Opens eligibility of paratransit services to individuals with disabilities or health conditions who are able to utilize the public buses and railroad operated by the authority.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A7555
SPONSOR: Peoples-Stokes TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to eligibility
for paratransit services
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this bill is to ensure fare parity for NFTA Paratransit
Access Line passengers with respect to other users of the system.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one adds a new subdivision 8 to public authorities law section
1299-f to require fare parity for NFTA Paratransit Access Line passen-
gers with respect to other users of the system.
JUSTIFICATION:
Users of NFTA's systems who require paratransit should have fare equity
with other users.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is a new bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7555
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 1, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to eligibility
for paratransit services
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 1299-f of the public authorities law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
3 8. Notwithstanding any provisions of law, or the terms of any
4 contract, where the authority offers paratransit service to provide
5 public transportation for eligible individuals with disabilities or
6 health conditions that prevent them from using the public buses and
7 railroad operated by the authority for some or all of their trips, such
8 paratransit service shall be made available at the same fares for indi-
9 viduals with disabilities or health conditions who are able to utilize
10 the public buses and railroad operated by the authority.
11 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
12 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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