Assembly Bill A641

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Creates the New York city transit authority safety advisory panel to study and report on safety from terrorist acts

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  • 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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2011-A641 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4528
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยงยง1204-f & 1205-b, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1442, S3772
2013-2014: A2924, S4654
2015-2016: A1876
2017-2018: A7266
2019-2020: A3388
2021-2022: A3775
2023-2024: A9582

2011-A641 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the New York city transit authority safety advisory panel to study and report on safety from terrorist acts and to provide a moratorium on the closing of token booths and minimum staffing levels on trains operated in passenger service in the NYC transit system.

2011-A641 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   641

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. WRIGHT, FARRELL, TITUS, COOK, COLTON, ROSENTHAL,
  P. RIVERA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CLARK, GABRYSZAK,  JACOBS,
  MAISEL, PHEFFER, ROBINSON, TOWNS, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN  ACT  to  amend the public authorities law, in relation to creating a
  New York city transit authority safety advisory  panel  to  study  and
  report  on  safety from terrorist acts and to provide for a moratorium
  on the closing of token booths and minimum staffing levels  on  trains
  operated in passenger service in the New York city transit system

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

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
the "transit authority passenger security and safety act".
  S  2.  The  public  authorities law is amended by adding a new section
1204-f to read as follows:
  S 1204-F. MINIMUM STAFFING OF TRAINS OPERATED IN PASSENGER SERVICE. 1.
THE LEGISLATURE FINDS THAT THE PRESENCE OF TRAIN  CONDUCTORS  AND  TRAIN
OPERATORS  ON  SUBWAY  TRAINS  OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY IS PARTICULARLY
ESSENTIAL TO THE SAFETY OF PASSENGERS WHEN EMERGENCIES  ARISE  INCLUDING
WHEN  TRAINS  ARE  IN  TUNNELS UNDER BODIES OF WATER OR ON BRIDGES, WHEN
TRAINS ARE LONG OR COMPOSED OF NUMEROUS  CARS,  AND  DURING  PERIODS  OF
HEAVY PASSENGER VOLUME.
  2. THE AUTHORITY SHALL INSURE THAT AT LEAST ONE TRAIN OPERATOR AND ONE
CONDUCTOR SHALL BE DEPLOYED ON EACH AND EVERY TRAIN IN PASSENGER SERVICE
WHICH MEETS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
  A.  THE TRAIN IS MADE UP OF MORE THAN FOUR RAILROAD CARS OR IS GREATER
THAN THREE HUNDRED SIXTY FEET IN LENGTH; OR
  B. THE TRAIN SERVES PASSENGERS ON A LINE THAT PASSES THROUGH A  TUNNEL
UNDER A RIVER OR TIDAL ESTUARY OR ON BRIDGES; OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03551-01-1
              

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