S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9188
I N S E N A T E
May 12, 2022
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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 providing
notification to customers of bed bug infestations on MTA subways,
trains and buses
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 1266-l to read as follows:
§ 1266-L. NOTIFICATION OF BED BUG INFESTATIONS. THE AUTHORITY SHALL
ESTABLISH A SYSTEM TO NOTIFY CUSTOMERS OF BED BUG INFESTATIONS ON
SUBWAYS, TRAINS AND BUSES, WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF DISCOVERING SUCH
INFESTATION. SUCH SYSTEM MAY INCLUDE NOTIFICATION THROUGH THE AUTHORI-
TY'S WEBPAGE, OR BY EMAIL OR TEXT MESSAGE.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06002-01-1