STATE OF NEW YORK
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1770--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 13, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, ORTIZ, BENEDETTO, CRESPO, RICHARDSON,
JOYNER, MOSLEY, COLTON, COOK, BRAUNSTEIN, PICHARDO, TITONE, DenDEKKER,
BICHOTTE, RIVERA, BLAKE, HOOPER, THIELE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
A. ABBATE, BARNWELL, ENGLEBRIGHT, HYNDMAN, SIMON -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
-- recommitted to the Committee on Corporations, 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 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 conditions other than dishonorable from such service, and presents
13 an authorized veteran identification card, and who is a resident of the
14 state of New York at the time of application for the half fare rate
15 program.
16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03769-03-8
