assembly Bill A3030

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Long Island Rail Road Company to discontinue payments to Amtrak

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Jan 08, 2020 referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
Jan 28, 2019 referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

A3030 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A8309

A3030 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Long Island Rail Road Company to discontinue payments to Amtrak to ensure that impacted commuters are fully compensated due to unscheduled delays and cancellations caused by inadequate maintenance of the Penn Station Complex and tunnels for the period commencing March 24, 2017 through December 31, 2017.

A3030 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  3030

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2019
                               ___________

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

AN ACT  in  relation  to  authorizing  the  Metropolitan  Transportation
  Authority  and  the  Long  Island  Rail  Road  Company  to discontinue
  payments to Amtrak

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

  Section  1.  Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, the Metro-
politan Transportation Authority and the Long Island Rail  Road  Company
shall  discontinue  any and all payments to Amtrak, as needed, to ensure
that impacted commuters are fully compensated due to unscheduled  delays
and  cancellations  caused by inadequate maintenance of the Penn Station
Complex and tunnels, for the period commencing March  24,  2017  through
December  31,  2017,  unless  service is restored to ninety-five percent
on-time performance for trains arriving and departing at  Penn  Station,
for  a  period  of no less than one month. Any and all payments withheld
shall be refunded to impacted commuters in the form of free  rail  tick-
ets.
  ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05129-01-9