Bill Text: NY S04568 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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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]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4568
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    March 27, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
       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.  The  metropolitan  transportation authority shall ensure proper
    9  operation of all security cameras at all  subway  stations  operated  by
   10  such authority.
   11    S 3. The metropolitan transportation authority shall:
   12    (a)  install  instant  communications devices, commonly referred to as
   13  "help point" systems, at all subway stations operated by such authority;
   14  and
   15    (b) develop policies  and  procedures  relative  to  customer  use  of
   16  instant  communications devices to contact rail control centers oversee-
   17  ing subway traffic.
   18    S 4. 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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