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                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2015
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Introduced  by  M. of A. COLTON, CYMBROWITZ, ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A. AUBRY, COOK, GALEF, 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.
                                                           LBD06513-01-5