STATE OF NEW YORK
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5545--A
Cal. No. 1028
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 14, 2015
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Introduced by Sens. SERINO, CROCI, LARKIN -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Trans-
portation -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first
and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered
reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
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 honorable circumstances from such service, and presents an author-
13 ized veteran identification card, and who is a citizen of the United
14 States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the
15 United States and who is a resident of the state of New York at the time
16 of application for the half fare rate program.
17 § 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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