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                                  9825--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 9, 2024
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and  Commissions  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
   Metro-North  Commuter  Railroad  Company and the New York city transit
   authority establish a  no  fare  program  for  the  transportation  of
   certain active duty, uniform police officers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 14 of section 1266 of  the  public  authorities
 law,  as  amended by chapter 182 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read
 as follows:
   14. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law or the  terms  of  any
 contract,  TO  INCREASE  PROTECTION AND IMPROVE SAFETY FOR ITS CUSTOMERS
 AND EMPLOYEES, the authority[, in consultation with the Long Island Rail
 Road,] shall establish and implement a no fare program  for  transporta-
 tion  on the Long Island Rail Road AND THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD
 for TRAINED AND SWORN police officers [employed by the city of New York,
 county of Nassau, Nassau county villages and cities, county of  Suffolk,
 Suffolk  county  villages  and  towns, the division of state police, the
 port authority of New York and  New  Jersey,  the  Metro-North  Commuter
 Railroad  Company,  the New York city housing authority and the New York
 city transit authority], AS DEFINED IN  SECTION  1.20  OF  THE  CRIMINAL
 PROCEDURE  LAW  AND  WHO  ARE  EMPLOYED IN GOOD STANDING WITH ACTIVE LAW
 ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN THE METROPOLITAN COMMUTER  TRANSPOR-
 TATION  DISTRICT.  In  establishing such program, [which has as its goal
 increased protection and improved safety for its commuters,] the author-
 ity [and the Long Island Rail Road] shall, among other things, consider:
 (a) requiring [police] SUCH officers [who ride without cost] to register
 with the Long Island Rail Road AND  THE  METRO-NORTH  COMMUTER  RAILROAD
 COMPANY  as a condition of riding without cost; (b) requiring such offi-
 cers WHEN REGISTERING to [indicate  during  such  registration  process]
 STATE their regular working hours and the [Long Island Rail Road] trains
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 that  such  officers  expect  to ride; [and] (c) [periodically] ANNUALLY
 re-registering [and re-validating] such officers; AND (D) REQUIRING SUCH
 OFFICERS TO PRESENT LAW ENFORCEMENT IDENTIFICATION ALONG WITH  ANY  PASS
 THE  AUTHORITY MAY ISSUE IN RELATION TO THIS PROGRAM. The authority [and
 the Long Island Rail Road] shall also have the power to  consider  other
 matters necessary to carry out the goals and objectives of this section.
 NOTHING  IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL LIMIT THE AUTHORITY FROM PROVIDING NO
 FARE TRANSPORTATION ON ANY OF ITS SUBWAYS, BUSES OR COMMUTER TRAINS  FOR
 POLICE  OFFICERS EMPLOYED BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK OR FOR POLICE OFFICERS
 OR PEACE OFFICERS EMPLOYED BY THE AUTHORITY OR ITS AFFILIATES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.