Bill Text: NY A02512 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 2512 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to create an expired fare transfer policy.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-06-21 - substituted by s1616a [A02512 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A02512-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          2512
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 20, 2017
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M.  of A. DINOWITZ, GALEF, ROSENTHAL, COLTON, BENEDETTO,
          GUNTHER, ORTIZ, AUBRY, ABINANTI, OTIS -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of
          A.  CYMBROWITZ,  GLICK, GOTTFRIED, TITONE -- read once and referred to
          the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
        AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
          metropolitan transportation authority to  establish  an  expired  fare
          transfer  policy; 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  public  authorities law is amended by adding a new
     2  section 1266-k to read as follows:
     3    § 1266-k. Expired fare transfer policy.    Notwithstanding  any  other
     4  provision  of  law  to  the contrary, the authority shall, within ninety
     5  days of the effective date of this section, establish  an  expired  fare
     6  transfer  policy  that  may  be  amended from time to time.  Such policy
     7  shall provide any person who purchases a fare the  ability  to  transfer
     8  any remaining balance for two years after such fare is deemed expired.
     9    §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
    10  deemed repealed on December 31, 2022.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03495-02-7