Senate Bill S7538

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for reimbursement of unused one-way, round trip, or multi-trip tickets purchased for use on the Long Island Rail Road or the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S7538 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§1266-k & 1266-l, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S16
2019-2020: S5917
2021-2022: S5534
2023-2024: S5585

2015-S7538 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the reimbursement of the ticket price of unused one-way, round trip or multi-trip tickets purchased for use on the Long Island Rail Road or the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company if returned within one year.

2015-S7538 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7538 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7538

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 9, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. KAMINSKY -- 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  one-way,
  round  trip or multi-trip tickets and tickets purchased after boarding
  the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Compa-
  ny

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

  Section  1.  The  public  authorities law is amended by adding two new
sections 1266-k and 1266-l to read as follows:
  S 1266-K. LONG ISLAND RAIL  ROAD  AND  METRO-NORTH  COMMUTER  RAILROAD
COMPANY; REIMBURSEMENT.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, ANY
ONE-WAY,  ROUND  TRIP  OR MULTI-TRIP TICKET NOT PURCHASED FOR A SPECIFIC
MONTH OR UNLIMITED TRAVEL, BUT PURCHASED FOR USE ON THE LONG ISLAND RAIL
ROAD OR THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD COMPANY SHALL BE VALID FOR ONE
YEAR FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE AND THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  REIMBURSE  ONE
HUNDRED  PERCENT  OF  THE  PURCHASE PRICE OF ANY UNUSED LONG ISLAND RAIL
ROAD OR METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD COMPANY  ONE-WAY,  ROUND  TRIP  OR
MULTI-TRIP TICKET TO THE BEARER OF SUCH TICKET, PROVIDED THAT SUCH TICK-
ET IS RETURNED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE AUTHORITY IS
PROHIBITED FROM ASSESSING ANY SURCHARGE OR PROCESSING FEE FOR THE RETURN
OF  ANY  SUCH  UNUSED ONE-WAY, ROUND TRIP OR MULTI-TRIP TICKET PURCHASED
FOR USE ON THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD OR THE METRO-NORTH  COMMUTER  RAIL-
ROAD COMPANY.
  S  1266-L.  LONG  ISLAND  RAIL  ROAD AND METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD
COMPANY; FARE AFTER BOARDING.  ADDITIONAL  TRAIN  FARE  PURCHASED  AFTER
BOARDING  BY  A  PASSENGER  POSSESSING  A TICKET WITH INSUFFICIENT FARE,
SHALL BE ROUNDED UP TO THE NEAREST QUARTER OF A DOLLAR.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10899-01-5

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