STATE OF NEW YORK
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3839
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 7, 2011
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Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to allowing two
automatic free transfers for riders using pay-per-ride Metrocards
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 1277-b to read as follows:
3 § 1277-b. Transfers allowed for pay-per-ride Metrocard users. The
4 metropolitan transportation authority (MTA) as defined under section
5 twelve hundred sixty-three of this title shall be required to provide
6 riders with pay-per-ride Metrocards two automatic free transfers between
7 subway and bus, or between buses. For the purpose of this section pay-
8 per-ride Metrocards shall mean cards sold where purchasers pay for indi-
9 vidual rides for travel on the New York city subway system; New York
10 city transit buses, including routes operated by other operators under
11 contract to the MTA; MTA bus, and MTA Long Island bus systems; the PATH
12 subway system; the Roosevelt Island Tram; AirTrain JFK; and Westchester
13 County Bee-Line bus system on which the customer electronically loads
14 fares whether the card is sold by the Metropolitan Transportation
15 Authority, any of such authorities authorized agents, neighborhood
16 merchants or purchased through any employer transit programs.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07603-01-1
