Bill Text: NY A02607 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to allowing two automatic free transfers for riders using pay-per-ride Metrocards.
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-06-18 - substituted by s3228 [A02607 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A02607-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2607
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 20, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, COLTON, TITONE, BENEDETTO, SCHIMEL,
WEPRIN, ABINANTI, OTIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO,
AUBRY, GOTTFRIED, HIKIND, MALLIOTAKIS, MARKEY, SALADINO -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commis-
sions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to allowing two
automatic free transfers for riders using pay-per-ride Metrocards
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. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE AUTHORITY SHALL
4 ESTABLISH A FARE TRANSFER POLICY THAT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME.
5 SUCH POLICY SHALL PROVIDE ANY PERSON WHO PAYS A FARE OR RATE WITH AT
6 LEAST TWO TRANSFERS AT NO COST BETWEEN ANY SUBWAY AND BUS, OR BETWEEN
7 BUSES THAT ARE OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY. SUCH TRANSFERS SHALL
8 BE VALID FOR TWO HOURS FROM THE TIME SUCH FARE OR RATE IS COLLECTED BY
9 THE AUTHORITY AT A TRANSIT FACILITY.
10 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07819-01-5
