Assembly Bill A1257

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Allows MTA to establish discount fares for full-time under graduate students

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A1257 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S804
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1168, S3043
2013-2014: A1600
2015-2016: A4728
2017-2018: A6485
2019-2020: A3553
2021-2022: A4054
2023-2024: A1763

2009-A1257 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a discount fare rate of no less than 25% for full-time undergraduate students attending an accredited college who utilize the New York city transit system, including railroad, subway and/or omnibus services.

2009-A1257 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1257

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. COLTON, CYMBROWITZ, ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A. AUBRY, COOK, ESPAILLAT, GALEF, GREENE, MAYERSOHN, PHEFFER,
  WEINSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Corporations,
  Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to rates of fare
  on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority

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

  Section 1. Section 1266 of the public authorities law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 19 to read as follows:
  19.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE AUTHORITY AND ANY
OF ITS SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A  DISCOUNT
FARE  RATE PROGRAM, SUCH DISCOUNT TO BE NO LESS THAN TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT
OF THE REGULAR FARE, FOR FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS  ATTENDING  AN
ACCREDITED  COLLEGE.  THE  DISCOUNT  FARE  RATE  PROGRAM ESTABLISHED AND
IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE  IN  OPERATION  DURING
ALL HOURS IN WHICH SUCH AUTHORITY PROVIDES RAILROAD, SUBWAY AND/OR OMNI-
BUS  SERVICES,  AND  SUCH  PROGRAM  SHALL NOT BE LIMITED IN OPERATION TO
OFF-PEAK HOURS OR TO ANY OTHER HOURS DESIGNATED BY THE AUTHORITY OR  ITS
SUBSIDIARY  CORPORATIONS. THE CHAIRMAN SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT ALL
RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03971-01-9

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