Senate Bill S5754

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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  • 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-S5754 - Details

Law Section:
Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2017-S5754 - 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.

2017-S5754 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5754 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5754
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 28, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 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
              

2017-S5754A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2017-S5754A (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.

2017-S5754A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5754A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5754--A
     Cal. No. 976
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 28, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation --  commit-
   tee  discharged  and  said bill committed to the Committee on Rules --
   reported favorably from said committee, ordered to  a  third  reading,
   passed  by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote recon-
   sidered, restored to third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 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

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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