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Assembly Bill A8672A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing and directing the metropolitan transportation authority to implement a free fare program for NYC firefighters on the LIRR

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2015-A8672 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A2786
2019-2020: A1910

2015-A8672 - Summary

Relates to authorizing and directing the metropolitan transportation authority to implement a free fare program on the Long Island Rail Road for firefighters employed by the city of New York.

2015-A8672 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8672

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing
  and directing the metropolitan transportation authority to implement a
  free fare program for firefighters

  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 14-a to read as follows:
  14-A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW OR THE TERMS OF  ANY
CONTRACT,  THE  AUTHORITY  AND ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS, SHALL
ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A FREE FARE PROGRAM FOR  TRANSPORTATION  ON  NEW
YORK  CITY  TRANSIT AUTHORITY SYSTEMS, THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD AND THE
METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD COMPANY FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND FIRE OFFICERS
EMPLOYED BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK. THE FREE FARE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED  AND
IMPLEMENTED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE IN OPERATION DURING
ALL HOURS IN WHICH SUCH AUTHORITY PROVIDES RAILROAD, SUBWAY AND/OR OMNI-
BUS SERVICES, AND SUCH PROGRAM SHALL NOT  BE  LIMITED  IN  OPERATION  TO
OFF-PEAK  HOURS OR TO ANY OTHER HOURS DESIGNATED BY THE AUTHORITY OR ITS
SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13467-01-5

2015-A8672A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A2786
2019-2020: A1910

2015-A8672A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to authorizing and directing the metropolitan transportation authority to implement a free fare program on the Long Island Rail Road for firefighters employed by the city of New York.

2015-A8672A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 8672--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2016
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing
  and directing the metropolitan transportation authority to implement a
  free fare program for firefighters on the LIRR

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  14 of section 1266 of the public authorities
law, as amended by chapter 182 of the laws of 2013, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  14.  Notwithstanding  any  other provisions of law or the terms of any
contract, the authority, in consultation with the Long Island Rail Road,
shall establish and implement a no fare program  for  transportation  on
the  Long  Island  Rail  Road for police officers, FIREFIGHTERS AND FIRE
OFFICERS employed by the city of New  York,  county  of  Nassau,  Nassau
county  villages  and cities, county of Suffolk, Suffolk county villages
and towns, the division of state police, the port authority of New  York
and  New Jersey, the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, the New York
city housing authority and the  New  York  city  transit  authority.  In
establishing  such  program,  which has as its goal increased protection
and improved safety for its commuters, the authority and the Long Island
Rail Road shall, among other  things,  consider:  (a)  requiring  police
officers, FIREFIGHTERS AND FIRE OFFICERS who ride without cost to regis-
ter  with  the  Long  Island  Rail Road as a condition of riding without
cost; (b) requiring such officers AND FIREFIGHTERS  to  indicate  during
such  registration  process  their  regular  working  hours and the Long
Island Rail Road trains that such officers AND  FIREFIGHTERS  expect  to
ride;  and  (c) periodically re-registering and re-validating such offi-
cers AND FIREFIGHTERS. The authority and the Long Island Rail Road shall
also have the power to consider other matters necessary to carry out the
goals and objectives of this section.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

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