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Assembly Bill A4031A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to a study of an autonomous rail rapid transit (ART) network in the city of New York

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2025-A4031 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Mass Transportation

2025-A4031 - Summary

Directs the MTA to study the feasibility of developing and operating an autonomous rail rapid transit (ART) network in the city of New York.

2025-A4031 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4031
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT directing the metropolitan transportation authority to study the
   feasibility of developing and operating an autonomous rail rapid tran-
   sit (ART) network in the city of New York

   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 conduct a
 feasibility study on developing and operating an autonomous  rail  rapid
 transit (ART) network in the city of New York. Such study shall focus on
 adding  mass  transit options to neighborhoods with limited or no subway
 or rail service. Such study shall also include potential routes, infras-
 tructure needs, fare collection,  and  availability  of  technology  for
 procurement.
   §  2.  Within one year of the effective date of this act, the chair of
 the metropolitan transportation authority shall submit a written  report
 to  the  governor,  temporary  president  of  the senate, speaker of the
 assembly and mayor of the city of New York, with the findings and recom-
 mendations of the study conducted pursuant to this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07122-01-5

2025-A4031A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Mass Transportation

2025-A4031A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the MTA to study the feasibility of developing and operating an autonomous rail rapid transit (ART) network in the city of New York.

2025-A4031A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4031--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee   on   Corporations,  Authorities  and  Commissions  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT directing the metropolitan transportation authority to study  the
   feasibility of developing and operating an autonomous rail rapid tran-
   sit (ART) network in the city of New York
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The metropolitan transportation authority, in  consultation
 with  the  department  of  transportation of the city of New York, shall
 conduct a feasibility study on developing and  operating  an  autonomous
 rail  rapid  transit  (ART)  network in the city of New York. Such study
 shall focus on adding mass transit options to neighborhoods with limited
 or no subway or rail service. Such study shall  also  include  potential
 routes,  infrastructure  needs,  fare  collection,  integration with bus
 routes and other transit services, and availability  of  technology  for
 procurement.
   §  2.  Within one year of the effective date of this act, the chair of
 the metropolitan transportation authority shall submit a written  report
 to  the  governor,  temporary  president  of  the senate, speaker of the
 assembly and mayor of the city of New York, with the findings and recom-
 mendations of the study conducted pursuant to this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07122-02-5

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