DeStefano, Manktelow, McDonough, Mikulin, Darling, Raia, Miller ML
MLTSPNSR
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Authorizes and directs the metropolitan transportation authority to implement a fare refund program for canceled or delayed Long Island rail road trains.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6355
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 6, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. LiPETRI, DeSTEFANO, MANKTELOW, McDONOUGH, MIKU-
LIN, RAYNOR, RAIA, M. L. MILLER -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing
and directing the metropolitan transportation authority to implement a
fare refund program for canceled or delayed Long Island rail road
trains
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 provisions of law or the terms of any
4 contract, the authority, and any of its subsidiary corporations involved
5 with the Long Island rail road, shall establish and implement a fare
6 refund program for the Long Island rail road. The fare refund program
7 shall, when a train is canceled or delayed by more than ten minutes,
8 issue refunds for the full amount of each affected rider's fare. The
9 fare refund program established and implemented pursuant to this subdi-
10 vision shall be in operation during all hours in which such authority
11 provides railroad, subway and/or omnibus services, and such program
12 shall not be limited in operation to off-peak hours or to any other
13 hours designated by the authority or its subsidiary corporations; howev-
14 er, the fare refund program may be suspended temporarily when an emer-
15 gency situation arises.
16 § 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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