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Assembly Bill A5723

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes a no fare program for transportation on the NYCTA, LIRR and MNCRC for duly enrolled members of the auxiliary police

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2017-A5723 (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: A6210
2011-2012: A6628
2013-2014: A4712
2015-2016: A4778

2017-A5723 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a no fare program for transportation on the New York city transit authority, the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company for duly enrolled members of the auxiliary police employed by the city of New York, the counties of Nassau and Suffolk and localities within the counties of Nassau and Suffolk.

2017-A5723 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5723
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. CURRAN, FINCH -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to  establishing
   a no fare program for transportation on New York city transit authori-
   ty  systems,  the  Long  Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Commuter
   Railroad Company for duly enrolled members of the auxiliary police
 
   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 14-a to read as follows:
   14-A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW OR THE TERMS  OF  ANY
 CONTRACT,  THE AUTHORITY, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT
 AUTHORITY, THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD AND THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER  RAIL-
 ROAD COMPANY, SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A NO FARE PROGRAM FOR TRANS-
 PORTATION  ON  NEW  YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY SYSTEMS, THE LONG ISLAND
 RAIL ROAD  AND  THE  METRO-NORTH  COMMUTER  RAILROAD  COMPANY  FOR  DULY
 ENROLLED  MEMBERS  OF  THE AUXILIARY POLICE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE
 COUNTY OF NASSAU, NASSAU COUNTY  VILLAGES  AND  CITIES,  THE  COUNTY  OF
 SUFFOLK, OR SUFFOLK COUNTY VILLAGES. IN ESTABLISHING SUCH PROGRAM, WHICH
 HAS  AS ITS GOAL INCREASED PROTECTION AND IMPROVED SAFETY FOR ITS COMMU-
 TERS, THE AUTHORITY AND THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT  AUTHORITY,  THE  LONG
 ISLAND  RAIL  ROAD AND THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD COMPANY, SHALL,
 AMONG OTHER THINGS, CONSIDER: (A) REQUIRING SUCH MEMBERS WHO RIDE  WITH-
 OUT  COST TO REGISTER WITH THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY, THE LONG
 ISLAND RAIL ROAD AND THE METRO-NORTH  COMMUTER  RAILROAD  COMPANY  AS  A
 CONDITION OF RIDING WITHOUT COST; (B) REQUIRING SUCH MEMBERS TO INDICATE
 DURING SUCH REGISTRATION PROCESS THEIR REGULAR WORKING HOURS AND THE NEW
 YORK  CITY  TRANSIT  AUTHORITY, THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD AND THE METRO-
 NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD COMPANY TRAINS THAT SUCH MEMBERS EXPECT TO RIDE;
 AND (C) PERIODICALLY RE-REGISTERING AND RE-VALIDATING SUCH MEMBERS.  THE
 AUTHORITY  AND THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY, THE LONG ISLAND RAIL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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