| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| May 09, 2016 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S7538
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
2015-S7538 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S7538 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7538
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public authorities law, in
relation to one-way, round trip or multi-trip tickets and tickets
purchased after boarding the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North
Commuter Railroad Company
PURPOSE :
To ensure the validity of any one-way, round-trip or multi-trip
ticket, not purchased for a specific month or unlimited travel, for
one year from date of purchase and, additionally, to ensure full
reimbursement for returned tickets without additional surcharges,
intended for tickets purchased, for use on the Long Island Rail Road
or the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section 1266-j.
JUSTIFICATION :
Frequent train passengers, who preplan and purchase an extra ticket
for future train rides, run the risk of their investments being
invalid after a short period of time. A one-way ticket is valid for 90
days, however after 90 days the policy in place does not have the
2015-S7538 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7538
I N S E N A T E
May 9, 2016
___________
Introduced by Sen. KAMINSKY -- 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 one-way,
round trip or multi-trip tickets and tickets purchased after boarding
the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Compa-
ny
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 two new
sections 1266-k and 1266-l to read as follows:
S 1266-K. LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD AND METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD
COMPANY; REIMBURSEMENT. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, ANY
ONE-WAY, ROUND TRIP OR MULTI-TRIP TICKET NOT PURCHASED FOR A SPECIFIC
MONTH OR UNLIMITED TRAVEL, BUT PURCHASED FOR USE ON THE LONG ISLAND RAIL
ROAD OR THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD COMPANY SHALL BE VALID FOR ONE
YEAR FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE AND THE AUTHORITY SHALL REIMBURSE ONE
HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OF ANY UNUSED LONG ISLAND RAIL
ROAD OR METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD COMPANY ONE-WAY, ROUND TRIP OR
MULTI-TRIP TICKET TO THE BEARER OF SUCH TICKET, PROVIDED THAT SUCH TICK-
ET IS RETURNED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE AUTHORITY IS
PROHIBITED FROM ASSESSING ANY SURCHARGE OR PROCESSING FEE FOR THE RETURN
OF ANY SUCH UNUSED ONE-WAY, ROUND TRIP OR MULTI-TRIP TICKET PURCHASED
FOR USE ON THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD OR THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAIL-
ROAD COMPANY.
S 1266-L. LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD AND METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD
COMPANY; FARE AFTER BOARDING. ADDITIONAL TRAIN FARE PURCHASED AFTER
BOARDING BY A PASSENGER POSSESSING A TICKET WITH INSUFFICIENT FARE,
SHALL BE ROUNDED UP TO THE NEAREST QUARTER OF A DOLLAR.
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.
LBD10899-01-5
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