Relates to the metropolitan transportation authority providing signs that would give the public immediate instruction on how to react to a fall onto the transit facility tracks.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3228--A
Cal. No. 1075
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 4, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- reported
favorably from said committee, ordered to first report, amended on
first report, ordered to a second report and ordered reprinted,
retaining its place in the order of second report
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
New York city transit authority advisory council to investigate,
report and make recommendations on instructing the public on how to
react when an individual falls onto authority facility tracks
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 1204-e of the public authorities law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
3 5. On or before December thirty-first, two thousand nineteen, the
4 council shall investigate, report and make recommendations to the
5 authority board related to signage to instruct the public on how to
6 react when an individual falls onto authority facility tracks. Such
7 report and recommendations shall include, but not be limited to, consid-
8 eration of an educational campaign for the public including public
9 service announcements within and without subway cars and subway
10 stations, the costs of signage for all transit facilities, and any other
11 issues the council deems relevant, such as potential liability issues
12 for the authority, instructions for the public on how to react to other
13 emergencies and alternative methods of alerting the public on how to
14 react when an individual falls on transit facility tracks. Such investi-
15 gation, report and recommendations shall be made public by posting on
16 the council website and any other method the council deems appropriate.
17 § 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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