Bill Text: NY S02560 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 2560 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to allowing two automatic free transfers for riders using pay-per-ride Metrocards.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-06-15 - SUBSTITUTED BY A3439 [S02560 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S02560-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          2560
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 13, 2017
                                       ___________
        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. Section 1266 of the public authorities law  is  amended  by
     2  adding a new subdivision 3-b to read as follows:
     3    3-b.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law, the authority shall
     4  establish a fare transfer policy that may be amended from time to  time.
     5  Such  policy  shall  provide  any person who pays a fare or rate with at
     6  least two transfers at no cost between any subway and  bus,  or  between
     7  buses that are owned and operated by the authority. Such transfers shall
     8  be  valid  for two hours from the time such fare or rate is collected by
     9  the authority at a transit facility.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06030-01-7