NY State Senate Bill 2019-S6669A

Senate Bill S6669A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to publish certain financial reports on the authority's website

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 25, 2020	print number 6669a
Feb 25, 2020	amend (t) and recommit to transportation
Jan 08, 2020	referred to transportation
Aug 23, 2019	referred to rules

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2019-S6669 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10089
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§1269-b & 1276-b, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S2768, A791

2019-S6669 - Summary

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to publish certain financial reports, including reports relating to revenue and expenditures of funds on the authority's website.

2019-S6669 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6669 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6669
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              August 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
   metropolitan transit authority to publish certain financial reports on
   the authority's website

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 1269-e of the public authorities law, as added by
 section 13 of part H of chapter 25 of the laws of 2009,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   §  1269-e.  Financial and operational reports.  1. The authority shall
 submit to the governor, the temporary president of the  senate  and  the
 speaker  of  the  assembly,  no  later  than  thirty  days following the
 submission of the annual independent audit report  pursuant  to  section
 twenty-eight  hundred two of this chapter, a complete detailed report or
 reports setting  forth,  to  the  extent  such  matters  are  not  fully
 addressed in the annual independent audit report, the following:
   [1.] (A) its financial reports, including:
   [a.]  (I)  audited  financials in accordance with all applicable regu-
 lations  and  following  generally  accepted  accounting  principles  as
 defined in subdivision ten of section two of the state finance law;
   [b.] (II) grant and subsidy programs;
   [c.] (III) operating and financial risks;
   [d.]  (IV) current ratings of its bonds issued by recognized municipal
 bond rating agencies and notice changes in such ratings; and
   [e.] (V) long-term liabilities, including leases and employee  benefit
 plans; and
   [2.]  (B)  an  assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control
 structure and procedures, including:
   [a.] (I) descriptions of the authority and its major units and subsid-
 iaries;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD10263-01-9

 S. 6669                             2
 
   [b.] (II) the number of employees, and minority and  women  employees,
 for each;
   [c.] (III) an organizational chart;
   [d.] (IV) its charter, if any and by-laws;
   [e.]  (V)  the  extent  of  participation  by minority and women owned
 enterprises in authority contracts and services in accordance with arti-
 cle fifteen-A of the executive law; and
   [f.] (VI) a listing of material changes  in  internal  operations  and
 programs during the reporting year.
   2.  (A) THE AUTHORITY SHALL PUBLISH DATA, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 23-501
 OF  THE  ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ON THE AUTHORITY'S
 WEBSITE PERTAINING TO THE FINANCES OF THE  AUTHORITY.  SUCH  DATA  SHALL
 INCLUDE  ALL  FINANCIAL  REPORTS  OF  THE  AUTHORITY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, REPORTS REGARDING: (I)  REVENUE;  (II)  EXPENDITURES;  (III)
 SHORT TERM ALLOCATION OF FUNDS; AND (IV) LONG TERM ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.
   (B)  THE  DATA  REQUIRED  TO  BE  PUBLISHED ON THE AUTHORITY'S WEBSITE
 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE UPDATED AT  LEAST
 ONCE EVERY THREE MONTHS.
   (C)  THE  DATA  REQUIRED  TO BE PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION
 SHALL BE PUBLIC DATA SETS AND SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE WEB PORTAL
 ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER FIVE OF TITLE TWENTY-THREE OF THE ADMIN-
 ISTRATIVE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S6669A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10089
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§1269-b & 1276-b, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S2768, A791

2019-S6669A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to publish certain financial reports, including reports relating to revenue and expenditures of funds on the authority's website.

2019-S6669A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S6669A

SPONSOR: RAMOS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
metropolitan transportation authority to publish certain financial
reports on the authority's website

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall publish data on the
authority's website pertaining to the finances of the authority.

Section 1. Amends subdivision 2-a of section 1269-b of the public
authorities law to mandate all data pertaining to the MTA's capital
programs be published on the authority's website, including but not
limited to: a) capital project trackers; b) revenues; and c) expendi-
tures

Section 2. Amends section 1276-b of the public authorities law to
mandate all data pertaining to the MTA's Financial plan and operating

budget will be published on the authority's website, including but not
limited to: a) revenues; b) expenses; c) staffing.

Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The MTA lacks transparency with how they are allocating funds in their
operating and capital budgets. Without a public understanding of how the
MTA is using tax dollars, holding the authority responsible and reform-
ing poor practices is near impossible. Currently, data is inaccessible
for State residents.

Our legislation mandates that the MTA post relevant data regarding their
financial plan, operating budget, capital budget and plan in a timely
fashion. This includes, but is not limited to creating a capital project
tracker page on their website for different ongoing projects. It also
mandates that revenue and expense estimates are posted and thereafter,
actual funds and costs are available on the MTAs website.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:  To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S6669A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6669--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              August 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules  --  recommitted  to
   the Committee on Transportation in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec.
   8  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
   metropolitan transportation authority  to  publish  certain  financial
   reports on the authority's website
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2-a of section 1269-b of the public authorities
 law is amended by adding three new paragraphs (c), (d) and (e)  to  read
 as follows:
   (C)  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  PUBLISH  ALL  DATA  PERTAINING  TO CAPITAL
 PROGRAMS OF THE  AUTHORITY  AND  ANY  AMENDMENTS  TO  SUCH  PROGRAMS  AS
 REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION ON THE AUTHORITY'S WEBSITE IN A COMMON, MACHINE
 READABLE FORMAT, AS DEFINED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER NINETY-FIVE OF TWO
 THOUSAND  THIRTEEN,  "USING  TECHNOLOGY TO PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY, IMPROVE
 GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND ENHANCE CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT" OR ANY  SUCCESSOR
 ORDER. SUCH DATA SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (I)  ALL  DATA  REQUIRED  BY  PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
 SECTION, INCLUDING ESTIMATES OF CAPITAL FUNDING REQUIRED EACH  YEAR  AND
 EXPECTED SOURCES OF SUCH FUNDING;
   (II)  ALL  DATA REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, INCLUDING
 PROPOSED EXPENDITURES OR COMMITMENTS OF FUNDING FOR  INDIVIDUAL  CAPITAL
 ELEMENTS REQUIRED; AND
   (III) ALL DATA REGARDING PROPOSED EXPENDITURES OR COMMITMENTS OF INDI-
 VIDUAL PROJECTS IN EACH CAPITAL ELEMENT.
   (D)  INDIVIDUAL  CAPITAL  PROJECT  DATA SHALL BE INCLUDED IN A CAPITAL
 PROGRAM DASHBOARD MAINTAINED BY THE AUTHORITY ON ITS WEBSITE. ANY SUMMA-
 RY VIEWS PROVIDED ON THE WEBSITE SHALL INCLUDE THE ORIGINAL BUDGETS  AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD10263-03-0

 S. 6669--A                          2
 
 SCHEDULES,  IN  ADDITION  TO  CURRENT  OR AMENDED BUDGETS AND SCHEDULES.
 DATA PERTAINING TO INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED
 TO:
   (I) THE CAPITAL PROJECT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER;
   (II) THE CAPITAL PLAN YEARS;
   (III) THE AGENCY OR AUTHORITY UNDERTAKING THE PROJECT;
   (IV) A PROJECT DESCRIPTION;
   (V) THE PROJECT LOCATION;
   (VI)  THE  CAPITAL  NEED  MET  BY  THE  PROJECT, SUCH AS STATE OF GOOD
 REPAIR, NORMAL REPLACEMENT,  SYSTEM  IMPROVEMENT,  SYSTEM  EXPANSION  OR
 OTHER CATEGORY;
   (VII)  BUDGET  INFORMATION  INCLUDING  THE ORIGINAL BUDGET, ALL AMEND-
 MENTS, THE CURRENT BUDGET AND PLANNED ANNUAL ALLOCATIONS; AND
   (VIII) A SCHEDULE FOR PROJECT DELIVERY INCLUDING ORIGINAL, AMENDED AND
 CURRENT START AND COMPLETION DATES.
   THE STATUS OF PROJECTS SHALL BE PROVIDED AND STATE THE  CURRENT  PHASE
 OF  THE  PROJECT,  SUCH AS PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION OR COMPLETION,
 AND SHALL STATE HOW CLOSE SUCH PROJECT IS TO COMPLETION AS  MEASURED  IN
 PERCENTAGE. THE DASHBOARD SHALL MEASURE PROGRESS BASED ON ORIGINAL BUDG-
 ETS AND SCHEDULES RATHER THAN AMENDED BUDGETS AND SCHEDULES. ALL CHANGES
 TO  PLANNED BUDGETS OR SCHEDULES SHALL BE PROVIDED IN NARRATIVE FORM AND
 DESCRIBE THE REASON FOR EACH CHANGE OR AMENDMENT.  THE  DASHBOARD  SHALL
 INCLUDE  A  GLOSSARY  OR  DATA  DICTIONARY WHICH CONTAINS PLAIN LANGUAGE
 DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DATA AND INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE DASHBOARD.  THE
 DASHBOARD  SHALL BE UPDATED, AT A MINIMUM, ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, AND ALL
 DATA FIELDS AVAILABLE ON THE DASHBOARD SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR DOWN-
 LOAD ON THE AUTHORITY'S WEBSITE IN A  SINGLE  TABULAR  DATA  FILE  IN  A
 COMMON,  MACHINE  READABLE  FORMAT. CAPITAL DASHBOARD DATA SHALL ALSO BE
 MADE AVAILABLE ON  THE  DATA.NY.GOV  WEBSITE  OR  SUCH  OTHER  SUCCESSOR
 WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY, OR ON BEHALF OF, THE STATE, AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE
 BY  THE  NEW  YORK STATE OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES UNDER
 EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER NINETY-FIVE OF  TWO  THOUSAND  THIRTEEN,  OR  ANY
 SUCCESSOR AGENCY OR ORDER.
   (E)  THE  DATA  REQUIRED  TO BE PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION
 SHALL BE MADE IN A SINGLE TABULAR DATA FILE IN A COMMON,  MACHINE  READ-
 ABLE  FORMAT  AND SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE ON THE AUTHORITY'S WEBSITE AND THE
 WEBSITE DATA.NY.GOV OR SUCH OTHER SUCCESSOR WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY, OR ON
 BEHALF OF, THE STATE, AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE
 OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER  NINETY-
 FIVE OF TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN, OR ANY SUCCESSOR AGENCY OR ORDER.
   § 2. Section 1276-b of the public authorities law is amended by adding
 two new subdivisions 6 and 7 to read as follows:
   6. THE AUTHORITY SHALL PUBLISH ALL DATA PERTAINING TO EACH AUTHORITY'S
 BUDGET  AND  FINANCIAL  PLANS  AS  REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION IN A COMMON,
 MACHINE READABLE FORMAT ON THE AUTHORITY'S WEBSITE AS DEFINED BY  EXECU-
 TIVE ORDER NUMBER NINETY-FIVE OF TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN, "USING TECHNOLO-
 GY  TO  PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY, IMPROVE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND ENHANCE
 CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT" OR ANY SUCCESSOR ORDER. SUCH DATA SHALL INCLUDE, BUT
 NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A) ESTIMATES OF PROJECTED OPERATING REVENUES AND EXPENSES,  INCLUDING
 MONTHLY  PROJECTIONS  FOR  THE  CURRENT  FISCAL YEAR OF ALL REVENUES AND
 EXPENSES;
   (B) ANY PLANNED TRANSACTION  THAT  WOULD  SHIFT  RESOURCES,  FROM  ANY
 SOURCE, FROM ONE FISCAL YEAR TO ANOTHER, AND THE AMOUNT OF ANY RESERVES;
   (C) QUARTERLY REVENUE AND EXPENSE TARGETS;
   (D) STAFFING FOR THE AUTHORITY AND EACH OF ITS AGENCIES;

 S. 6669--A                          3
 
   (E)  A COMPARISON OF ACTUAL REVENUES AND EXPENSES, ACTUAL STAFFING AND
 ACTUAL UTILIZATION TO PLANNED  OR  PROJECTED  LEVELS  FOR  EACH  OF  THE
 AUTHORITY'S AGENCIES THAT OPERATE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS;
   (F)  THE  STATUS OF EACH GAP-CLOSING INITIATIVE WITH A PROJECTED VALUE
 GREATER THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS IN ANY GIVEN FISCAL YEAR; AND
   (G) THE STATUS OF CAPITAL PROJECTS BY CAPITAL ELEMENT,  INCLUDING  BUT
 NOT  LIMITED TO COMMITMENTS, EXPENDITURES AND COMPLETIONS; AND AN EXPLA-
 NATION OF MATERIAL VARIANCES FROM THE PLAN, COST OVERRUNS AND DELAYS.
   7. THE DATA REQUIRED TO BE PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE
 MADE IN A SINGLE TABULAR DATA FILE IN A COMMON, MACHINE READABLE  FORMAT
 AND  SHALL  BE  ACCESSIBLE  ON  THE  AUTHORITY'S WEBSITE AND THE WEBSITE
 DATA.NY.GOV OR SUCH OTHER SUCCESSOR WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY, OR ON  BEHALF
 OF,  THE  STATE,  AS  DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF
 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER NINETY-FIVE
 OF TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN, OR ANY SUCCESSOR AGENCY OR ORDER.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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