NY State Senate Bill 2017-S4855

Senate Bill S4855

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to public hearings prior to fee or rate increases by the metropolitan transportation authority

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2017-S4855 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6085
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S3431, A8845, A6810
2011-2012: S349, A1174
2013-2014: S861, A2528
2015-2016: S361, A6683
2019-2020: A6203

2017-S4855 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to public hearings prior to fee or rate increases by the metropolitan transportation authority; requires hearings in each county where a fee or rate increase has an impact.

2017-S4855 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S4855

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the power
of the metropolitan transportation authority to increase rates and
fees

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

To require the Metropolitan Transit Authority to hold public hearings
when they propose to raise fares, tolls, etc when such proposed
increase would represent a significant increase in the overall cost of
transportation services.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section 1. Amends the Public Authorities Law, section 1266 (3).
Requires the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to hold public
hearings throughout the metropolitan commuter transportation area when
fares, tolls, rates, charges, the parking of vehicles and other fees
for the transportation of passengers, are proposed to be increased.
Such proposed increase must represent a significant increase in the
overall cost of such transportation services.

Section 2. Effective Date.

 EXISTING LAW :

Public Authorities Law; Title 11 - Metropolitan Commuter
Transportation Authority; Section 1266- Special Powers of the
Authority. Current statute does not specify as to where the public
hearings should be held.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Any new or increased fares, tolls, rates, or surcharges should be
justified to the riding public by requiring the MTA to hold public
hearings throughout their service area to allow for public input when
such proposal will represent a significant increase in the cost of
services.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2016: S.361- REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION/A.6683-referred to
corporations, authorities and commissions
2105: S.361- REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION /A.6683-referred to
corporations, authorities and commissions
2013: S.861 - Referred to Transportation/A.2528 - Referred to
Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
2012: S.349 - Referred to Corporations, Authorities and
Commissions/A.1174 - Referred to Corporations, Authorities and
Commissions
2011: S.349 - Notice of Committee Consideration Requested, Committee
Discharged and Committed to Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
A.1174 - Referred to Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
2010: S.3431 - Referred to Transportation /A.8845- Referred to
Transportation
2009: S.3431 - Referred to Transportation A.6810 - Enacting Clause
Stricken A.8845 - Referred to Transportation
2007-08 A.7085 - Advanced to Third Reading
2007: A.3310 - Enacting Clause Stricken

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.
 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after enactment.

2017-S4855 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4855
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  DIAZ, HAMILTON -- 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 the power  of
   the metropolitan transportation authority to increase rates and fees

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 1266  of  the  public  authorities
 law,  as  amended by chapter 314 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read
 as follows:
   3. The authority may establish, levy and collect or cause to be estab-
 lished, levied and collected  and,  in  the  case  of  a  joint  service
 arrangement,  join with others in the establishment, levy and collection
 of such fares, tolls, rentals, rates, charges and other fees as  it  may
 deem necessary, convenient or desirable for the use and operation of any
 transportation  facility  and related services operated by the authority
 or by a subsidiary corporation of the authority or under contract, lease
 or other arrangement, including joint  service  arrangements,  with  the
 authority.  Any such fares, tolls, rentals, rates, charges or other fees
 for the transportation of passengers, THE PARKING OF  VEHICLES,  OR  ANY
 OTHER  SERVICE  IF  THE ESTABLISHMENT OF OR INCREASE IN CHARGES FOR SUCH
 OTHER SERVICE WOULD REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE OVERALL COST
 OF THE USE OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES shall be established  and  changed
 only if approved by resolution of the authority adopted by not less than
 a  majority vote of the whole number of members of the authority then in
 office, with the chairman having one additional vote in the event  of  a
 tie vote, and only after a public hearing, provided however, that fares,
 tolls,  rentals,  rates, charges or other fees for the transportation of
 passengers on any transportation facility, THE PARKING  OF  VEHICLES  OR
 OTHER  SERVICES  which  are in effect at the time that the then owner of
 such transportation facility becomes a  subsidiary  corporation  of  the
 authority  or at the time that operation of such transportation facility
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD07309-01-7

 S. 4855                             2
 
 is commenced by the authority or is commenced under contract,  lease  or
 other  arrangement,  including  joint  service  arrangements,  with  the
 authority may be continued in effect without such a hearing. ANY  PUBLIC
 HEARINGS REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE HELD IN SUCH LOCATIONS IN
 THE  METROPOLITAN  COMMUTER  TRANSPORTATION  DISTRICT AS SHALL AFFORD AN
 OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD TO  SUCH  PERSON  AS  MAY  BE  AFFECTED  BY  THE
 PROPOSED  CHARGES.  Such fares, tolls, rentals, rates, charges and other
 fees shall be established as may in the judgment  of  the  authority  be
 necessary  to  maintain the combined operations of the authority and its
 subsidiary corporations on a self-sustaining basis. The said  operations
 shall  be  deemed  to  be on a self-sustaining basis as required by this
 title, when the authority is able to pay or cause to be paid from reven-
 ue and any other funds or property actually available to  the  authority
 and  its  subsidiary  corporations (a) as the same shall become due, the
 principal of and interest on the bonds and notes and  other  obligations
 of  the authority and of such subsidiary corporations, together with the
 maintenance of proper reserves therefor, (b) the  cost  and  expense  of
 keeping  the  properties  and assets of the authority and its subsidiary
 corporations in good condition and repair, and (c) the capital and oper-
 ating expenses of the authority and  its  subsidiary  corporations.  The
 authority  may contract with the holders of bonds and notes with respect
 to the exercise of the powers authorized by this  section.  No  acts  or
 activities taken or proposed to be taken by the authority or any subsid-
 iary  of  the  authority  pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision
 shall be deemed to be "actions" for the purposes or within  the  meaning
 of article eight of the environmental conservation law.
   §  2.   This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

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