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Assembly Bill A7385

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for reimbursement of unused one-way, round trip, or multi-trip tickets purchased for use on the Long Island Rail Road or the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company

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2015-A7385 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7538
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยงยง1266-k & 1266-l, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8806
2017-2018: A6697, S16
2019-2020: A4902, S5917
2021-2022: A3938, A10068, S5534
2023-2024: A1268, S5585
2025-2026: A4819, S5120

2015-A7385 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the reimbursement of the ticket price of unused one-way, round trip or multi-trip tickets purchased for use on the Long Island Rail Road or the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company if returned within one year.

2015-A7385 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7385

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KAMINSKY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

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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