| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2016 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S6484
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
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2015-S6484 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S6484 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6484
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to allowing
two automatic free transfers for riders using pay-per-ride Metrocards
PURPOSE :
To ensure that riders of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
mass-transit system do not incur extra costs due to recent cuts in
service.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
Section one of this bill amends section 1266 of the Public Authorities
Law by adding a new subdivision (3-b) that requires the Metropolitan
Transportation Authority (MTA) to automatically apply two free
transfers to each paid fare or rate and be valid for two hours from
the time the fare is purchased. These transfers can used to transfer
between subways and the buses that are owned and operated by the MTA
as well as transfers between the MTA's buses. This transfer policy may
be amended from time to time.
Section two of this bill provides that this act shall take effect
immediately.
2015-S6484 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6484
I N S E N A T E
January 19, 2016
___________
Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to allowing two
automatic free transfers for riders using pay-per-ride Metrocards
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 3-b to read as follows:
3-B. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE AUTHORITY SHALL
ESTABLISH A FARE TRANSFER POLICY THAT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME.
SUCH POLICY SHALL PROVIDE ANY PERSON WHO PAYS A FARE OR RATE WITH AT
LEAST TWO TRANSFERS AT NO COST BETWEEN ANY SUBWAY AND BUS, OR BETWEEN
BUSES THAT ARE OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY. SUCH TRANSFERS SHALL
BE VALID FOR TWO HOURS FROM THE TIME SUCH FARE OR RATE IS COLLECTED BY
THE AUTHORITY AT A TRANSIT FACILITY.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13231-01-5
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