Bill Text: NY A00367 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Relates to allowing two automatic free transfers for riders using pay-per-ride Metrocards.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-05-20 - reported referred to ways and means [A00367 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A00367-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        367--A
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  M.  of  A. DINOWITZ, JACOBS, COLTON, WEISENBERG, TITONE,
         BENEDETTO, MILLMAN, SCHIMEL, WEPRIN, ABINANTI -- Multi-Sponsored by --
         M. of A.  ARROYO, AUBRY, GOTTFRIED, HIKIND, MALLIOTAKIS, MARKEY, SALA-
         DINO -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Corporations,
         Authorities  and Commissions -- recommitted to the Committee on Corpo-
         rations, Authorities and Commissions in accordance with Assembly  Rule
         3,  sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
         amended and recommitted to said committee
       AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to allowing  two
         automatic free transfers for riders using pay-per-ride Metrocards
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 1266 of the public authorities law  is  amended  by
    2  adding a new subdivision 3-b to read as follows:
    3    3-B.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE AUTHORITY SHALL
    4  ESTABLISH A FARE TRANSFER POLICY THAT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO  TIME.
    5  SUCH  POLICY  SHALL  PROVIDE  ANY PERSON WHO PAYS A FARE OR RATE WITH AT
    6  LEAST TWO TRANSFERS AT NO COST BETWEEN ANY SUBWAY AND  BUS,  OR  BETWEEN
    7  BUSES THAT ARE OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY. SUCH TRANSFERS SHALL
    8  BE  VALID  FOR TWO HOURS FROM THE TIME SUCH FARE OR RATE IS COLLECTED BY
    9  THE AUTHORITY AT A TRANSIT FACILITY.
   10    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD01157-02-4