Bill Text: NY A04855 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to allowing two automatic free transfers for riders using pay-per-ride Metrocards.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-15 - reported referred to ways and means [A04855 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A04855-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4855
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 8, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A. DINOWITZ, JACOBS, COLTON, WEISENBERG, TITONE,
         BENEDETTO, MILLMAN, N. RIVERA  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
         ARROYO,  AUBRY, GOTTFRIED, HIKIND, MALLIOTAKIS, MARKEY, PHEFFER, SALA-
         DINO -- 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.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
    2  section 1277-b to read as follows:
    3    S 1277-B. TRANSFERS ALLOWED FOR PAY-PER-RIDE  METROCARD  USERS.    THE
    4  METROPOLITAN  TRANSPORTATION  AUTHORITY  (MTA)  AS DEFINED UNDER SECTION
    5  TWELVE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THIS TITLE SHALL BE  REQUIRED  TO  PROVIDE
    6  RIDERS WITH PAY-PER-RIDE METROCARDS TWO AUTOMATIC FREE TRANSFERS BETWEEN
    7  SUBWAY  AND  BUS,  OR  BETWEEN  BUSES.  FOR  THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION
    8  PAY-PER-RIDE METROCARDS SHALL MEAN CARDS SOLD WHERE PURCHASERS  PAY  FOR
    9  INDIVIDUAL RIDES FOR TRAVEL ON THE NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY SYSTEM; NEW YORK
   10  CITY  TRANSIT  BUSES, INCLUDING ROUTES OPERATED BY OTHER OPERATORS UNDER
   11  CONTRACT TO THE MTA; MTA BUS, AND MTA LONG ISLAND BUS SYSTEMS; THE  PATH
   12  SUBWAY  SYSTEM; THE ROOSEVELT ISLAND TRAM; AIRTRAIN JFK; AND WESTCHESTER
   13  COUNTY BEE-LINE BUS SYSTEM ON WHICH THE  CUSTOMER  ELECTRONICALLY  LOADS
   14  FARES  WHETHER  THE  CARD  IS  SOLD  BY  THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION
   15  AUTHORITY, ANY  OF  SUCH  AUTHORITIES  AUTHORIZED  AGENTS,  NEIGHBORHOOD
   16  MERCHANTS OR PURCHASED THROUGH ANY EMPLOYER TRANSIT PROGRAMS.
   17    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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