Senate Bill S1708

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to provide safety briefings to passengers aboard Metro-North trains, and train personnel in safety procedures

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee


  • 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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2023-S1708 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9976
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1279-j, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S4178, A6331
2017-2018: S292, A2888
2019-2020: S3205, A4492
2021-2022: S3482, A4372

2023-S1708 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to provide safety briefings to passengers aboard Metro-North trains, and train personnel in safety procedures.

2023-S1708 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1708 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1708
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 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  requiring  a
   safety  briefing  of  Metro-North  commuter  railroad passengers to be
   conducted at certain times

   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 1279-j to read as follows:
   § 1279-J.  SAFETY  BRIEFING  OF  PASSENGERS  PLAN;  IMPLEMENTATION  ON
 METRO-NORTH  COMMUTER  RAILROAD.  THE AUTHORITY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND
 DIRECTED TO IMPLEMENT A SAFETY BRIEFING OF  PASSENGERS  PLAN  NOT  LATER
 THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS
 UTILIZING  TRANSPORTATION  AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES OF THE METRO-NORTH
 COMMUTER RAILROAD. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO,
 PROVISIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING:
   1.  BEFORE  INITIAL  DEPARTURE  OF EACH TRAIN CARRYING PASSENGERS, AND
 PERIODICALLY THEREAFTER, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE AUTHORITY AT  STATIONS
 WHERE  THE GREATEST NUMBER OF PASSENGERS BOARD THE TRAIN, THE CONDUCTOR,
 OR THE CONDUCTOR'S DESIGNEE, SHALL IMMEDIATELY COMMUNICATE  LIVE  AND/OR
 BY RECORDED, VISUAL AND/OR AUDIO IMAGES:
   (A) EVACUATION PROCEDURES;
   (B) LOCATION AND MEANS FOR OPENING THE PASSENGER ENTRY DOORS AND EMER-
 GENCY EXITS;
   (C) LOCATION OF FIRST AID AND SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT;
   (D) LOCATION AND OPERATION OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.
   IN THE EVENT OF A DISASTER OR EMERGENCY, THE CONDUCTOR, OR THE CONDUC-
 TOR'S DESIGNEE SHALL COMMUNICATE THE SAFETY BRIEFING MESSAGE AS OFTEN AS
 NECESSARY TO ENSURE PASSENGER SAFETY.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03430-01-3
 S. 1708                             2
 
              

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