Assembly Bill A9601A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the Long Island Rail Road weekend reduced fare program

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2015-A9601 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6741
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A5089, S4105
2019-2020: A5001, S1583
2021-2022: S6004
2023-2024: S4719

2015-A9601 - Summary

Amends the Long Island Rail Road weekend reduced fare program to include the Far Rockaway station.

2015-A9601 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9601

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 21, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. TITUS, COOK, HEVESI, MILLER, HOOPER -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M.  of A. HIKIND, RICHARDSON, SIMON -- read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN  ACT  relating  to  the  Long  Island  Rail Road weekend reduced fare
  program

  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 as the "Long Island
Rail Road Fare Act".
  S 2. Legislative findings. The New York state  legislature  has  found
that  on  the  weekends  the  Long Island Rail Road, a subsidiary of the
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, provides reduced fare between the
hours of 12:01 AM Saturday until 11:59  AM  Sunday  at  certain  station
locations.  Passengers  traveling  to and from locations within New York
city should not forfeit their enjoyment of  such  reduced  fare  because
their train happens to pass through Nassau county.
  S  3.  Definitions. The term "fare" shall mean a person or persons who
tender money to participate in the transportation services  provided  by
the Long Island Rail Road.
  S  4.  It  shall  be unlawful for the Long Island Rail Road to exclude
from its weekend reduced fare programs individuals  traveling  from  Far
Rockaway  station  to  another  location within New York city and to Far
Rockaway station from another location within New York city.
  S 5. All trips included in such weekend  reduced  fare  program  shall
receive the same reduced fare regardless of starting and ending points.
  S  6.  An exclusion may be made for all trips to and from Belmont Park
station. It shall not be required that such station be included  in  the
weekend reduced fare program.
  S 7. This act shall take effect January 1, 2017.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11618-05-6

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2015-A9601A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6741
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A5089, S4105
2019-2020: A5001, S1583
2021-2022: S6004
2023-2024: S4719

2015-A9601A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends the Long Island Rail Road weekend reduced fare program to include the Far Rockaway station.

2015-A9601A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9601--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 21, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. TITUS, COOK, HEVESI, MILLER, HOOPER, HYNDMAN,
  BLAKE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  HIKIND,  RAMOS,  RICHARDSON,
  SIMON  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Corporations,
  Authorities and Commissions --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public authorities law, in relation to the Long
  Island Rail Road weekend reduced fare program

  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 as the "Long Island
Rail Road Fare Act".
  S 2. Legislative findings. The New York state  legislature  has  found
that  on  the  weekends  the  Long Island Rail Road, a subsidiary of the
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, provides reduced fare between the
hours of 12:01 AM Saturday until 11:59  AM  Sunday  at  certain  station
locations.  Passengers  traveling  to and from locations within New York
city should not forfeit their enjoyment of  such  reduced  fare  because
their train happens to pass through Nassau county.
  S  3.  Section 1266 of the public authorities law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 14-a to read as follows:
  14-A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW OR THE TERMS OF  ANY
CONTRACT,  THE  LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD SHALL INCLUDE FAR ROCKAWAY STATION
IN ITS NEW YORK CITY WEEKEND REDUCED FARE PROGRAM.  SUCH  STATION  SHALL
ENJOY THE SAME BENEFITS AS ALL OTHER STATIONS INCLUDED IN SUCH PROGRAM.
  S 4. This act shall take effect April 1, 2017.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11618-13-6

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