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Assembly Bill A6910A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the installation of partitions and shields on Westchester county omnibuses

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2015-A6910 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §375, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A1951

2015-A6910 - Summary

Requires the installation of partitions and shields on Westchester county omnibuses.

2015-A6910 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6910

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 10, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MAYER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  requiring
  the installation of partitions and shields on Westchester county omni-
  buses

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 52 to read as follows:
  52.  WESTCHESTER  COUNTY OMNIBUS PARTITIONS AND SHIELDS. EVERY OMNIBUS
SEATING TWENTY OR MORE  PASSENGERS  CURRENTLY  OPERATED  PURSUANT  TO  A
CONTRACT  WITH WESTCHESTER COUNTY THAT SERVES THE GENERAL PUBLIC, SHALL,
BY ON OR BEFORE JUNE THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN, BE EQUIPPED  WITH
PARTITIONS  OR  SHIELDS  MADE IN WHOLE OR IN PART OF PLEXIGLASS OR OTHER
SHATTERPROOF MATERIAL IN AN "L" SHAPED CONFIGURATION  WHICH  EFFECTIVELY
SEPARATES  AND SHIELDS THE OPERATOR OF SUCH OMNIBUS FROM ANY UNWARRANTED
PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH ANY PASSENGER ON THE OMNIBUS.  IN THE CASE  OF  AN
OMNIBUS  OPERATING  PRIOR TO ENACTMENT OF THIS SUBDIVISION, BUT EXPECTED
TO BE IN SERVICE AFTER JUNE THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN, THE  OMNI-
BUS  OWNER WILL SUBMIT TO THE COMMISSIONER A SCHEDULE WHEREIN SUCH OWNER
IDENTIFIES THE ANNUAL RATE AT WHICH SUCH OWNER WILL RETROFIT ITS OMNIBUS
FLEET TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS SUBDIVISION;  SUCH  NOTICE  SHALL
INCLUDE  THE  MOTOR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF EACH OMNIBUS SCHED-
ULED FOR A RETROFIT THAT YEAR, AND TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, COMPLETE  THE
RETROFIT  OF  ITS OMNIBUS FLEET IN EQUAL ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS. SUCH OWNER
SHALL SOLICIT BIDS FOR THE RETROFIT OF ITS FLEET OF OMNIBUS VEHICLES  TO
INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO ANY FIRM, BUSINESS OR PARTNERSHIP CURRENT-
LY OPERATING SUCH VEHICLES PURSUANT TO A CONTRACT WITH WESTCHESTER COUN-
TY, AND AFTER REVIEWING BIDS TO RETROFIT THE OMNIBUS VEHICLES IN ACCORD-
ANCE  WITH  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  SELECT  THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER TO
INSTALL THE PARTITIONS AND SHIELDS REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION. IN  THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10002-01-5

2015-A6910A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §375, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A1951

2015-A6910A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the installation of partitions and shields on Westchester county omnibuses.

2015-A6910A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6910--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 10, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MAYER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
  the installation of partitions and shields on Westchester county omni-
  buses

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  375 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 52 to read as follows:
  52. WESTCHESTER COUNTY OMNIBUS PARTITIONS AND SHIELDS.  EVERY  OMNIBUS
SEATING  TWENTY  OR  MORE  PASSENGERS  CURRENTLY  OPERATED PURSUANT TO A
CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER FOR THE PROVISION  OF  REGULARLY
SCHEDULED  MASS  TRANSPORTATION  SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC OVER FIXED ROUTES
SHALL, ON OR BEFORE JUNE THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN,  BE  EQUIPPED
WITH  PARTITIONS  OR  SHIELDS  MADE IN WHOLE OR IN PART OF PLEXIGLASS OR
OTHER SHATTERPROOF MATERIAL MEETING SPECIFICATIONS OF THE COMMISSION  OF
TRANSPORTATION,  IN  AN "L" SHAPED CONFIGURATION WHICH EFFECTIVELY SEPA-
RATES AND SHIELDS THE OPERATOR FROM THE PASSENGER  COMPARTMENT  OF  SUCH
OMNIBUS.  IN THE CASE OF AN OMNIBUS OPERATING PRIOR TO ENACTMENT OF THIS
SUBDIVISION BUT EXPECTED TO BE IN  SERVICE  AFTER  JUNE  THIRTIETH,  TWO
THOUSAND  EIGHTEEN,  THE  OWNER  OF  SUCH OMNIBUSES SHALL SUBMIT, TO THE
COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION, A SCHEDULE OF THE ANNUAL RATE  AT  WHICH
SUCH  OMNIBUSES  SHALL BE RETROFITTED TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF
THIS SUBDIVISION. SUCH SCHEDULE SHALL INCLUDE THE  MOTOR  VEHICLE  IDEN-
TIFICATION NUMBER OF EACH OMNIBUS SCHEDULED FOR RETROFIT IN A GIVEN YEAR
AND  SHALL,  TO  THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, PROVIDE FOR THE COMPLETION OF SUCH
RETROFITTING IN EQUAL PROPORTIONS ANNUALLY. ANY SUCH OMNIBUSES  ACQUIRED
AFTER  THE ENACTMENT OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH A PARTI-
TION OR SHIELD AS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10002-02-5

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