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Sep 17, 2018 |
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Senate Bill S9166
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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
co-Sponsors
(R) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R) Senate District
2017-S9166 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- State Finance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §76-a, St Fin L; add §1266-l, Pub Auth L
2017-S9166 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S9166 SPONSOR: PHILLIPS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the Long Island Rail Road commuter relief fund; to amend the public authori- ties law, in relation to Long Island Rail Road fares; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof PURPOSE: To provide the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) with suffi- cient offsetting revenues while maintaining Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) fares at 2018 levels, as approved by the board of the authority. The MTA would receive these fare replacement revenues provided the LIRR main- tains an average on time performance of 94 percent and achieves improved customer satisfaction levels. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
2017-S9166 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9166 I N S E N A T E September 17, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PHILLIPS, BOYLE, FLANAGAN, HANNON, LAVALLE, MARCEL- LINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be commit- ted to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the Long Island Rail Road commuter relief fund; to amend the public authorities law, in relation to Long Island Rail Road fares; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration there- of THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 76-a to read as follows: § 76-A. LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD COMMUTER RELIEF FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE STATE DIVISION OF THE BUDGET A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD COMMUTER RELIEF FUND". 2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF NOT LESS THAN SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS TRANSFERRED FROM THE GENERAL FUND, SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION, USING MONEYS FROM EXTRAORDINARY MONETARY SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS CURRENTLY ON DEPOSIT WITH THE STATE DIVISION OF THE BUDGET. SUCH MONEYS SHALL BE UTILIZED BY THE AUTHORITY FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING FARES ON THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD AT TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN LEVELS AS PROVIDED IN SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX-L OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW. § 2. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section 1266-l to read as follows: § 1266-L. LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD FARES. 1. ALL MONIES FROM THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD COMMUTER RELIEF FUND AS ESTABLISHED BY SECTION SEVEN- TY-SIX-A OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW SHALL BE UTILIZED BY THE AUTHORITY FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING FARES ON THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD AT TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN LEVELS, AS APPROVED BY THE AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX OF THIS TITLE AND ENSURING THAT THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE AUTHORITY IS SUFFICIENTLY FUNDED TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY LOSS OF REVENUE CAUSED BY NOT INCREASING FARES BEYOND THE TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN LEVELS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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