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Senate Bill S3720

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Caps fares for paratransit transportation

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2015-S3720 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10272
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §15-b, Transp L; amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2933, A6489
2011-2012: S1225, A737
2013-2014: S510, A943
2017-2018: S2382, A3980

2015-S3720 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a cap on fares for paratransit transportation.

2015-S3720 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3720 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3720

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 17, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. ESPAILLAT, ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Transporta-
  tion

AN  ACT  to amend the transportation law and the public authorities law,
  in relation to capping fares for paratransit transportation

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

  Section  1. Clause (a) of subparagraph 4 of paragraph a of subdivision
5 of section 15-b of the transportation law, as added by chapter 498  of
the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
  (a) Fares, and other charges for paratransit transportation. In deter-
mining  such  fares  and  other charges the committee shall consider the
nature of such services, the cost and expense of maintaining paratransit
facilities in good condition and repair and the  capital  and  operating
expenses  of  the contractor. Fares for paratransit transportation shall
be set at levels based on  the  criteria  set  forth  in  this  section;
PROVIDED THAT FARES FOR PARATRANSIT TRANSPORTATION SHALL BE SET NO HIGH-
ER THAN THE BASE FARES FOR TRANSPORTATION OF NON-DISABLED ADULTS UTILIZ-
ING THE TRANSIT SYSTEM;
  S 2. Section 1266 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 15-a to read as follows:
  15-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW OR THE TERMS OF ANY
CONTRACT, THE AUTHORITY SHALL NOT SET FARES FOR PARATRANSIT  TRANSPORTA-
TION  HIGHER  THAN  THE  BASE  FARES  FOR TRANSPORTATION OF NON-DISABLED
ADULTS UTILIZING THE TRANSIT SYSTEM.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08550-01-5

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