Assembly Actions -
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Apr 24, 2012 |
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Assembly Bill A9919
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ABBATE
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
2011-A9919 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
- Law Section:
- Transportation
2011-A9919 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Creates a task force to make recommendations on providing fares free of charge to certain members of the fire department of the city of New York on passenger transportation facilities operated by certain public transportation authorities; includes persons employed by the New York city fire department as EMTs and Advanced EMTs.
2011-A9919 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9919 I N A S S E M B L Y April 24, 2012 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT creating a task force to make recommendations on providing no fare rides to certain members of the fire department of the city of New York on passenger transportation facilities operated by certain public transportation authorities; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon the expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature finds that providing safety for passengers who ride mass transit in our communities is a crucial issue. Granting localities with the tools to provide such protection to its citizens is one of the essential roles the state plays. S 2. Task force on mass transit fares for all uniformed members of the fire department of the city of New York (FDNY) employed as emergency medical technicians (EMTs), advanced emergency medical technicians, firefighters, fire marshals and fire officers. 1. There is hereby created a thirteen-member task force on permitting all uniformed members of the FDNY employed as emergency medical technicians (EMTs), advanced emergency medical technicians, firefighters, fire marshals and fire officers to ride for no fare on the facilities of public transportation authorities, in the performance of their official duties. The members of the task force shall be: (a) the chair of the senate committee on transportation, the chair of the assembly committee on transportation, and the chair of the Metropol- itan Transit Authority, or their designees, who shall serve as co-chairs; (b) three members appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be appointed upon the joint recommendation of the presidents of the uniformed firefighters association, uniformed fire officers association and the uniformed EMTs and paramedics, Local 2507; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05471-03-2
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