NY State Senate Bill 2015-S6744A

Senate Bill S6744A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Includes certain district attorney detective investigators in the MTA Long Island Railroad no fare program

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- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 06, 2016	print number 6744a
Jun 06, 2016	amend (t) and recommit to finance
May 04, 2016	reported and committed to finance
Feb 12, 2016	referred to transportation

Votes

- May 4, 2016 - Transportation Committee Vote
  S6744A
  
  16
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  2
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Transportation Committee Vote: May 4, 2016
      
      aye (16)
      
      Avella
      
      Dilan
      
      Gallivan
      
      Kennedy
      
      Larkin
      
      Marcellino
      
      Martins
      
      O'Mara
      
      Panepinto
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Robach
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Perkins
      
      excused (2)
      
      Diaz
      
      Nozzolio

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2015-S6744 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:: S6309

2015-S6744 - Summary

Includes the "detective investigators" or "rackets investigators" employed in the office of a district attorney located within the county of Nassau, the county of Suffolk, or the city of New York in the MTA Long Island Rail Road no fare program.

2015-S6744 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6744

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the public authorities law, in
relation to including the district attorney detective investigators in
the MTA Long Island Railroad no fare program

 PURPOSE :

The purpose of this legislation is to include District Attorney
Detective Investigators in the MTA Long Island Railroad no-fare
program to provide additional security for passengers in the event of
critical incidents.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section one of this bill amends subdivision 14 of section 1266 of the
Public Authorities law to include "detective investigators" and
"rackets investigators" employed by a district attorney in the MTA
Long Island Railroad no-fare program.

Section two of this bill provides that this act shall take effect
immediately.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The free ride program enacted into law has provided an extra amount of

security for the commuters of the Long Island Railroad for over 20
years. The intent of the original legislation was to encourage police
officers to use the railroad as a method of transportation so that in
the event of a critical incident, more officers would be immediately
available for the protection of the commuters. The original law
included several police agencies so there would be a greater number of
officers available. Amending this law to add the District Attorney's
Detective Investigators would provide an additional layer of security.
These highly skilled investigators are all Police Officers, who
typically have more than 20 years of law enforcement experience. They
work independently or alongside members of the NYPD, other local
jurisdiction Police Departments, State Police, FBI, and Homeland
Security. Their vast experience and training would be a great asset in
providing even more security and assisting in critical incidents that
may occur.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New bill.

 FISCAL IMPACT :

To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S6744 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6744

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 12, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. VENDITTO -- 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 including the
  district attorney detective investigators in the MTA Long Island Rail-
  road no fare program

  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 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 AND "DETECTIVE INVESTIGATORS" OR
"RACKETS INVESTIGATORS" EMPLOYED IN THE OFFICE OF A  DISTRICT  ATTORNEY.
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 who ride without cost to register with  the  Long  Island  Rail
Road  as a condition of riding without cost; (b) requiring such officers
to indicate during such registration process their regular working hours
and the Long Island Rail Road trains that such officers expect to  ride;
and (c) periodically re-registering and re-validating such officers. 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.
                                                           LBD14087-01-6

2015-S6744A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:: S6309

2015-S6744A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-S6744A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6744A

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to including
certain district attorney detective investigators in the MTA Long
Island Railroad no fare program

 PURPOSE :

The purpose of this legislation is to include local District Attorney
Detective Investigators and Rackets Investigators in the MTA Long
Island Railroad no-fare program to provide additional security for
passengers in the event of critical incidents.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section one of this bill amends subdivision 14 of section 1266 of the
Public Authorities law to include "detective investigators" and
"rackets investigators" employed by a district attorney located in
Nassau County, Suffolk County, or the City of New York in the MTA Long
Island Railroad no-fare program.

Section two of this bill provides that this act shall take effect
immediately.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The free ride program enacted into law has provided an extra amount of
security for the commuters of the Long Island Railroad for over 20
years. The intent of the original legislation was to encourage police
officers to use the railroad as a method of transportation so that in
the event of a critical incident, more officers would be immediately
available for the protection of the commuters. The original law
included several police agencies so there would be a greater number of
officers available. Amending this law to add local District Attorney's
Detective and Rackets Investigators would provide an additional layer
of security. These highly skilled investigators are all Police
Officers, who typically have more than 20 years of law enforcement
experience. They work independently or alongside members of the NYPD,
other local jurisdiction Police Departments, State Police, FBI, and
Homeland Security. Their vast experience and training would be a great
asset in providing even more security and assisting in critical
incidents that may occur.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New bill.

 FISCAL IMPACT :

To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S6744A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 6744--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 12, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. VENDITTO -- 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  including
  certain  district  attorney  detective  investigators  in the MTA Long
  Island Railroad no fare program

  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 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 AND "DETECTIVE INVESTIGATORS" OR
"RACKETS INVESTIGATORS" EMPLOYED IN THE OFFICE OF  A  DISTRICT  ATTORNEY
LOCATED  WITHIN  THE COUNTY OF NASSAU, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, OR THE CITY OF
NEW YORK.  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  who ride without cost to register with the Long Island
Rail Road as a condition of riding  without  cost;  (b)  requiring  such
officers  to  indicate  during  such  registration process their regular
working hours and the Long Island Rail Road trains  that  such  officers
expect  to  ride;  and (c) periodically re-registering and re-validating
such officers. 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.
                                                           LBD14087-02-6

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