Bill Text: NY S02092 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relates to allowing two automatic free transfers for riders using pay-per-ride Metrocards.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-06-17 - referred to ways and means [S02092 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-S02092-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relates to allowing two automatic free transfers for riders using pay-per-ride Metrocards.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-06-17 - referred to ways and means [S02092 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-S02092-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2092 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 10, 2013 ___________ 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 allowing two automatic free transfers for riders using pay-per-ride Metrocards 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 1277-b to read as follows: 3 S 1277-B. TRANSFERS ALLOWED FOR PAY-PER-RIDE METROCARD USERS. THE 4 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (MTA) AS DEFINED UNDER SECTION 5 TWELVE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THIS TITLE SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE 6 RIDERS WITH PAY-PER-RIDE METROCARDS TWO AUTOMATIC FREE TRANSFERS BETWEEN 7 SUBWAY AND BUS, OR BETWEEN BUSES. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION 8 PAY-PER-RIDE METROCARDS SHALL MEAN CARDS SOLD WHERE PURCHASERS PAY FOR 9 INDIVIDUAL RIDES FOR TRAVEL ON THE NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY SYSTEM; NEW YORK 10 CITY TRANSIT BUSES, INCLUDING ROUTES OPERATED BY OTHER OPERATORS UNDER 11 CONTRACT TO THE MTA; MTA BUS, AND MTA LONG ISLAND BUS SYSTEMS; THE PATH 12 SUBWAY SYSTEM; THE ROOSEVELT ISLAND TRAM; AIRTRAIN JFK; AND WESTCHESTER 13 COUNTY BEE-LINE BUS SYSTEM ON WHICH THE CUSTOMER ELECTRONICALLY LOADS 14 FARES WHETHER THE CARD IS SOLD BY THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION 15 AUTHORITY, ANY OF SUCH AUTHORITIES AUTHORIZED AGENTS, NEIGHBORHOOD 16 MERCHANTS OR PURCHASED THROUGH ANY EMPLOYER TRANSIT PROGRAMS. 17 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01157-01-3