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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to transportation returned to senate died in assembly |
May 22, 2017 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1076 |
May 17, 2017 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6421
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R) Senate District
(R) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2017-S6421 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8309
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
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A3030
2017-S6421 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Long Island Rail Road Company to discontinue payments to Amtrak to ensure that impacted commuters are fully compensated due to unscheduled delays and cancellations caused by inadequate maintenance of the Penn Station Complex and tunnels for the period commencing March 24, 2017 through December 31, 2017.
2017-S6421 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6421 TITLE OF BILL : An act in relation to authorizing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Long Island Rail Road Company to discontinue payments to Amtrak PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL : To ensure that impacted commuters are fully compensated due to unscheduled delays and cancellations caused by inadequate maintenance of the Penn Station Complex and tunnels, for the period commencing March 24th, 2017 and not exceeding December 31st, 2017. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 - The bill directs the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Long Island Rail Road Company shall discontinue any and all payments to Amtrak, as needed, to ensure that impacted commuters are fully compensated due to unscheduled delays and cancellations caused by inadequate maintenance of the Penn Station Complex and tunnels, for the period commencing March 24th, 2017 and not exceeding December 31st, 2017, unless service is restored to ninety-five percent on-time performance for trains arriving and departing at Penn Station, for a period of no less than one month. Any and all payments withheld shall
2017-S6421 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6421 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 17, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PHILLIPS, BOYLE, CROCI, FLANAGAN, HANNON, LAVALLE, MARCELLINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT in relation to authorizing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Long Island Rail Road Company to discontinue payments to Amtrak THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, the Metro- politan Transportation Authority and the Long Island Rail Road Company shall discontinue any and all payments to Amtrak, as needed, to ensure that impacted commuters are fully compensated due to unscheduled delays and cancellations caused by inadequate maintenance of the Penn Station Complex and tunnels, for the period commencing March 24, 2017 through December 31, 2017, unless service is restored to ninety-five percent on-time performance for trains arriving and departing at Penn Station, for a period of no less than one month. Any and all payments withheld shall be refunded to impacted commuters in the form of free rail tick- ets. ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11791-01-7
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