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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IN ASSEMBLY
March 7, 2018
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Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
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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