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A00031 Summary:

BILL NOA00031
 
SAME ASSAME AS S00776
 
SPONSORRosenthal (MS)
 
COSPNSRBrennan, Dinowitz, Titone, Colton, Kellner, Robinson, Millman, Raia, Jacobs, Perry, Scarborough, Buchwald
 
MLTSPNSRBoyland, Crespo, Glick, Markey, Miller, Weisenberg
 
Amd S1263, Pub Auth L
 
Requires the MTA to hold hearings in each county affected by proposed fare increases, major reductions of transportation and/or major service changes; does not apply to standard seasonal or holiday adjustments, temporary changes due to routine maintenance and/or temporary changes in response to emergency situations; requires the authority to hold a hearing in each county of a service area that is affected by the proposed change(s) in fares or services, provided that such hearings be limited to one hearing per calendar day.
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A00031 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                           31
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 9, 2013
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ROSENTHAL, BRENNAN, DINOWITZ, TITONE, COLTON,
          MAISEL, KELLNER, ROBINSON, CASTRO, MILLMAN, RAIA, JACOBS, PERRY, SCAR-
          BOROUGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  BOYLAND,  CRESPO,  GLICK,
          MARKEY,  WEISENBERG  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on

          Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
        AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to  requirements
          for  metropolitan  transportation authority hearings for proposed fare
          increases, major reductions of  transportation  and/or  major  service
          changes
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 1263 of the public authorities law  is  amended  by
     2  adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
     3    10.  (a)  The authority shall hold hearings in each county affected by
     4  proposed fare increases, major reductions of transportation and/or major
     5  service changes.
     6    (b) The hearing requirements set forth in paragraph (a) of this subdi-

     7  vision shall not apply to  standard  seasonal  or  holiday  adjustments,
     8  temporary changes due to routine maintenance and/or temporary changes in
     9  response to emergency situations.
    10    (c)  The  authority  shall  hold a hearing in each county of a service
    11  area that is affected by the proposed change  or  changes  in  fares  or
    12  services,  provided  that  such  hearings  be limited to one hearing per
    13  calendar day.
    14    § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
    15  have become a law.
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01455-01-3
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