Assembly Bill A5784

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for duly enrolled members of the auxiliary police for the county of Nassau

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  • 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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2025-A5784 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A6082

2025-A5784 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for duly enrolled members of the auxiliary police for the county of Nassau and Nassau county villages and cities.

2025-A5784 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5784
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 20, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. NORBER -- 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 transportation on the Long Island Rail Road  for
   duly enrolled members of the auxiliary police for the county of Nassau

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1266 of the public authorities law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 14-a to read as follows:
   14-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION 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 DULY ENROLLED MEMBERS OF THE AUXILIARY
 POLICE OF THE COUNTY OF NASSAU AND NASSAU COUNTY  VILLAGES  AND  CITIES.
 IN ESTABLISHING SUCH PROGRAM, WHICH HAS AS ITS GOAL INCREASED PROTECTION
 AND IMPROVED SAFETY FOR ITS COMMUTERS, THE AUTHORITY AND THE LONG ISLAND
 RAIL  ROAD  SHALL,  AMONG  OTHER  THINGS,  CONSIDER:  (A) REQUIRING SUCH
 MEMBERS WHO RIDE WITHOUT COST TO REGISTER WITH THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD
 AS A CONDITION OF RIDING WITHOUT COST; (B)  REQUIRING  SUCH  MEMBERS  TO
 INDICATE  DURING  SUCH  REGISTRATION PROCESS THEIR REGULAR WORKING HOURS
 AND THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD TRAINS THAT SUCH MEMBERS EXPECT  TO  RIDE;
 AND  (C) PERIODICALLY RE-REGISTERING AND RE-VALIDATING SUCH MEMBERS. 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 SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09580-01-5

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