NY State Senate Bill 2015-S7717

Senate Bill S7717

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to continue providing half fare transportation for aged and handicapped persons

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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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2015-S7717 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4465
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: A3864
2011-2012: A4494
2013-2014: A4256
2017-2018: A3158
2019-2020: A4970

2015-S7717 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to continue providing half fare transportation for the commuter rail for persons sixty-five years of age or older and handicapped persons.

2015-S7717 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S7717

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the public authorities law, in
relation to permitting persons sixty-five years of age or over and all
persons who are disabled or handicapped to use the commuter railroad
facilities of the Metropolitan transportation authority at half fare


 PURPOSE :

This bill amends section twelve hundred sixty-six of the public
authorities law by the addition of a new subdivision to be subdivision
three-a. The bill continues the rules and procedures allowing persons
sixty-five years of age and over and all persons who are disabled or
handicapped to use the facilities of the commuter railroad at a
reduction of one-half of the charge for a single trip ticket. The bill
prohibits the MTA's discontinuance or reduction of reduced rates now
in existence for the elderly and disabled.

 JUSTIFICATION :

This bill would insure the continuation of inexpensive transportation
for those citizens of the State of New York sixty-five years and older
and all persons who are disabled or handicapped whose incomes are not
large enough to meet the rising costs of transportation. The reduced
rates now offered are tied into Federal operating assistance under the

National Mass Transportation Assistance Act of 1974. Should this
Federal funding requirement be eliminated, the MTA would be mandated
to continue this worthwhile program.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2014: A.4256 Held for Consideration in Corporations, Authorities, and
Commissions.
2013: A.4256 Referred to Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions
2012: A.4494 Referred to Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
2011: A.4494 Referred to Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
2010: A.3864 Held for Consideration in Corporations, Authorities and
Commissions
2009: A.3864 Referred to Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
2008: A.3761 Held for Consideration in Corporations, Authorities and
Commissions
2007: A.3761 Referred to Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
2006: A.8438 Referred to Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
2005: A.8438 Held for Consideration in Corporations, Authorities and
Commissions
2004: A.5112 Referred to Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
2003: A.5112 Held for Consideration Corporations, Authorities and
Commissions
2002: A.5112 Held for Consideration Corporations, Authorities and
Commissions
2001: A.5112 Referred to Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
2000: A.5471 Held for Consideration Corporations, Authorities and
Commissions
1999: A.5471 Referred to Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
1998: A.5945 Held for Consideration Corporations, Authorities and
Commissions
1997: A.5945 Referred to Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
1996: A.3622 Referred to Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
1995: A.3622 Held for Consideration Corporations, Authorities and
Commissions

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS :

None at present

 EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE BILL :

Immediately

2015-S7717 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7717

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 12, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- 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  permitting
  persons  sixty-five years of age or over and all persons who are disa-
  bled or handicapped to use the commuter  railroad  facilities  of  the
  Metropolitan transportation authority at half fare

  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 3-b to read as follows:
  3-B.   THE AUTHORITY IS HEREBY PROHIBITED FROM DISCONTINUING OR REDUC-
ING STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES WHEREBY ALL PERSONS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE
OR OVER AND ALL PERSONS WHO ARE DISABLED OR HANDICAPPED SHALL BE PERMIT-
TED TO USE THE FACILITIES OF THE COMMUTER RAILROADS UNDER  THE  AUTHORI-
TY'S  CONTROL AT A REDUCTION OF ONE-HALF OF THE CHARGE FOR A SINGLE TRIP
TICKET.
  S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07052-01-5

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