Assembly Actions -
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May 17, 2010 |
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Assembly Bill A11115
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
COLTON
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-A11115 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
- Law Section:
- Public Authorities Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง1205, Pub Auth L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A1169
2013-2014: A1470
2015-2016: A4708
2017-2018: A7109
2019-2020: A3322
2021-2022: A3977
2023-2024: A2564
2009-A11115 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A11115 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring that notice be given to the community boards when there is a change in service furnished upon the rapid transit facilities or the omnibus line facilities of the New York city transit authority PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To give community boards advance notice when service cuts are made in their districts. This hill would give the affected community boards more time to prepare comments in response to the cuts and inform the community on their impact. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 1205 of the public authorities law is amended to include the community board as an entity the authority is required to give thirty days written notice to when service cuts are scheduled for their district. JUSTIFICATION: Under current law, the New York city transit authority is not required to give community boards notice when there is a substan- tial or general change in the levels of service provided by the authori- ty, Reductions in transportation service can severely disrupt the lives of commuters that rely on public transportation to get to school or their place of employment. Community boards serve as a mediator between those that reside within their respective district and the various levels of
2009-A11115 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 11115 I N A S S E M B L Y May 17, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. COLTON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring that notice be given to the community boards when there is a change in service furnished upon the rapid transit facilities or the omnibus line facilities of the New York city transit authority THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 1205 of the public authorities law, as added by chapter 717 of the laws of 1967, is amended to read as follows: 4. From and after March first, nineteen hundred sixty-eight, no substantial or general change in the levels of service furnished upon the rapid transit facilities or the omnibus line facilities of the authority shall be instituted except upon not less than thirty days' written notice to the mayor [and to], the board of estimate AND THE COMMUNITY BOARD WHOSE AREA OF JURISDICTION INCLUDES THE RAPID TRANSIT FACILITY OR OMNIBUS LINE FACILITY UPON WHICH SUCH CHANGE OF SERVICE WAS FURNISHED. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD17368-01-0
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