Bill Text: NY A04970 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to continue providing half fare transportation for the commuter rail for persons sixty-five years of age or older and handicapped persons.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 14-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-06 - enacting clause stricken [A04970 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A04970-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4970 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 6, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RAIA, MALLIOTAKIS, FINCH, M. L. MILLER, McDO- NOUGH, MORINELLO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corpo- rations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to permitting persons sixty-five years of age or over and all persons who are disa- bled or handicapped to use the commuter railroad facilities of the Metropolitan transportation authority at half fare 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. The authority is hereby prohibited from discontinuing or reduc- 4 ing standards and procedures whereby all persons sixty-five years of age 5 or over and all persons who are disabled or handicapped shall be permit- 6 ted to use the facilities of the commuter railroads under the authori- 7 ty's control at a reduction of one-half of the charge for a single trip 8 ticket. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07866-01-9
