Senate Bill S5048

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Eliminates the MTA's exemption from environmental quality review standards established by article 8 of the environmental conservation law

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S5048 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3992
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4810, A3379
2011-2012: S1386, A1722
2013-2014: S1220, A742
2015-2016: S3874, A636
2019-2020: S4816, A1429
2021-2022: S4951, A3279
2023-2024: S7892, A3731

2017-S5048 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Eliminates the MTA's exemption from environmental quality review standards established by article 8 of the environmental conservation law.

2017-S5048 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5048 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5048
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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  eliminating
   the  metropolitan  commuter  transportation  authority's environmental
   quality review exemption

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 3 and 11 of section 1266 of the public author-
 ities law, subdivision 3 as amended and subdivision 11 as added by chap-
 ter 314 of the laws of 1981, are 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 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 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  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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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