Bill Text: NY A00434 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to create an expired fare transfer policy.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-03 - reported referred to ways and means [A00434 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A00434-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        434--A
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, HEASTIE, MILLMAN, GALEF, JACOBS, ROSEN-
         THAL,  COLTON,  BENEDETTO, GUNTHER, ORTIZ, AUBRY -- Multi-Sponsored by
         -- M. of A.  ABINANTI, BRENNAN, CYMBROWITZ, GLICK,  GOTTFRIED,  ROBIN-
         SON,  TITONE, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on
         Corporations,  Authorities  and  Commissions  --  recommitted  to  the
         Committee  on  Corporations, Authorities and Commissions in accordance
         with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
         ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
       AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
         metropolitan  transportation  authority  to  establish an expired fare
         transfer policy; and providing for the repeal of such provisions  upon
         expiration thereof
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1.  The public authorities law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    2  section 1266-j to read as follows:
    3    S  1266-J.  EXPIRED  FARE TRANSFER POLICY.   NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
    4  PROVISION OF LAW, THE AUTHORITY SHALL ESTABLISH AN EXPIRED FARE TRANSFER
    5  POLICY THAT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME.  SUCH POLICY SHALL PROVIDE
    6  ANY PERSON WHO PURCHASES A FARE THE ABILITY TO  TRANSFER  ANY  REMAINING
    7  BALANCE FOR TWO YEARS AFTER SUCH FARE IS DEEMED EXPIRED.
    8    S  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
    9  deemed repealed on July 1, 2019.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD01159-02-4