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