Assembly Bill A1243

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires members of the Metropolitan transportation authority to attend the majority of public hearings on fare hikes in order to cast a vote

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2009-A1243 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1263, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A204
2013-2014: A2346
2015-2016: A266
2017-2018: A1210
2019-2020: A4575

2009-A1243 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires members of the Metropolitan transportation authority to attend the majority of public hearings on fare hikes in order to cast a vote.

2009-A1243 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1243

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. LANCMAN, P. RIVERA, EDDINGTON, PHEFFER, FIELDS,
  HEVESI, GUNTHER, MARKEY, MILLMAN, KELLNER, McKEVITT,  ALESSI,  JAFFEE,
  CUSICK,  HIKIND,  NOLAN,  ALFANO  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A.
  BOYLAND, CLARK, CROUCH, GALEF, V. LOPEZ, MOLINARO, ROSENTHAL,  SCHIMEL
  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authori-
  ties and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law,  in  relation  to  requiring
  members  of  the  Metropolitan  transportation authority to attend the
  majority of public hearings on fare hikes in order to cast a vote

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 1263 of the public authorities law
is amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
  (E)  IN  ORDER  TO  CAST A VOTE ON PROPOSED FARE HIKES, A BOARD MEMBER
SHALL ATTEND A MAJORITY OF PUBLIC HEARINGS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01057-01-9

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