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Assembly Bill A4399

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the MTA to file a copy of proposed station closings with various governmental agencies

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2019-A4399 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1277, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4208
2011-2012: A500
2013-2014: A1506
2015-2016: A942
2017-2018: A1876

2019-A4399 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the MTA to file a copy of proposed station closings with various governmental agencies; provides that the MTA hold a public hearing on any proposed closings; allows the MTA to not comply with the filing provisions for emergency repairs or repairs that cause the station to close for less than twenty-four hours.

2019-A4399 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4399
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
   MTA to post a schedule of station closings
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 1277  of  the  public  authorities
 law,  as added by chapter 521 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. [A public hearing or hearings shall be held at  least  thirty  days
 prior to the closure of any transportation facility due to construction,
 improvement,  reconstruction  or rehabilitation where such facility will
 be out-of-service for ninety days or longer.] A. WHENEVER THE  AUTHORITY
 WILL  CLOSE  A  STATION  FOR  A  PERIOD OF TIME IN EXCESS OF TWENTY-FOUR
 HOURS, THE AUTHORITY, AT LEAST SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO SUCH SCHEDULED  CLOS-
 ING  DATE,  MUST  FILE  A COPY OF SUCH SCHEDULED CLOSINGS WITH THE STATE
 COMPTROLLER, THE NEW YORK CITY CONTROLLER, THE NEW YORK CITY  OFFICE  OF
 ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT,  ALL  AFFECTED  COMMUNITY  BOARDS, AND ANY LOCAL,
 STATE, OR FEDERAL ELECTED OFFICIAL.
   B. THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE REQUIRED TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AFTER  THE
 FILING  OF THE SCHEDULED CLOSINGS BUT PRIOR TO SUCH CLOSING DATE. Public
 hearings required by this subdivision shall  be  held  at  one  or  more
 locations  conveniently  accessible to the persons who would be affected
 by such closure.
   C.  THE AUTHORITY SHALL NOT CLOSE ANY STATION FOR ONE WEEK  COMMENCING
 ON THE FOURTH WEDNESDAY IN NOVEMBER.
   D.  THE  AUTHORITY SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION FOR ANY CLOSING THAT RESULTS FROM  EMERGENCY  REPAIR
 OR ANY CLOSING THAT WILL BE LESS THAN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS IN DURATION.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to any
 station closings that occur no  sooner  than  seven  months  after  such
 effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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