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Assembly Bill A2481A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Creates an extra transfer for pay-per-ride Metrocard users

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2019-A2481 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2779
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A4855
2013-2014: A367
2015-2016: A2607, S6484
2017-2018: A3439, A9627, S2560, S7862
2021-2022: A1283, S2745
2023-2024: A774, S627
2025-2026: A1313, S2147

2019-A2481 - Summary

Relates to allowing two automatic free transfers for riders using pay-per-ride Metrocards.

2019-A2481 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2481
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, DE LA ROSA -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to allowing two
   automatic free transfers for riders using pay-per-ride Metrocards
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  1266 of the public authorities law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 3-b to read as follows:
   3-B. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL
 ESTABLISH  A FARE TRANSFER POLICY THAT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME.
 SUCH POLICY SHALL PROVIDE ANY PERSON WHO PAYS A FARE  OR  RATE  WITH  AT
 LEAST  TWO  TRANSFERS  AT NO COST BETWEEN ANY SUBWAY AND BUS, OR BETWEEN
 BUSES THAT ARE OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY. SUCH TRANSFERS SHALL
 BE VALID FOR TWO HOURS FROM THE TIME SUCH FARE OR RATE IS  COLLECTED  BY
 THE AUTHORITY AT A TRANSIT FACILITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01330-01-9

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2019-A2481A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2779
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A4855
2013-2014: A367
2015-2016: A2607, S6484
2017-2018: A3439, A9627, S2560, S7862
2021-2022: A1283, S2745
2023-2024: A774, S627
2025-2026: A1313, S2147

2019-A2481A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to allowing two automatic free transfers for riders using pay-per-ride Metrocards.

2019-A2481A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2481--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, DE LA ROSA -- read once and referred to
   the  Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- commit-
   tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and  recom-
   mitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to allowing two
   automatic free transfers for riders using pay-per-ride Metrocards
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  1266 of the public authorities law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 3-b to read as follows:
   3-B. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL
 ESTABLISH A "TWO FREE TRANSFERS POLICY", PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE AUTHORI-
 TY SHALL NOT PAY ANY COSTS OR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE TWO FREE TRANSFERS
 POLICY  FROM ITS OPERATING OR CAPITAL BUDGETS AND MAY ONLY IMPLEMENT THE
 TWO FREE TRANSFERS POLICY WITH FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO IT BY THE STATE  OF
 NEW  YORK FOR SUCH PURPOSE. THE TWO FREE TRANSFERS POLICY MAY BE AMENDED
 FROM TIME TO TIME. SUCH POLICY SHALL PROVIDE ANY PERSON WHO PAYS  FOR  A
 SINGLE  FARE  OR  RATE  WITH AT LEAST TWO AUTOMATIC FREE TRANSFERS AT NO
 ADDITIONAL COST BETWEEN ANY SUBWAY AND BUS, OR BETWEEN  BUSES  THAT  ARE
 OWNED  AND  OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY. SUCH TRANSFERS SHALL BE VALID FOR
 TWO HOURS FROM THE TIME SUCH FARE OR RATE IS COLLECTED BY THE  AUTHORITY
 AT A TRANSIT FACILITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01330-02-9

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