assembly Bill A4498

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to reporting on the metropolitan transportation authority's state of good repair

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Jul 13, 2020 held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions
Jan 08, 2020 referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
Feb 04, 2019 referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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A4498 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2964
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1269-b, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A8853, S8265
2021-2022: A4442, S347
2023-2024: A3049

A4498 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to reporting on the metropolitan transportation authority's state of good repair; requires the reporting to be published on the authority's website, outlining the repairs and investments needed to restore the authority's existing transit systems to a state of good repair.

A4498 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4498

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. RA, McDONOUGH, RAIA -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to reporting  on
  the metropolitan transportation authority's state of good repair

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 1269-b of the  public  authorities
law is amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
  (C) THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO SUBMITTING TO THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY  CAPITAL  PROGRAM REVIEW BOARD ANY AMENDMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS
TO ANY FIVE-YEAR PLAN, THE AUTHORITY SHALL PUBLISH A REPORT, THAT  SHALL
BE  AVAILABLE  ON  THE  METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY'S WEBSITE,
OUTLINING THE REPAIRS AND INVESTMENTS NEEDED TO RESTORE THE  AUTHORITY'S
EXISTING TRANSIT SYSTEMS TO A STATE OF GOOD REPAIR AND ENSURE THE EXIST-
ING  TRANSIT  SYSTEMS CONTINUE TO DELIVER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES SAFELY
AND RELIABLY FOR THE METROPOLITAN COMMUTER TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT. SUCH
REPORT SHALL INCLUDE THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS NEEDED, AS WELL  AS  THE  DOLLAR
AMOUNTS  COMMITTED  TO RESTORE THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS TO A STATE OF GOOD
REPAIR: SUBWAY CARS, BUSES, PASSENGER STATIONS, TRACKS, LINE  EQUIPMENT,
LINE  STRUCTURES,  SIGNALS AND COMMUNICATIONS, TRACTION POWER, SHOPS AND
YARDS, DEPOTS, SERVICE VEHICLES, HANDICAP ACCESSIBILITY  AND  ANY  OTHER
ELEMENTS THAT ARE CRITICAL TO THE TRANSIT OPERATIONS OF THE AUTHORITY.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02340-01-9