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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3905
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 31, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN, VANEL, ROZIC, BRAUNSTEIN, D'URSO,
ARROYO, MOSLEY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commis-
sions
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 19 to read as follows:
3 19. 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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