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                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 25, 2025
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  R. CARROLL  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in  relation  to  permitting
   the  governor  to  direct the metropolitan transportation authority to
   provide free transportation to students during a state of emergency
   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 1266-n to read as follows:
   § 1266-N. STATE OF EMERGENCY; STUDENT FARE. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY  OTHER
 PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO THE CONTRARY, THE GOVERNOR MAY, DURING A DECLARED
 STATE OF EMERGENCY, DIRECT THE AUTHORITY TO  PROVIDE  EACH  STUDENT  WHO
 ATTENDS KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE IN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION
 OF  ONE  MILLION OR MORE WITH A FARE REDUCTION EQUAL TO THE PAY-PER-RIDE
 FARE FOR ANY AND ALL TRAIN AND/OR BUS TRAVEL, INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED
 TO  STANDARD  BUS SERVICE AND EXPRESS BUS SERVICE, UNTIL THE END OF SUCH
 STATE OF EMERGENCY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07662-01-5