Bill Text: NY A09978 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 9978 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to authorizing and directing the metropolitan transportation authority to implement a free fare program for NYC EMTs and paramedics on public transit systems, the LIRR and Metro-North railroad.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-04 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A09978 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A09978-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          9978

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      March 4, 2020
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of A. DenDEKKER, ABBATE -- read once and referred to
          the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

        AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to  authorizing
          and directing the metropolitan transportation authority to implement a
          free fare program for emergency medical technicians and paramedics

          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 provisions of law or the terms of any
     4  contract, the authority and any of its  subsidiary  corporations,  shall
     5  establish  and  implement  a free fare program for transportation on New
     6  York city transit authority systems, the Long Island Rail Road  and  the
     7  Metro-North  Commuter Railroad Company for emergency medical technicians
     8  and paramedics employed by the city of New York. The free  fare  program
     9  established  and  implemented  pursuant  to this subdivision shall be in
    10  operation during all hours in which such  authority  provides  railroad,
    11  subway and/or omnibus services, and such program shall not be limited in
    12  operation  to  off-peak  hours  or  to any other hours designated by the
    13  authority or its subsidiary corporations.
    14    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15621-01-0