Senate Bill S8000

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the Long Island Rail Road weekend reduced fare program

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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-S8000 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10160
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Railroad
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S4240, A6276
2019-2020: A6291
2021-2022: A4350
2023-2024: A298

2015-S8000 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends the Long Island Rail Road weekend reduced fare program to include the East New York station.

2015-S8000 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S8000 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8000

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 3, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DILAN  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

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.  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  2.  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  3.  It  shall  be unlawful for the Long Island Rail Road to exclude
from its weekend reduced fare programs individuals traveling  from  East
New  York  station  to another location within New York city and to East
New York station from another location within New York city.
  S 4. All trips included in such weekend  reduced  fare  program  shall
receive the same reduced fare regardless of starting and ending points.
  S 5. This act shall take effect January 1, 2017.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15289-02-6

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