Bill Text: NY S08870 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 8870

Introduced

Bill Title: Authorizes and directs the metropolitan transportation authority to implement a free fare program on the Long Island Rail Road for firefighters employed by the city of New York.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-22 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S08870 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S08870-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8870

                    IN SENATE

                                     March 22, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- 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  authorizing
          and directing the metropolitan transportation authority to implement a
          free fare program for firefighters

          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 firefighters and fire officers
     8  employed  by the city of New York. The free fare program established and
     9  implemented pursuant to this subdivision shall be  in  operation  during
    10  all hours in which such authority provides railroad, subway and/or omni-
    11  bus  services,  and  such  program  shall not be limited in operation to
    12  off-peak hours or to any other hours designated by the authority or  its
    13  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.
                                                                   LBD14431-01-4