Bill Text: NY S01015 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 1015 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Requires the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, in consultation with the New York city transit authority, the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, to allow riders travelling within the limits of the city of New York to pay a fare for commuter rail service equal to that of a MetroCard ride and for such riders to make free transfers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S01015 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S01015-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1015
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 10, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
        AN ACT to amend the public  authorities  law,  in  relation  to  special
          powers of the 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 or the terms of any
     4  contract, the authority, in consultation with the New York city  transit
     5  authority,  the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Commuter Rail-
     6  road Company, shall allow riders travelling within  the  limits  of  the
     7  city  of  New York to pay a fare for commuter rail service equal to that
     8  of a MetroCard ride on New York city transit subways and buses  and  for
     9  such  riders  to  make free transfers between said commuter rail and New
    10  York city transit subways and buses.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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