Bill Text: NY A04849 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Relates to the implementation of a free fare program within the metropolitan transportation authority for children ages six years old or less.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-05-11 - print number 4849a [A04849 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A04849-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         4849--A
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 3, 2017
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- 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 commit-
          tee
        AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the implemen-
          tation of a free fare program within the  metropolitan  transportation
          authority for children ages six years old or less
          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 1266-1 to read as follows:
     3    §  1266-1.  Free fare program.  Notwithstanding any other provision of
     4  law, the authority and any of its subsidiary corporations  shall  estab-
     5  lish  and  implement a free fare program for children ages six years old
     6  or less. The free fare program established and implemented  pursuant  to
     7  this  section  shall  be  in  operation  during  all hours in which such
     8  authority provides railroad, subway and/or omnibus  services,  and  such
     9  program  shall  not  be limited in operation to off-peak hours or to any
    10  other hours designated by the authority or its subsidiary corporations.
    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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