Senate Bill S7794

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to contracts to provide food services at transportation facilities and rest areas owned and operated by certain public authorities

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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-S7794 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8336
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §390, Pub Auth L; amd Art 4, §1 of Chap 154 of 1921

2023-S7794 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that food services at transportation facilities and rest areas owned and operated by certain public authorities remain open seven days a week.

2023-S7794 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7794 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7794
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             December 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law and chapter 154 of  the  laws
   of 1921, relating to the port authority of New York and New Jersey, in
   relation  to contracts to provide food services at authority owned and
   operated transportation facilities and rest areas
 
   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 390 to read as follows:
   § 390. CONTRACTS FOR FOOD SERVICE.  ANY CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO FOR THE
 OPERATION OF FOOD SERVICES OR FOOD CONCESSIONS AT PUBLIC  TRANSPORTATION
 FACILITIES  OWNED  OR  OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY SHALL REQUIRE THAT SUCH
 SERVICES BE PROVIDED EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK. FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION  THE  TERM  "PUBLIC  TRANSPORTATION  FACILITIES"  SHALL MEAN AND
 INCLUDE THRUWAY REST AREAS, SERVICE AREAS  AND  WELCOME  CENTERS.    THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO TEMPORARY CONCESSIONS OR
 EVENTS INCLUDING FARMERS'  MARKETS,  FLEA  MARKETS  OR    LOCAL  VENDORS
 LICENSED OR PERMITTED TO OPERATE BY THE AUTHORITY.
   §  2.  Subparagraph 6 of paragraph f of subdivision 3 of article IV of
 section 1 of chapter 154 of the laws  of  1921,  relating  to  the  port
 authority  of  New York and New Jersey, as amended by chapter 495 of the
 laws of 2023, is amended and a new subparagraph 7 is added  to  read  as
 follows:
   (6)  PROVIDE  information  concerning  services  for human trafficking
 victims in port authority bus terminals. 1. Any bus terminal  maintained
 or operated by the port authority shall make available in plain view and
 in  a  conspicuous  place  and manner in the public restrooms and in any
 lactation rooms, informational cards and/or signs developed by:
   (a) the office of temporary and disability assistance in  consultation
 with the New York state interagency task force on human trafficking; or
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13234-02-3
              

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