNIFORM SYSTEM OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES, AS SUCH MANUAL AND SPECIFICA-
TIONS MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME.
  3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "NEW YORK  STATE  MANUAL
AND  SPECIFICATIONS  FOR  A  UNIFORM  SYSTEM OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES"
SHALL MEAN THE  NATIONAL  MANUAL  OF  UNIFORM  TRAFFIC  CONTROL  DEVICES
PROMULGATED  BY  THE  FEDERAL  HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION PURSUANT TO 23 CFR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09938-02-6

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