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Senate Bill S3675

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the conduct of public hearings by the metropolitan transportation authority

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2025-S3675 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1263, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5351
2021-2022: S5582
2023-2024: S2436

2025-S3675 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the conduct of public hearings by the metropolitan transportation authority; requires one additional hearing where more than 75 persons are unable to attend a required public hearing due to limited seating capacity.

2025-S3675 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S3675 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3675
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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  the  conduct
   of public hearings by the metropolitan transportation authority
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1263 of the public authorities law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
   10.  WHERE  A  SUBSTANTIAL  NUMBER  OF  PERSONS ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND A
 PUBLIC HEARING AS THE  RESULT  OF  INSUFFICIENT  SEATING  CAPACITY,  ONE
 SUBSEQUENT, ADDITIONAL HEARING SHALL BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH
 PUBLIC  HEARING  REQUIREMENTS.  SUCH SUBSEQUENT HEARING SHALL BE HELD IN
 REASONABLE PROXIMITY TO THE  LOCATION  OF  THE  HEARING  WHICH  DID  NOT
 PROVIDE  ADEQUATE  PUBLIC  ACCOMMODATIONS. AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE
 AUTHORITY SHALL RECORD THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ANY INTERESTED PERSONS
 WHO ARE UNABLE TO ENTER A HEARING ROOM DUE TO CAPACITY  LIMITATIONS  AND
 SHALL NOTIFY SUCH PERSONS BY MAIL OF THE DATE AND LOCATION OF THE SUBSE-
 QUENT  HEARING,  IN  ADDITION  TO ANY OTHER HEARING NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.
 WHERE THE AUTHORITY DETERMINES THAT EXTENSIVE PUBLIC INTEREST IS  ANTIC-
 IPATED  REGARDING THE ISSUE BEING ADDRESSED, A REQUIRED HEARING SHALL BE
 HELD IN A VENUE DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE SUCH PUBLIC  PARTICIPATION.  THE
 AUTHORITY  SHALL  PRESUME THAT THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL PUBLIC INTEREST IN
 FARE INCREASES OR SERVICE REDUCTIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  SUBDIVI-
 SION, "SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER" SHALL BE INTERPRETED TO MEAN MORE THAN SEVEN-
 TY-FIVE PERSONS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05219-01-5

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