Bill Text: NY S04568 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to study the feasibility and impact of installing sliding access doors on subway platforms.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S04568 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S04568-Amended.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4568--B Cal. No. 736 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 27, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, amended on second report, ordered to a third reading, and to be reprinted as amended, retaining its place in the order of third read- ing -- committed to the Committee on Rules -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to direct the metropolitan transportation authority to study the feasibility and impact of installing sliding access doors on subway platforms THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The metropolitan transportation authority shall conduct a 2 study to examine the feasibility and impact of the installation of slid- 3 ing access doors upon platforms at subway facilities operated by such 4 authority including, but not limited to the following issues: 5 (a) increased benefits to the safety of customers; 6 (b) the likelihood of fatality prevention; and 7 (c) the fiscal impact of installation. 8 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10204-04-5