STATE OF NEW YORK
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367--A
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 9, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, JACOBS, COLTON, WEISENBERG, TITONE,
BENEDETTO, MILLMAN, SCHIMEL, WEPRIN, ABINANTI -- Multi-Sponsored by --
M. of A. ARROYO, AUBRY, GOTTFRIED, HIKIND, MALLIOTAKIS, MARKEY, SALA-
DINO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations,
Authorities and Commissions -- recommitted to the Committee on Corpo-
rations, Authorities and Commissions in accordance with Assembly Rule
3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee
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.
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