Assembly Bill A4315

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes and directs the metropolitan transportation authority to implement a fare refund program for canceled or delayed Long Island rail road trains

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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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2021-A4315 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A6355
2023-2024: A4415

2021-A4315 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs the metropolitan transportation authority to implement a fare refund program for canceled or delayed Long Island rail road trains.

2021-A4315 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4315
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. DURSO -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to  authorizing
   and directing the metropolitan transportation authority to implement a
   fare  refund  program  for  canceled  or delayed Long Island rail road
   trains

   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. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW OR THE  TERMS  OF  ANY
 CONTRACT, THE AUTHORITY, AND ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS INVOLVED
 WITH  THE  LONG  ISLAND  RAIL ROAD, SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A FARE
 REFUND PROGRAM FOR THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD. THE  FARE  REFUND  PROGRAM
 SHALL,  WHEN  A  TRAIN  IS CANCELED OR DELAYED BY MORE THAN TEN MINUTES,
 ISSUE REFUNDS FOR THE FULL AMOUNT OF EACH  AFFECTED  RIDER'S  FARE.  THE
 FARE  REFUND PROGRAM ESTABLISHED AND IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDI-
 VISION SHALL BE IN OPERATION DURING ALL HOURS IN  WHICH  SUCH  AUTHORITY
 PROVIDES  RAILROAD,  SUBWAY  AND/OR  OMNIBUS  SERVICES, AND SUCH PROGRAM
 SHALL NOT BE LIMITED IN OPERATION TO OFF-PEAK  HOURS  OR  TO  ANY  OTHER
 HOURS DESIGNATED BY THE AUTHORITY OR ITS SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS; HOWEV-
 ER,  THE  FARE REFUND PROGRAM MAY BE SUSPENDED TEMPORARILY WHEN AN EMER-
 GENCY SITUATION ARISES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08709-01-1

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