S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4399
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 4, 2019
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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
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04426-02-9