STATE OF NEW YORK
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5738
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 14, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. TITUS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LAVINE --
read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to public
authority accountability and security
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new
2 section 2933 to read as follows:
3 § 2933. Public authority accountability and security. Any public
4 authority which provides surface bus transportation, or contracts for
5 the provision of surface bus transportation, in the county of Queens
6 shall:
7 1. In cooperation with the police department of the city of New York,
8 perform a security audit of all its surface bus transportation routes
9 within the county of Queens, and shall make a report with recommenda-
10 tions as to how it may provide for the increased safety and security of
11 its riders, to both the senate and assembly standing committees on
12 corporations, authorities and commissions, on or before March fifteenth,
13 two thousand twenty-two; and
14 2. Develop and implement a plan to increase routes and ridership of
15 such surface bus transportation provided within the county of Queens by
16 January fifteenth, two thousand twenty-four.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05873-01-9
