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Assembly Bill A8713

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to study the feasibility and impact of installing sliding access doors on subway platforms

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2015-A8713 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4568
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A3527, S360
2019-2020: A7833, S2784
2021-2022: A632, S5788
2023-2024: A9735, S2657
2025-2026: A6202, S4116

2015-A8713 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to study the feasibility and impact of installing sliding access doors on subway platforms.

2015-A8713 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8713

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2016
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to direct the metropolitan transportation authority to study  the
  feasibility  and  impact  of installing sliding access doors on subway
  platforms

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

  Section  1.  The metropolitan transportation authority shall conduct a
study to examine the feasibility and impact of the installation of slid-
ing access doors upon platforms at subway facilities  operated  by  such
authority including, but not limited to the following issues:
  (a) increased benefits to the safety of customers;
  (b) the likelihood of fatality prevention; and
  (c) the fiscal impact of installation.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10204-06-6

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