Bill Text: NY A06683 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended
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
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6683 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 30, 2015 ___________ 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. LBD01471-01-5