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                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 29, 2012
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Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the provision
  of express bus service to the south shore of Staten Island

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

  Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 1266-j to read as follows:
  S  1266-J.  STATEN ISLAND EXPRESS BUS SERVICE. THE AUTHORITY IS HEREBY
DIRECTED TO CONTINUE TO FUND AND OPERATE EXPRESS BUS SERVICE  TRANSPORT-
ING  RIDERS  BETWEEN  THE  COMMUNITIES  OF TOTTENVILLE, RICHMOND VALLEY,
PRINCE'S BAY, PLEASANT PLAINS,  CHARLESTON,  WOODROW  AND  ROSSVILLE  IN
STATEN  ISLAND  TO  THE  DOWNTOWN  AND/OR  MIDTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICTS OF
MANHATTAN ON ALL ROUTES OPERATING SUCH SERVICE ON APRIL  THIRTIETH,  TWO
THOUSAND  THIRTEEN. THE AUTHORITY IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO ASSUME AND OPER-
ATE THE TWO EXPRESS BUS ROUTES  SERVING  THE  COMMUNITIES  OF  HUGUENOT,
PRINCESS  BAY,  WOODROW,  ROSSVILLE,  ANNADALE  AND ARDEN HEIGHTS TO THE
MIDTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT OF MANHATTAN AND BEING  OPERATED  BY  ATLANTIC
EXPRESS BUS COMPANY ON APRIL THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN AND BETTER
KNOWN AS ROUTES NUMBERED X23 AND X24.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





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