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Assembly Bill A3158

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to continue providing half fare transportation for aged and handicapped persons

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2017-A3158 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3864
2011-2012: A4494
2013-2014: A4256
2015-2016: A4465
2019-2020: A4970

2017-A3158 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to continue providing half fare transportation for the commuter rail for persons sixty-five years of age or older and handicapped persons.

2017-A3158 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3158
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. RAIA, McKEVITT, SALADINO, MALLIOTAKIS, CURRAN,
   GRAF, FINCH, MURRAY -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
   Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public authorities law, in relation to permitting
   persons sixty-five years of age or over and all persons who are  disa-
   bled  or  handicapped  to  use the commuter railroad facilities of the
   Metropolitan transportation authority at half fare
 
   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.  THE AUTHORITY IS HEREBY PROHIBITED FROM DISCONTINUING OR  REDUC-
 ING STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES WHEREBY ALL PERSONS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE
 OR OVER AND ALL PERSONS WHO ARE DISABLED OR HANDICAPPED SHALL BE PERMIT-
 TED  TO  USE THE FACILITIES OF THE COMMUTER RAILROADS UNDER THE AUTHORI-
 TY'S CONTROL AT A REDUCTION OF ONE-HALF OF THE CHARGE FOR A SINGLE  TRIP
 TICKET.
   § 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 

 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06813-01-7

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