NY State Senate Bill 2015-S6885

Senate Bill S6885

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to provide more detailed information to the public on its website

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2015-S6885 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1276-e, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S1685
2019-2020: S3237
2021-2022: S5782

2015-S6885 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to provide more detailed information to the public on its website regarding specific subway line performance and capacity.

2015-S6885 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6885                       Revised 03/07/16

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring
the metropolitan transportation authority to provide more detailed
information to the public on its website

 PURPOSE :

To require the metropolitan transportation authority to provide more
detailed information to the public on its website.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 of this bill amends section 1276-e of the public authorities
law by adding a subdivision which states that the authority shall
further post monthly statistics on service disruptions, including but
not limited to: delineation of planned and unplanned disruptions;
length of service disruptions and the frequency of disruptions per
month. The authority shall also be required to conduct a study on
maximum capacity and current capacity, differentiating between
platform and train capacity.

Section 2 of this bill states that this act shall take effect
immediately.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The metropolitan transportation authority (MTA) should be required to
address rampant service disruptions plaguing many of the lines, such
as the 7 line. When unplanned service disruptions occur, commuters are
left scrambling to find ways into Manhattan for work. The
unpredictability of the 7 line specifically, has concerned many Queens
residents who rely on the subway to get to and from work.
Inconsistency of service on this line continues to get worse.

In addition, dangerous overcrowding on trains and platforms continues
to be a safety concern for those rush hour commuters.

This bill would require the MTA to disclose information to the public
on a regular basis concerning the amount of disruptions each subway
line has experienced per month, as well as conduct a study on
capacity.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New Bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S6885 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6885

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 3, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- 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 requiring the
  metropolitan transportation authority to provide more detailed  infor-
  mation to the public on its website

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

  Section 1. Section 1276-e of the public authorities law, as  added  by
section  19  of  part H of chapter 25 of the laws of 2009, is amended to
read as follows:
  S 1276-e. Reporting. 1. The authority shall post on its website on  or
before  the  first of May, the law firms retained by the authority which
in the past year received payment for services in such year.
  2. THE AUTHORITY SHALL FURTHER  POST  MONTHLY  STATISTICS  ON  SERVICE
DISRUPTIONS,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO: DELINEATION OF PLANNED AND
UNPLANNED DISRUPTIONS; LENGTH OF SERVICE DISRUPTIONS AND  THE  FREQUENCY
OF DISRUPTIONS PER MONTH.
  3. THE AUTHORITY SHALL CONDUCT A STUDY ON MAXIMUM CAPACITY AND CURRENT
CAPACITY.  SUCH  STUDY SHALL DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN PLATFORM CAPACITY AND
TRAIN CAPACITY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13807-02-6

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