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Senate Bill S6741A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the Long Island Rail Road weekend reduced fare program

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2015-S6741 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9601
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S4105, A5089
2019-2020: S1583, A5001
2021-2022: S6004
2023-2024: S4719

2015-S6741 - Summary

Amends the Long Island Rail Road weekend reduced fare program to include the Far Rockaway station.

2015-S6741 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6741 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6741

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 12, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT relating to the  Long  Island  Rail  Road  weekend  reduced  fare
  program

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

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known as  the  "Long  Island
Rail Road Fare Act".
  S  2.  Legislative  findings. The New York state legislature has found
that on the weekends the Long Island Rail  Road,  a  subsidiary  of  the
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, provides reduced fare between the
hours  of  12:01  AM  Saturday  until 11:59 AM Sunday at certain station
locations. Passengers traveling to and from locations  within  New  York
city  should  not  forfeit  their enjoyment of such reduced fare because
their train happens to pass through Nassau county.
  S 3. Definitions. The term "fare" shall mean a person or  persons  who
tender  money  to participate in the transportation services provided by
the Long Island Rail Road.
  S 4. It shall be unlawful for the Long Island  Rail  Road  to  exclude
from  its  weekend  reduced fare programs individuals traveling from Far
Rockaway station to another location within New York  city  and  to  Far
Rockaway station from another location within New York city.
  S  5.  All  trips  included in such weekend reduced fare program shall
receive the same reduced fare regardless of starting and ending points.
  S 6. An exclusion may be made for all trips to and from  Belmont  Park
station.  It  shall not be required that such station be included in the
weekend reduced fare program.
  S 7. This act shall take effect January 1, 2017.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11618-05-6

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2015-S6741A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9601
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S4105, A5089
2019-2020: S1583, A5001
2021-2022: S6004
2023-2024: S4719

2015-S6741A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends the Long Island Rail Road weekend reduced fare program to include the Far Rockaway station.

2015-S6741A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6741A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6741--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 12, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- reported
  favorably from said  committee  and  committed  to  the  Committee  on
  Finance  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law,  in  relation  to  the  Long
  Island Rail Road weekend reduced fare program

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

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known as  the  "Long  Island
Rail Road Fare Act".
  S  2.  Legislative  findings. The New York state legislature has found
that on the weekends the Long Island Rail  Road,  a  subsidiary  of  the
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, provides reduced fare between the
hours  of  12:01  AM  Saturday  until 11:59 AM Sunday at certain station
locations. Passengers traveling to and from locations  within  New  York
city  should  not  forfeit  their enjoyment of such reduced fare because
their train happens to pass through Nassau county.
  S 3.  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 LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD SHALL INCLUDE FAR  ROCKAWAY  STATION
IN  ITS  NEW  YORK CITY WEEKEND REDUCED FARE PROGRAM. SUCH STATION SHALL
ENJOY THE SAME BENEFITS AS ALL OTHER STATIONS INCLUDED IN SUCH PROGRAM.
  S 4. This act shall take effect April 1, 2017.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11618-12-6

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