Bill Text: NY S04622 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to postponing fare increases during the COVID-19 pandemic; authorizes the metropolitan transportation authority to conduct an economic feasibility study on reducing fares.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S04622 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-S04622-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4622 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 8, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT in relation to postponing fare increases during the COVID-19 pandemic; authorizing the metropolitan transportation authority to conduct a study on reducing fares; 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 Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall postpone 2 any proposed fare, toll, rate, charge or other fee increase for the 3 transportation of passengers until the end of the COVID-19 emergency 4 declaration and the completion of an economic feasibility study. For the 5 purposes of this act, "COVID-19 emergency declaration" shall mean the 6 state disaster emergency declared for the entire state by executive 7 order number 202 and any further amendments or modifications, and as may 8 be further extended pursuant to section 28 of the executive law. 9 § 2. (a) The Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall conduct an 10 economic feasibility study and make recommendations on reducing fares, 11 tolls, rates, charges or other fees for the transportation of passengers 12 to increase ridership. 13 (b) The Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall create a report of 14 its findings and recommendations and deliver such report to the gover- 15 nor, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the assembly, 16 the temporary president of the senate and the minority leader of the 17 senate three months after the effective date of this act. 18 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however: 19 (a) section one of this act shall be subject to the expiration of the 20 state disaster emergency declared for the entire state by executive 21 order number 202 and any further amendments or modifications, and as may 22 be further extended pursuant to section 28 of the executive law, and 23 shall be deemed to expire and be repealed therewith; provided, further, EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08967-03-1S. 4622 2 1 that the chairman of the metropolitan transportation authority shall 2 notify the legislative bill drafting commission upon the occurrence of 3 the expiration of the state disaster emergency declared by executive 4 order number 202 of 2020 and any further amendments or modifications, 5 and as may be further extended pursuant to section 28 of the executive 6 law, in order that the commission may maintain an accurate and timely 7 effective data base of the official text of the laws of the state of New 8 York in furtherance of effectuating the provisions of section 44 of the 9 legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law; and 10 (b) section two of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed sixty 11 days after the metropolitan transportation authority delivers the report 12 described in section two of this act to the governor, the speaker of the 13 assembly, the minority leader of the assembly, the temporary president 14 of the senate and the minority leader of the senate; provided, further, 15 that the chairman of the metropolitan transportation authority shall 16 notify the legislative bill drafting commission upon the occurrence of 17 the delivery of such report, in order that the commission may maintain 18 an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text of the 19 laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effectuating the 20 provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the 21 public officers law.
