Bill Text: NY S03372 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 3372 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Relates to a half fare rate program in the MTA for veterans.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S03372 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3372
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    February 6, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen.  BROOKS -- 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 a  half  fare
          rate program in the metropolitan transportation authority for veterans
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 16 of section 1266 of  the  public  authorities
     2  law, as amended by chapter 25 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    16.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authority and any
     5  of its subsidiary corporations shall establish and implement a half fare
     6  rate program for, (a) persons with serious mental illness who are eligi-
     7  ble to receive supplemental security income benefits as defined pursuant
     8  to title sixteen of the federal social  security  act  and  section  two
     9  hundred  nine of the social services law, and (b) veterans. For purposes
    10  of this subdivision "veteran" shall mean a member of the armed forces of
    11  the United States who served and was honorably  discharged  or  released
    12  under conditions other than dishonorable from such service, and presents
    13  an  authorized veteran identification card, and who is a resident of the
    14  state of New York at the time of application  for  the  half  fare  rate
    15  program.
    16    § 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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