Bill Text: NY A08009 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the metropolitan transportation authority, in consultation with the Long Island Rail Road, to establish a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for individuals in active military service of the United States and active duty members of the New York national guard, upon showing a military or national guard identification card.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 14-2)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A08009 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A08009-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8009

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    September 1, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. GANDOLFO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

        AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing
          a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road  for
          individuals in active military service of the United States and active
          duty members of the New York national guard

          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 20 to read as follows:
     3    20.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authority, in
     4  consultation with the Long Island Rail Road, shall establish and  imple-
     5  ment  a  no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road
     6  for individuals in active military service  of  the  United  States  and
     7  active duty members of the New York national guard.
     8    (b) In order to be eligible for such no fare program, an individual in
     9  active military service of the United States or an active duty member of
    10  the New York national guard shall show his or her military-issued or New
    11  York national guard-issued identification card.
    12    (c)  For  the purposes of this subdivision, the terms "active military
    13  service of the United States", "New York  national  guard",  "military",
    14  and "active duty" shall have the same meanings as defined by section one
    15  of the military law.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    17  it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
    18  ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
    19  tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
    20  completed on or before such effective date.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13019-01-3