Assembly Bill A5738

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires any public authority that provides bus transportation in the county of Queens to perform a security audit on all of its bus routes

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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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2019-A5738 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2933, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5498
2011-2012: A6109
2013-2014: A1927
2015-2016: A3259
2017-2018: A4654

2019-A5738 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires any public authority that provides bus transportation in the county of Queens to perform a security audit on all of its bus routes.

2019-A5738 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5738
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. TITUS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LAVINE --
   read  once  and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
   and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the  public  authorities  law,  in  relation  to  public
   authority accountability and security

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 2933 to read as follows:
   §  2933.  PUBLIC  AUTHORITY  ACCOUNTABILITY  AND  SECURITY. ANY PUBLIC
 AUTHORITY WHICH PROVIDES SURFACE BUS TRANSPORTATION,  OR  CONTRACTS  FOR
 THE  PROVISION  OF  SURFACE  BUS TRANSPORTATION, IN THE COUNTY OF QUEENS
 SHALL:
   1. IN COOPERATION WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF NEW  YORK,
 PERFORM  A  SECURITY  AUDIT OF ALL ITS SURFACE BUS TRANSPORTATION ROUTES
 WITHIN THE COUNTY OF QUEENS, AND SHALL MAKE A  REPORT  WITH  RECOMMENDA-
 TIONS  AS TO HOW IT MAY PROVIDE FOR THE INCREASED SAFETY AND SECURITY OF
 ITS RIDERS, TO BOTH THE  SENATE  AND  ASSEMBLY  STANDING  COMMITTEES  ON
 CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS, ON OR BEFORE MARCH FIFTEENTH,
 TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO; AND
   2.  DEVELOP  AND  IMPLEMENT A PLAN TO INCREASE ROUTES AND RIDERSHIP OF
 SUCH SURFACE BUS TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED WITHIN THE COUNTY OF QUEENS  BY
 JANUARY FIFTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05873-01-9

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