Bill Text: NY A03439 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to allowing two automatic free transfers for riders using pay-per-ride Metrocards.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: (Vetoed) 2017-12-18 - tabled [A03439 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A03439-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3439 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 27, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, COLTON, TITONE, BENEDETTO, WEPRIN, ABINANTI, OTIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, AUBRY, GOTT- FRIED, HIKIND, MALLIOTAKIS, SALADINO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions 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 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08703-01-7