Bill Text: NY A04494 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 4494 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to continue providing half fare transportation for the commuter rail for persons sixty-five years of age or older and handicapped persons.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A04494 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A04494-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4494
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 3, 2011
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       Introduced  by M. of A. RAIA, McKEVITT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
         CROUCH -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Corporations,
         Authorities and Commissions
       AN  ACT  to  amend the public authorities law, in relation to permitting
         persons sixty-five years of age or over and all persons who are  disa-
         bled  or  handicapped  to  use the commuter railroad facilities of the
         Metropolitan transportation authority at half fare
         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.  THE AUTHORITY IS HEREBY PROHIBITED FROM DISCONTINUING OR  REDUC-
    4  ING STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES WHEREBY ALL PERSONS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE
    5  OR OVER AND ALL PERSONS WHO ARE DISABLED OR HANDICAPPED SHALL BE PERMIT-
    6  TED  TO  USE THE FACILITIES OF THE COMMUTER RAILROADS UNDER THE AUTHORI-
    7  TY'S CONTROL AT A REDUCTION OF ONE-HALF OF THE CHARGE FOR A SINGLE  TRIP
    8  TICKET.
    9    S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD06621-01-1