Bill Text: NY A06265 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 6265 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for duly enrolled members of the auxiliary police

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-06-15 - held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions [A06265 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A06265-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6265
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 27, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of A. BARRA, WALKER -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
       AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to  establishing
         a  no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for
         duly enrolled members of the auxiliary police
         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 14-a to read as follows:
    3    14-A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW OR THE TERMS  OF  ANY
    4  CONTRACT, THE AUTHORITY, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD,
    5  SHALL  ESTABLISH  AND  IMPLEMENT A NO FARE PROGRAM FOR TRANSPORTATION ON
    6  THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD FOR DULY ENROLLED  MEMBERS  OF  THE  AUXILIARY
    7  POLICE  OF  THE  CITY  OF  NEW YORK, THE COUNTY OF NASSAU, NASSAU COUNTY
    8  VILLAGES AND CITIES, THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, OR SUFFOLK COUNTY  VILLAGES.
    9  IN ESTABLISHING SUCH PROGRAM, WHICH HAS AS ITS GOAL INCREASED PROTECTION
   10  AND IMPROVED SAFETY FOR ITS COMMUTERS, THE AUTHORITY AND THE LONG ISLAND
   11  RAIL  ROAD  SHALL,  AMONG  OTHER  THINGS,  CONSIDER:  (A) REQUIRING SUCH
   12  MEMBERS WHO RIDE WITHOUT COST TO REGISTER WITH THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD
   13  AS A CONDITION OF RIDING WITHOUT COST; (B)  REQUIRING  SUCH  MEMBERS  TO
   14  INDICATE  DURING  SUCH  REGISTRATION PROCESS THEIR REGULAR WORKING HOURS
   15  AND THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD TRAINS THAT SUCH MEMBERS EXPECT  TO  RIDE;
   16  AND  (C) PERIODICALLY RE-REGISTERING AND RE-VALIDATING SUCH MEMBERS. THE
   17  AUTHORITY AND THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD SHALL ALSO  HAVE  THE  POWER  TO
   18  CONSIDER  OTHER  MATTERS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
   19  OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   20    S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
   21  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD07257-01-9