STATE OF NEW YORK
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4031--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 30, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT directing the metropolitan transportation authority to study the
feasibility of developing and operating an autonomous rail rapid tran-
sit (ART) network in the city of New York
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, in consultation
2 with the department of transportation of the city of New York, shall
3 conduct a feasibility study on developing and operating an autonomous
4 rail rapid transit (ART) network in the city of New York. Such study
5 shall focus on adding mass transit options to neighborhoods with limited
6 or no subway or rail service. Such study shall also include potential
7 routes, infrastructure needs, fare collection, integration with bus
8 routes and other transit services, and availability of technology for
9 procurement.
10 § 2. Within one year of the effective date of this act, the chair of
11 the metropolitan transportation authority shall submit a written report
12 to the governor, temporary president of the senate, speaker of the
13 assembly and mayor of the city of New York, with the findings and recom-
14 mendations of the study conducted pursuant to this act.
15 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07122-02-5
