Bill Text: NY A04465 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to continue providing half fare transportation for the commuter rail for persons sixty-five years of age or older and handicapped persons.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A04465 Detail]
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4465
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 2, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. RAIA, McKEVITT, SALADINO, KATZ, MALLIOTAKIS,
CURRAN, GRAF, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CERETTO, TENNEY
-- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authori-
ties and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to permitting
persons sixty-five years of age or over and all persons who are disa-
bled or handicapped to use the commuter railroad facilities of the
Metropolitan transportation authority at half fare
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 3-b to read as follows:
3 3-B. THE AUTHORITY IS HEREBY PROHIBITED FROM DISCONTINUING OR REDUC-
4 ING STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES WHEREBY ALL PERSONS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE
5 OR OVER AND ALL PERSONS WHO ARE DISABLED OR HANDICAPPED SHALL BE PERMIT-
6 TED TO USE THE FACILITIES OF THE COMMUTER RAILROADS UNDER THE AUTHORI-
7 TY'S CONTROL AT A REDUCTION OF ONE-HALF OF THE CHARGE FOR A SINGLE TRIP
8 TICKET.
9 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07052-01-5
