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Assembly Bill A10657

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes a no fare program for students traveling on ferries

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2021-A10657 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §19-308, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A2249

2021-A10657 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a no fare program for students in grades kindergarten through twelve traveling on ferries.

2021-A10657 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10657
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 12, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Simon) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation  to  establishing a no fare program for students traveling on
   ferries
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
 by adding a new section 19-308 to read as follows:
   § 19-308 NO FARE PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS.  A. NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER
 PROVISIONS  OF  LAW OR THE TERMS OF ANY CONTRACT, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
 ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A NO FARE PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS TRAVELING ON CITY
 FERRIES.
   B. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS  SHALL  HAVE  THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1.  "STUDENT" SHALL MEAN ANY INDIVIDUAL IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH
 TWELVE.
   2. "CITY FERRY" SHALL MEAN ANY MOTORIZED WATERCRAFT THAT IS USED AS  A
 MEANS  OF  COMMUTER PASSENGER MASS TRANSPORTATION BY WATER THAT IS OWNED
 OR OPERATED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16054-01-2

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