Bill Text: NY A07337 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to fare rates on the metropolitan transportation authority; directs the metropolitan transportation authority to establish and implement a no fare program for uniformed correction officers employed by the city of New York.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A07337 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A07337-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7337
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     April 25, 2019
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        Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
        AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to rates of fare
          on the metropolitan transportation authority
          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 19 to read as follows:
     3    19.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authority and any
     4  of its subsidiary corporations shall establish and implement a  no  fare
     5  program  for  uniformed corrections officers employed by the city of New
     6  York. The no fare program established and implemented pursuant  to  this
     7  subdivision shall be in operation during all hours in which such author-
     8  ity  provides railroad, subway and/or omnibus services, and such program
     9  shall not be limited in operation to off-peak  hours  or  to  any  other
    10  hours  designated by the authority or its subsidiary corporations. Offi-
    11  cers are not required  to  be  in  uniform  when  participating  in  the
    12  program.  The chairman shall establish and implement all rules and regu-
    13  lations necessary to effectuate this subdivision.
    14    § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
    15  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10274-01-9