Assembly Bill A1453

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires a public hearing for substantial change in transit authority service by the New York city transit authority

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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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2015-A1453 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง1205 & 1263, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1335
2011-2012: A639
2013-2014: A5854
2017-2018: A6890
2019-2020: A3309
2021-2022: A3869
2023-2024: A9583

2015-A1453 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Conditions the institution of any substantial change in surface route or rapid transit route service upon approval by the metropolitan transportation authority and committee on operations of the NYC transit authority and upon public hearing; sets allotted individual and aggregate speaking time during such hearings.

2015-A1453 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1453

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN  ACT  to  amend  the public authorities law, in relation to requiring
  public notice and hearing prior to any planned substantial  change  in
  service

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

  Section 1. Section 1205 of the public authorities law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
  9.  (A)  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  "SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE IN
SERVICE" MEANS:
  (I) ANY CHANGE IN FREQUENCY OF SERVICE OF A  SURFACE  ROUTE  OR  RAPID
TRANSIT  ROUTE  WHICH RESULTS IN A CHANGE OF TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OR MORE
DURING ANY TWO CONSECUTIVE HOURS AT ANY RAPID TRANSIT STATION, OR ON ANY
PORTION AT LEAST ONE-HALF MILE IN LENGTH OF ANY SURFACE ROUTE,  COMPARED
WITH THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SERVICE PROVIDED DURING THE SAME SUCH HOURS IN
THE  PREVIOUS  THREE  YEARS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT WHERE A SUBSTANTIAL
CHANGE IN SERVICE FREQUENCY ON SUCH ROUTE AT SUCH HOURS HAS BEEN  IMPLE-
MENTED  PURSUANT  TO  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION WITHIN THE PREVIOUS
THREE YEARS, ANY SUBSEQUENT CHANGE IN SERVICE SHALL BE  DEEMED  SUBSTAN-
TIAL  ONLY  IF  IT  RESULTS  IN  A  CHANGE  IN  FREQUENCY  OF SERVICE OF
TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OR MORE DURING ANY  TWO  CONSECUTIVE  HOURS  AT  ANY
RAPID  TRANSIT  STATION,  OR  ON  ANY  PORTION AT LEAST ONE-HALF MILE IN
LENGTH OF ANY SURFACE ROUTE, COMPARED WITH THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF  SERVICE
PROVIDED DURING THE SAME SUCH HOURS DURING THE PERIOD OF TIME COMMENCING
WITH  THE DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH PRECEDING SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE IN
SERVICE; OR
  (II) ANY COMPLETE OR PARTIAL CLOSING OF A PASSENGER STATION WITHIN THE
CITY OF NEW YORK, OR ANY MEANS OF PUBLIC ACCESS TO SUCH FACILITY.
  (B) ON AND AFTER SEPTEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, NO SUBSTANTIAL
CHANGE IN SERVICE FURNISHED UPON THE RAPID  TRANSIT  FACILITIES  OR  THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05231-01-5
              

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