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Senate Bill S4622

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to postponing fare increases during the COVID-19 pandemic; authorizes the metropolitan transportation authority to conduct a study on reducing fares

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2021-S4622 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2021-S4622 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to postponing fare increases during the COVID-19 pandemic; authorizes the metropolitan transportation authority to conduct an economic feasibility study on reducing fares.

2021-S4622 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4622 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4622
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT in relation to postponing  fare  increases  during  the  COVID-19
   pandemic;  authorizing  the  metropolitan  transportation authority to
   conduct a study on reducing fares; and providing  for  the  repeal  of
   such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The Metropolitan Transportation  Authority  shall  postpone
 any  proposed  fare,  toll,  rate,  charge or other fee increase for the
 transportation of passengers until the end  of  the  COVID-19  emergency
 declaration and the completion of an economic feasibility study. For the
 purposes  of  this  act, "COVID-19 emergency declaration" shall mean the
 state disaster emergency declared for  the  entire  state  by  executive
 order number 202 and any further amendments or modifications, and as may
 be further extended pursuant to section 28 of the executive law.
   §  2.  (a)  The Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall conduct an
 economic feasibility study and make recommendations on  reducing  fares,
 tolls, rates, charges or other fees for the transportation of passengers
 to increase ridership.
   (b) The Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall create a report of
 its  findings  and recommendations and deliver such report to the gover-
 nor, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of  the  assembly,
 the  temporary  president  of  the senate and the minority leader of the
 senate three months after the effective date of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however:
   (a) section one of this act shall be subject to the expiration of  the
 state  disaster  emergency  declared  for  the entire state by executive
 order number 202 and any further amendments or modifications, and as may
 be further extended pursuant to section 28 of  the  executive  law,  and
 shall  be deemed to expire and be repealed therewith; provided, further,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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