Senate Bill S3228A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the New York city transit authority advisory council to investigate, report and make recommendations on instructing the public on how to react when an individual falls onto authority facility tracks

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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-S3228 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1204-e, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S4350
2017-2018: S1682
2021-2022: S3160

2019-S3228 - Summary

Relates to the metropolitan transportation authority providing signs that would give the public immediate instruction on how to react to a fall onto the transit facility tracks.

2019-S3228 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3228 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3228
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the metropol-
   itan transportation authority providing  signs  that  would  give  the
   public immediate instruction on how to react to a fall onto the trans-
   it facility tracks
 
   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 1277-b to read as follows:
   §  1277-B.  EMERGENCY  TRANSIT  FACILITY SIGNS. 1. THE AUTHORITY SHALL
 CREATE AND POST SIGNAGE IN A CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS MANNER, IN  AT  LEAST
 SIXTEEN POINT FONT THAT WILL INSTRUCT THE PUBLIC ON HOW TO REACT WHEN AN
 INDIVIDUAL FALLS ONTO THE TRANSIT FACILITY TRACKS.
   2. SUCH SIGNAGE SHALL BE POSTED ON EVERY TRANSIT FACILITY STATION.
   §  2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
 law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01238-01-9

2019-S3228A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1204-e, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S4350
2017-2018: S1682
2021-2022: S3160

2019-S3228A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the metropolitan transportation authority providing signs that would give the public immediate instruction on how to react to a fall onto the transit facility tracks.

2019-S3228A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3228A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3228--A
     Cal. No. 1075
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- reported
   favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  report,  amended  on
   first  report,  ordered  to  a  second  report  and ordered reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of second report
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
   New York city  transit  authority  advisory  council  to  investigate,
   report  and  make  recommendations on instructing the public on how to
   react when an individual falls onto authority facility tracks
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 1204-e of the public authorities law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5. ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER  THIRTY-FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  NINETEEN,  THE
 COUNCIL  SHALL  INVESTIGATE,  REPORT  AND  MAKE  RECOMMENDATIONS  TO THE
 AUTHORITY BOARD RELATED TO SIGNAGE TO INSTRUCT  THE  PUBLIC  ON  HOW  TO
 REACT  WHEN  AN  INDIVIDUAL  FALLS  ONTO AUTHORITY FACILITY TRACKS. SUCH
 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, CONSID-
 ERATION OF AN EDUCATIONAL  CAMPAIGN  FOR  THE  PUBLIC  INCLUDING  PUBLIC
 SERVICE   ANNOUNCEMENTS  WITHIN  AND  WITHOUT  SUBWAY  CARS  AND  SUBWAY
 STATIONS, THE COSTS OF SIGNAGE FOR ALL TRANSIT FACILITIES, AND ANY OTHER
 ISSUES THE COUNCIL DEEMS RELEVANT, SUCH AS  POTENTIAL  LIABILITY  ISSUES
 FOR  THE AUTHORITY, INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC ON HOW TO REACT TO OTHER
 EMERGENCIES AND ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF ALERTING THE  PUBLIC  ON  HOW  TO
 REACT WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL FALLS ON TRANSIT FACILITY TRACKS. SUCH INVESTI-
 GATION,  REPORT  AND  RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL BE MADE PUBLIC BY POSTING ON
 THE COUNCIL WEBSITE AND ANY OTHER METHOD THE COUNCIL DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01238-03-9

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