Bill Text: NY A10303 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Requires the MTA to hold hearings in each county that is allocated a voting member of the MTA before proposed changes in services or fares can take effect and shall be limited to one hearing per calendar day.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-3)

Status: (Vetoed) 2010-09-18 - tabled [A10303 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A10303-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                       10303--A
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 17, 2010
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       Introduced  by  M.  of A. ROSENTHAL, BRENNAN, DINOWITZ, PHEFFER, TITONE,
         COLTON, MAISEL, MENG, KELLNER,  ROBINSON,  CASTRO,  MILLMAN,  BRODSKY,
         RAIA,  MOLINARO  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A. BOYLAND, CRESPO,
         GLICK, JEFFRIES, JOHN, MARKEY, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to
         the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions --  commit-
         tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
         mitted to said committee
       AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
         metropolitan transportation authority to hold hearings in each  county
         that  is  allocated a voting member of the metropolitan transportation
         authority on separate days before any proposed changes in services  or
         fares are implemented
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 1263 of the public authorities law  is  amended  by
    2  adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
    3    10.  THE  AUTHORITY SHALL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING IN EACH COUNTY THAT IS
    4  ALLOCATED A VOTING MEMBER OF THE METROPOLITAN  TRANSPORTATION  AUTHORITY
    5  UNDER  THIS  SECTION,  AND  THAT  IS AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED CHANGES IN
    6  SERVICES AND FARES, BEFORE ANY PROPOSED CHANGES IN SERVICES OR FARES CAN
    7  TAKE EFFECT; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  THAT  SUCH  PUBLIC  HEARINGS  SHALL  BE
    8  LIMITED TO ONE HEARING PER CALENDAR DAY.
    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.
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