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Assembly Bill A6491A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing the New York city transit authority to provide a minimum twenty-five percent discount on mass transit for college students

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2019-A6491 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4897
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A7627, S7830
2021-2022: A5486
2023-2024: A5233

2019-A6491 - Summary

Authorizes the New York city transit authority to contract with mass transit entities including the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company to provide a minimum twenty-five percent discount for college students.

2019-A6491 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6491
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 8, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WILLIAMS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to providing a
   reduced fare on  the  metropolitan  transportation  authority  transit
   system

   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 19 to read as follows:
   19.  (A)  THE AUTHORITY, IN COOPERATION WITH THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT
 AUTHORITY, THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD AND THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER  RAIL-
 ROAD  COMPANY,  SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A REDUCED FARE PROGRAM FOR
 TRANSPORTATION ON NEW YORK CITY  TRANSIT  AUTHORITY  SYSTEMS,  THE  LONG
 ISLAND  RAIL  ROAD  AND  THE  METRO-NORTH  COMMUTER RAILROAD COMPANY FOR
 STUDENTS OF A COLLEGE OR VOCATIONAL INSTITUTION THAT  IS  LOCATED  IN  A
 CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE.
   (B)  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND TERMS SHALL
 HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS UNLESS THE CONTEXT SHALL INDICATE ANOTHER OR
 DIFFERENT MEANING OR INTENT:
   (I) "STUDENT" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO IS  ENROLLED  AT  A  COLLEGE  OR
 VOCATIONAL INSTITUTION;
   (II)  "REDUCED  FARE"  SHALL  MEAN  A MINIMUM OF A TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT
 DISCOUNT ON THE VALUE OF A SINGLE OR MONTHLY RIDE FARE;
   (III) "COLLEGE" SHALL MEAN ANY INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, RECOG-
 NIZED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS  OF  THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  THE
 STATE  OF  NEW  YORK,  WHICH  PROVIDES  A COURSE OF STUDY LEADING TO THE
 GRANTING OF A POST-SECONDARY DEGREE OR DIPLOMA; AND
   (IV) "VOCATIONAL INSTITUTION" SHALL MEAN A BUSINESS, TRADE,  TECHNICAL
 OR OTHER OCCUPATIONAL SCHOOL APPROVED AS SUCH BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF
 THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR ACCREDITED BY A NATIONALLY
 RECOGNIZED ACCREDITING AGENCY OR ASSOCIATION ACCEPTED  AS  SUCH  BY  THE
 REGENTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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2019-A6491A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4897
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A7627, S7830
2021-2022: A5486
2023-2024: A5233

2019-A6491A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the New York city transit authority to contract with mass transit entities including the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company to provide a minimum twenty-five percent discount for college students.

2019-A6491A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6491--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 8, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. WILLIAMS, ARROYO, D'URSO, SIMON, SAYEGH, CRUZ,
   M. G. MILLER, WRIGHT -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on
   Corporations,  Authorities  and  Commissions  -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee

 AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to providing a
   reduced fare on  the  metropolitan  transportation  authority  transit
   system
 
   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 19 to read as follows:
   19.  (A)  THE AUTHORITY, IN COOPERATION WITH THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT
 AUTHORITY, THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD AND THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER  RAIL-
 ROAD  COMPANY,  SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A REDUCED FARE PROGRAM FOR
 TRANSPORTATION ON NEW YORK CITY  TRANSIT  AUTHORITY  SYSTEMS,  THE  LONG
 ISLAND  RAIL  ROAD  AND  THE  METRO-NORTH  COMMUTER RAILROAD COMPANY FOR
 STUDENTS OF A COLLEGE OR VOCATIONAL INSTITUTION THAT  IS  LOCATED  IN  A
 CITY  WITH  A  POPULATION  OF ONE MILLION OR MORE PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE
 AUTHORITY SHALL NOT PAY ANY COSTS OR EXPENSES  RELATED  TO  THE  REDUCED
 FARE  PROGRAM  FROM ITS OPERATING OR CAPITAL BUDGETS AND MAY ONLY IMPLE-
 MENT THE REDUCED FARE PROGRAM WITH FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO IT BY THE STATE
 OF NEW YORK FOR SUCH PURPOSE.
   (B) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND TERMS  SHALL
 HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS UNLESS THE CONTEXT SHALL INDICATE ANOTHER OR
 DIFFERENT MEANING OR INTENT:
   (I)  "STUDENT"  SHALL  MEAN  A  PERSON WHO IS ENROLLED AT A COLLEGE OR
 VOCATIONAL INSTITUTION;
   (II) "REDUCED FARE" SHALL MEAN A  MINIMUM  OF  A  TWENTY-FIVE  PERCENT
 DISCOUNT ON THE VALUE OF A SINGLE OR MONTHLY RIDE FARE;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06041-02-9

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