Requires the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, in consultation with the New York city transit authority, the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, to allow riders travelling within the limits of the city of New York to pay a fare for commuter rail service equal to that of a MetroCard ride and for such riders to make free transfers.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6875
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 25, 2025
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Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Trans-
portation
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to special
powers of the authority
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 20 to read as follows:
3 20. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or the terms of any
4 contract, the authority, in consultation with the New York city transit
5 authority, the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Commuter Rail-
6 road Company, shall allow riders travelling within the limits of the
7 city of New York to pay a fare for commuter rail service equal to that
8 of a MetroCard ride on New York city transit subways and buses and for
9 such riders to make free transfers between said commuter rail and New
10 York city transit subways and buses.
11 § 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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