STATE OF NEW YORK
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8987
IN ASSEMBLY
January 7, 2020
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Introduced by M. of A. RICHARDSON -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend a chapter of the laws of 2019, relating to directing the
metropolitan transportation authority to rename certain subway
stations, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3439-A and A.
1512-A, in relation to directing the metropolitan transportation
authority and the New York City transit authority to rename certain
subway stations
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 1 of a chapter of the laws of 2019, relating to
2 directing the metropolitan transportation authority to rename certain
3 subway stations, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3439-A and
4 A. 1512-A, is amended to read as follows:
5 Section 1. [The] Upon a determination by the Metropolitan Transporta-
6 tion Authority or the New York City Transit Authority that sufficient
7 funds have been committed to it specifically for such purpose, the
8 Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the public benefit corporation
9 created by section twelve hundred sixty-three of the public authorities
10 law, and the New York City Transit Authority, the public benefit corpo-
11 ration created by section twelve hundred one of the public authorities
12 law, shall use such specifically committed funds to rename the President
13 Street subway station on the IRT Nostrand Avenue line of the New York
14 city subway [is hereby named] to the President Street - Medgar Evers
15 College station and the Franklin Avenue subway station on the IRT East-
16 ern Parkway line [is hereby named] of the New York City subway to the
17 Franklin Avenue - Medgar Evers College station. The MTA shall ensure
18 that all signs, [maps,] and any other items issued by the MTA are
19 updated to accurately reflect the new name of the stations within [such
20 time and in such manner as the MTA shall deem appropriate] ten months.
21 § 2. Section 2 of a chapter of the laws of 2019, relating to directing
22 the metropolitan transportation authority to rename certain subway
23 stations, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3439-A and A.
24 1512-A, is amended to read as follows:
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall be deemed
2 repealed after the signs, and any other items are accurately updated.
3 The chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
4 or president of the New York City transit authority shall notify the
5 legislative bill drafting commission upon the completion of such updates
6 in order that the commission may maintain an accurate and timely effec-
7 tive data base of the official text of the laws of the state of New York
8 in furtherance of effectuating the provisions of section 44 of the
9 legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law.
10 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
11 section one of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the
12 same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2019, relating to directing the
13 metropolitan transportation authority to rename certain subway stations,
14 as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3439-A and A. 1512-A.
