Bill Text: NY S04153 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Allows veterans who performed military service during a period of war to ride public transportation free of charge for the year immediately after his or her return to this state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS [S04153 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S04153-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4153
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    March 21, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  SMITH  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
         ty and Military Affairs
       AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to allowing certain veter-
         ans to ride public transportation free of charge
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The military law is amended by adding a new section 245-a
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 245-A. FREE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; CERTAIN WAR VETERANS.    NOTWITH-
    4  STANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISIONS  OF LAW OR THE TERMS OF ANY CONTRACT, A
    5  RESIDENT OF THE STATE WHO IS A HONORABLY DISCHARGED MEMBER OF ANY BRANCH
    6  OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES WHO PERFORMED MILITARY  SERVICE
    7  DURING A PERIOD OF WAR SHALL BE ENTITLED, FOR THE YEAR IMMEDIATELY AFTER
    8  HIS OR HER RETURN TO THIS STATE FROM SUCH MILITARY SERVICE, TO RIDE FREE
    9  OF  CHARGE  ON  EVERY TRANSPORTATION PROVIDER IN THIS STATE. THE COMMIS-
   10  SIONER OF TRANSPORTATION IS  AUTHORIZED  TO  PROMULGATE  REGULATIONS  TO
   11  CARRY  OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
   12  "TRANSPORTATION PROVIDER" SHALL MEAN ANY PUBLIC, PRIVATE OR NOT-FOR-PRO-
   13  FIT ENTITY UTILIZING PUBLIC FUNDS TO  PROVIDE  OR  CONTRACT  FOR  PUBLIC
   14  TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR SPECIF-
   15  IC CLIENT GROUPS.
   16    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
   17  it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
   18  ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
   19  necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective  date  are
   20  authorized  and  directed  to  be  made  and completed on or before such
   21  effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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