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Assembly Bill A417A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to create an expired fare transfer policy

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2015-A417 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2266
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1266-k, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A4775, S3840
2013-2014: A434, S2109
2017-2018: A2512, S1616

2015-A417 - Summary

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to create an expired fare transfer policy.

2015-A417 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   417

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DINOWITZ, HEASTIE, GALEF, ROSENTHAL, COLTON,
  BENEDETTO, GUNTHER, ORTIZ, AUBRY, ABINANTI, OTIS -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A. BRENNAN, CYMBROWITZ, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, ROBINSON, TITONE --
  read once and referred to the Committee on  Corporations,  Authorities
  and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
  metropolitan  transportation  authority  to  establish an expired fare
  transfer policy; and providing for the repeal of such provisions  upon
  expiration thereof

  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 1266-k to read as follows:
  S  1266-K.  EXPIRED  FARE TRANSFER POLICY.   NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
PROVISION OF LAW, THE AUTHORITY SHALL ESTABLISH AN EXPIRED FARE TRANSFER
POLICY THAT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME.  SUCH POLICY SHALL PROVIDE
ANY PERSON WHO PURCHASES A FARE THE ABILITY TO  TRANSFER  ANY  REMAINING
BALANCE FOR TWO YEARS AFTER SUCH FARE IS DEEMED EXPIRED.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed on July 1, 2020.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00913-02-5

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2015-A417A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2266
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1266-k, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A4775, S3840
2013-2014: A434, S2109
2017-2018: A2512, S1616

2015-A417A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to create an expired fare transfer policy.

2015-A417A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 417--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. DINOWITZ, GALEF, ROSENTHAL, COLTON, BENEDETTO,
  GUNTHER, ORTIZ, AUBRY, ABINANTI, OTIS -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of
  A.  BRENNAN,  CYMBROWITZ,  GLICK,  GOTTFRIED, ROBINSON, TITONE -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on  Corporations,  Authorities  and
  Commissions  -- recommitted to the Committee on Corporations, Authori-
  ties 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 the
  metropolitan transportation authority to  establish  an  expired  fare
  transfer  policy; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
  expiration thereof

  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 1266-k to read as follows:
  S 1266-K. EXPIRED FARE TRANSFER POLICY.    NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER
PROVISION OF LAW, THE AUTHORITY SHALL ESTABLISH AN EXPIRED FARE TRANSFER
POLICY THAT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME.  SUCH POLICY SHALL PROVIDE
ANY  PERSON  WHO  PURCHASES A FARE THE ABILITY TO TRANSFER ANY REMAINING
BALANCE FOR TWO YEARS AFTER SUCH FARE IS DEEMED EXPIRED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
deemed repealed on July 1, 2021.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00913-03-6

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