Bill Text: NY A06683 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Relates to public hearings prior to fee or rate increases by the metropolitan transportation authority; requires hearings in each county where a fee or rate increase has an impact.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 0000-00-00 - [A06683 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A06683-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6683
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     March 30, 2015
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        Introduced  by M. of A. CRESPO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO,
          MOYA, ORTIZ, RIVERA, RODRIGUEZ  --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
          Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
        AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the power of
          the metropolitan transportation authority to increase rates and fees
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of section 1266 of the public authorities
     2  law, as amended by chapter 314 of the laws of 1981, is amended  to  read
     3  as follows:
     4    3. The authority may establish, levy and collect or cause to be estab-
     5  lished,  levied  and  collected  and,  in  the  case  of a joint service
     6  arrangement, join with others in the establishment, levy and  collection
     7  of  such  fares, tolls, rentals, rates, charges and other fees as it may
     8  deem necessary, convenient or desirable for the use and operation of any
     9  transportation facility and related services operated by  the  authority
    10  or by a subsidiary corporation of the authority or under contract, lease
    11  or  other  arrangement,  including  joint service arrangements, with the
    12  authority. Any such fares, tolls, rentals, rates, charges or other  fees
    13  for  the  transportation  of passengers, the parking of vehicles, or any
    14  other service if the establishment of or increase in  charges  for  such
    15  other service would represent a significant increase in the overall cost
    16  of  the  use of transportation services shall be established and changed
    17  only if approved by resolution of the authority adopted by not less than
    18  a majority vote of the whole number of members of the authority then  in
    19  office,  with  the chairman having one additional vote in the event of a
    20  tie vote, and only after a public hearing, provided however, that fares,
    21  tolls, rentals, rates, charges or other fees for the  transportation  of
    22  passengers  on  any  transportation facility, the parking of vehicles or
    23  other services which are in effect at the time that the  then  owner  of
    24  such  transportation  facility  becomes  a subsidiary corporation of the
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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