Relates to the metropolitan transportation authority providing signs that would give the public immediate instruction on how to react to a fall onto the authority facility tracks.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3281--B
Cal. No. 134
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 29, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. CARROLL, VANEL, COLTON, SEAWRIGHT, D'URSO, GOTT-
FRIED, MOSLEY, BLAKE, OTIS -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- committee discharged,
bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
committee -- ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered
reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
New York city transit authority advisory council to investigate,
report and make recommendations on instructing the public on how to
react when an individual falls onto authority facility tracks
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 1204-e of the public authorities law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
3 5. On or before December thirty-first, two thousand twenty, the coun-
4 cil shall investigate, report and make recommendations to the authority
5 board related to signage to instruct the public on how to react when an
6 individual falls onto authority facility tracks. Such report and recom-
7 mendations shall include, but not be limited to, consideration of an
8 educational campaign for the public including public service announce-
9 ments within and without subway cars and subway stations, the costs of
10 signage for all transit facilities, and any other issues the council
11 deems relevant, such as potential liability issues for the authority,
12 instructions for the public on how to react to other emergencies and
13 alternative methods of alerting the public on how to react when an indi-
14 vidual falls on transit facility tracks. Such investigation, report and
15 recommendations shall be made public by posting on the council website
16 and any other method the council deems appropriate.
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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