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Senate Bill S2217A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to notice to be given when there is a change in service furnished upon the rapid transit facilities or the omnibus line facilities of the New York city transit authority

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2025-S2217 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2010
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1205, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11115
2011-2012: A1169
2013-2014: A1470
2015-2016: A4708
2017-2018: S8130, A7109
2019-2020: S3610, A3322
2021-2022: S3480, A3977
2023-2024: S1216, A2564

2025-S2217 - Summary

Requires that notice be given to the borough president or presidents, the council member or members, the senator or senators, the member or members of assembly and the district managers of the affected community board or boards when there is a change in service furnished upon the rapid transit facilities or the omnibus line facilities of the New York city transit authority.

2025-S2217 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S2217 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2217
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public authorities law, in relation to requiring
   that notice be given to the community boards when there is a change in
   service furnished upon the rapid transit  facilities  or  the  omnibus
   line facilities of the New York city transit authority
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 1205  of  the  public  authorities
 law,  as added by chapter 717 of the laws of 1967, is amended to read as
 follows:
   4. From and  after  March  first,  nineteen  hundred  sixty-eight,  no
 substantial  or  general  change in the levels of service furnished upon
 the rapid transit facilities or  the  omnibus  line  facilities  of  the
 authority  shall  be  instituted  except upon not less than thirty days'
 written notice to the mayor [and to  the  board  of  estimate]  AND  THE
 COMMUNITY  BOARD  WHOSE  AREA OF JURISDICTION INCLUDES THE RAPID TRANSIT
 FACILITY OR OMNIBUS LINE FACILITY UPON WHICH SUCH CHANGE OF SERVICE  WAS
 FURNISHED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04949-01-5

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2025-S2217A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2010
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1205, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11115
2011-2012: A1169
2013-2014: A1470
2015-2016: A4708
2017-2018: S8130, A7109
2019-2020: S3610, A3322
2021-2022: S3480, A3977
2023-2024: S1216, A2564

2025-S2217A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that notice be given to the borough president or presidents, the council member or members, the senator or senators, the member or members of assembly and the district managers of the affected community board or boards when there is a change in service furnished upon the rapid transit facilities or the omnibus line facilities of the New York city transit authority.

2025-S2217A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S2217A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2217--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation --
   recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Transportation in accordance with
   Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to notice to be
   given when there is a change in service furnished upon the rapid tran-
   sit facilities or the omnibus line facilities of  the  New  York  city
   transit authority
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 1205  of  the  public  authorities
 law,  as added by chapter 717 of the laws of 1967, is amended to read as
 follows:
   4. From and  after  March  first,  nineteen  hundred  sixty-eight,  no
 substantial  or  general  change in the levels of service furnished upon
 the rapid transit facilities or  the  omnibus  line  facilities  of  the
 authority  shall  be  instituted  except upon not less than thirty days'
 written notice to the mayor [and to the board of estimate], THE  BOROUGH
 PRESIDENT  OR PRESIDENTS, THE COUNCIL MEMBER OR MEMBERS, THE  SENATOR OR
 SENATORS, THE  MEMBER OR MEMBERS OF ASSEMBLY AND THE  DISTRICT  MANAGERS
 OF  THE  AFFECTED  COMMUNITY  BOARD OR BOARDS WHOSE AREA OF JURISDICTION
 INCLUDES THE RAPID TRANSIT FACILITY OR OMNIBUS LINE FACILITY UPON  WHICH
 SUCH CHANGE OF SERVICE WAS FURNISHED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04949-03-6

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