Establishes a no fare program for transportation on the New York city transit authority, the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company for duly enrolled members of the auxiliary police employed by the city of New York, the counties of Nassau and Suffolk and localities within the counties of Nassau and Suffolk.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A4778
SPONSOR: Curran (MS) TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public authorities law, in
relation to establishing a no fare program for transportation on New
York city transit authority systems, the Long Island Rail Road and the
Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company for duly enrolled members of the
auxiliary police
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
To allow duly enrolled members of the auxiliary police to ride on the
New York city transit authority systems, the Long Island Rail Road and
the Metro-North Commuter Rail Road Company for free.
JUSTIFICATION:
By passing this law protection and safety of commuters on the New York
city transit authority systems, the Long Island Rail Road and the
Metro-North Commuter Rail Road Company would be increased. Additionally,
men and women who serve the auxiliary police should not have to incur
the added cost of paying for the Long Island Rail Road for their
commute.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2013-2014: Referred and held for consideration in corporations, authori-
ties, and commissions.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have
become a law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4778
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 6, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. CURRAN, FINCH -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing
a no fare program for transportation on New York city transit authori-
ty systems, the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Commuter
Railroad Company for duly enrolled members of the auxiliary police
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 14-a to read as follows:
3 14-a. 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 establish and implement a no fare program for trans-
7 portation on New York city transit authority systems, the Long Island
8 Rail Road and the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company for duly
9 enrolled members of the auxiliary police of the city of New York, the
10 county of Nassau, Nassau county villages and cities, the county of
11 Suffolk, or Suffolk county villages. In establishing such program, which
12 has as its goal increased protection and improved safety for its commu-
13 ters, the authority and the New York city transit authority, the Long
14 Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, shall,
15 among other things, consider: (a) requiring such members who ride with-
16 out cost to register with the New York city transit authority, the Long
17 Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company as a
18 condition of riding without cost; (b) requiring such members to indicate
19 during such registration process their regular working hours and the New
20 York city transit authority, the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-
21 North Commuter Railroad Company trains that such members expect to ride;
22 and (c) periodically re-registering and re-validating such members. The
23 authority and the New York city transit authority, the Long Island Rail
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 Road and the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company shall also have the
2 power to consider other matters necessary to carry out the goals and
3 objectives of this subdivision.
4 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
5 have become a law.
