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Assembly Bill A4648

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes a no fare program for emergency responders on September 11th

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2025-A4648 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8642
2021-2022: A2491
2023-2024: A2780

2025-A4648 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for emergency responders on September 11th.

2025-A4648 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4648
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'PHARROW  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to  establishing
   a no fare program for emergency responders on September 11th
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "September 11th no fare program act".
   § 2. Section 1266 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 20 to read as follows:
   20.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW OR THE TERMS OF ANY
 CONTRACT, THE AUTHORITY, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD,
 SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A NO FARE PROGRAM  FOR  TRANSPORTATION  ON
 THE  LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE
 EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, ADVANCED EMERGENCY  MEDICAL  TECHNICIANS,
 FIREFIGHTERS,  FIRE OFFICERS, FIRE MARSHALS, OR AUXILIARY POLICE WHO ARE
 EMPLOYED OR DULY ENROLLED BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE COUNTY OF NASSAU,
 NASSAU COUNTY VILLAGES AND CITIES, THE COUNTY  OF  SUFFOLK,  OR  SUFFOLK
 COUNTY VILLAGES. SUCH NO FARE PROGRAM SHALL OCCUR EACH YEAR ON THE ELEV-
 ENTH  DAY  OF SEPTEMBER. THE NO FARE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED AND IMPLEMENTED
 PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL OCCUR ONLY ON THE ELEVENTH OF SEPTEM-
 BER OF EACH YEAR DURING ALL HOURS IN WHICH THE  LONG  ISLAND  RAIL  ROAD
 PROVIDES SERVICES, AND SUCH PROGRAM SHALL NOT BE LIMITED IN OPERATION TO
 OFF-PEAK  HOURS OR TO ANY OTHER HOURS DESIGNATED BY THE LONG ISLAND RAIL
 ROAD.   ANY ELIGIBLE EMERGENCY RESPONDER SHALL  BE  REQUIRED  TO  BE  IN
 UNIFORM AND SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SHOW PROPER IDENTIFICATION, INCLUDING A
 SHIELD  OR BADGE, OR ANY OTHER DESIGNATED IDENTIFICATION FORM AUTHORIZED
 BY THE AUTHORITY IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE NO FARE  PROGRAM.  THIS
 PROGRAM SHALL NOT AFFECT ANY OTHER NO FARE PROGRAM CURRENTLY IMPLEMENTED
 BY THE AUTHORITY OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08806-01-5
 A. 4648                             2

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