Bill Text: NY S01616 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to create an expired fare transfer policy.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-12-18 - SIGNED CHAP.483 [S01616 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1616
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 10, 2017
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
        AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
          metropolitan transportation authority to  establish  an  expired  fare
          transfer  policy; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
          expiration thereof
          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 1266-k to read as follows:
     3    § 1266-k. Expired fare transfer policy.    Notwithstanding  any  other
     4  provision of law, the authority shall establish an expired fare transfer
     5  policy that may be amended from time to time.  Such policy shall provide
     6  any  person  who  purchases a fare the ability to transfer any remaining
     7  balance for two years after such fare is deemed expired.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
     9  deemed repealed July 1, 2022.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03495-01-7