assembly Bill A7562A

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs the metropolitan transportation authority and New York city transit authority to study and report on the aboveground transit infrastructure of the metropolitan transit authority

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    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 18, 2017 approval memo.58
signed chap.492
Dec 06, 2017 delivered to governor
Jun 20, 2017 returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.503
substituted for a7562a
Jun 20, 2017 substituted by s5754a
Jun 19, 2017 ordered to third reading rules cal.503
rules report cal.503
reported
reported referred to rules
Jun 15, 2017 reported referred to ways and means
Jun 13, 2017 print number 7562a
Jun 13, 2017 amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions
May 02, 2017 referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Votes

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May 16, 2017 - Rules committee Vote

S5754
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committee
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Nay
1
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
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Abstained
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A7562 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5754
Law Section:
Metropolitan Transportation Authority

A7562 - Summary

Directs the metropolitan transportation authority and New York city transit authority to study and report on the aboveground transit infrastructure of the metropolitan transit authority.

A7562 - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7562

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 2, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN  ACT  to direct the metropolitan transportation authority and the New
  York city transit authority to study aboveground  transit  infrastruc-
  ture

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The metropolitan transportation authority and the New  York
city  transit authority, in consultation with the department of environ-
mental conservation and the department of health, shall conduct a  study
to  examine  and  evaluate  aboveground stations, elevated trestles, and
elevated subway and railway tracks owned or controlled by the  metropol-
itan transportation authority, regarding, but not limited to the follow-
ing determinations:
  (a)  review  past  renovations  to stations to determine the amount of
lead paint abatement;
  (b) determine the degree  to  which  the  metropolitan  transportation
authority complies with the regulations under the federal Clean Air Act;
  (c) establish recommendations to further lead paint abatement, enhance
air  quality controls, and to ensure protection of public health and the
environment; and
  (d) determine the fiscal impact of any aforementioned recommendations.
  The metropolitan transportation authority and the New York city trans-
it authority, in  consultation  with  the  department  of  environmental
conservation  and  the department of health, shall limit such study to a
statistically significant subset of the aboveground  stations,  elevated
trestles, and elevated subway and railway tracks to be representative of
all  aboveground  transit infrastructure. Testing shall include all five
boroughs, low-income neighborhoods, and densely populated areas  of  the
city of New York.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11263-01-7

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A7562A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5754
Law Section:
Metropolitan Transportation Authority

A7562A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the metropolitan transportation authority and New York city transit authority to study and report on the aboveground transit infrastructure of the metropolitan transit authority.

A7562A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 7562--A

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 2, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee   on   Corporations,  Authorities  and  Commissions  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to direct the metropolitan transportation authority and  the  New
  York  city  transit authority to study aboveground transit infrastruc-
  ture

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The metropolitan transportation authority and the New York
city transit authority, in consultation with the department of  environ-
mental  conservation and the department of health, shall conduct a study
to examine and evaluate aboveground  stations,  elevated  trestles,  and
elevated  subway and railway tracks owned or controlled by the metropol-
itan transportation authority, regarding, but not limited to the follow-
ing determinations:
  (a) review past renovations to stations to  determine  the  amount  of
lead paint abatement;
  (b)  determine  the  degree  to  which the metropolitan transportation
authority complies with federal and state air  quality  laws  and  regu-
lations;
  (c) establish recommendations to further lead paint abatement, enhance
air  quality controls, and to ensure protection of public health and the
environment; and
  (d) determine the fiscal impact of any aforementioned recommendations.
  The metropolitan transportation authority and the New York city trans-
it authority, in  consultation  with  the  department  of  environmental
conservation  and  the department of health, shall limit such study to a
statistically significant subset of the aboveground  stations,  elevated
trestles, and elevated subway and railway tracks to be representative of
all  aboveground  transit infrastructure. Testing shall include all five

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