Assembly Bill A6697

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides for reimbursement of unused one-way, round trip, or multi-trip tickets purchased for use on the Long Island Rail Road or the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A6697 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S16
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§1266-k & 1266-l, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8806
2015-2016: A7385, S7538
2019-2020: A4902, S5917
2021-2022: A3938, A10068, S5534
2023-2024: A1268, S5585

2017-A6697 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the reimbursement of the ticket price of unused one-way, round trip or multi-trip tickets purchased for use on the Long Island Rail Road or the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company if returned within one year.

2017-A6697 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6697
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 15, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  M. L. MILLER,  McKEVITT, CURRAN, RAIA, GRAF,
   PALUMBO, GARBARINO, LUPINACCI, RA, MURRAY -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.
   of A. ABINANTI, ARROYO, BARRETT, BLAKE, COOK, DINOWITZ, FAHY, GUNTHER,
   HIKIND,  HOOPER,  JEAN-PIERRE,  LAVINE,  McDONOUGH,  MORINELLO, ORTIZ,
   PICHARDO, RAMOS, SIMON, SKOUFIS, THIELE, ZEBROWSKI --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public authorities law, in relation to one-way,
   round trip or multi-trip tickets and tickets purchased after  boarding
   the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Compa-
   ny
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public authorities law is amended  by  adding  two  new
 sections 1266-k and 1266-l to read as follows:
   §  1266-K.  LONG  ISLAND  RAIL  ROAD AND METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD
 COMPANY; REIMBURSEMENT.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, ANY
 ONE-WAY, ROUND TRIP OR MULTI-TRIP TICKET NOT PURCHASED  FOR  A  SPECIFIC
 MONTH OR UNLIMITED TRAVEL, BUT PURCHASED FOR USE ON THE LONG ISLAND RAIL
 ROAD OR THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD COMPANY SHALL BE VALID FOR ONE
 YEAR  FROM  THE  DATE  OF PURCHASE AND THE AUTHORITY SHALL REIMBURSE ONE
 HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OF ANY  UNUSED  LONG  ISLAND  RAIL
 ROAD  OR  METRO-NORTH  COMMUTER  RAILROAD COMPANY ONE-WAY, ROUND TRIP OR
 MULTI-TRIP TICKET TO THE BEARER OF SUCH TICKET, PROVIDED THAT SUCH TICK-
 ET IS RETURNED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE AUTHORITY IS
 PROHIBITED FROM ASSESSING ANY SURCHARGE OR PROCESSING FEE FOR THE RETURN
 OF ANY SUCH UNUSED ONE-WAY, ROUND TRIP OR  MULTI-TRIP  TICKET  PURCHASED
 FOR  USE  ON THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD OR THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAIL-
 ROAD COMPANY.
   § 1266-L. LONG ISLAND RAIL  ROAD  AND  METRO-NORTH  COMMUTER  RAILROAD
 COMPANY;  FARE  AFTER  BOARDING.  ADDITIONAL  TRAIN FARE PURCHASED AFTER
 BOARDING BY A PASSENGER POSSESSING  A  TICKET  WITH  INSUFFICIENT  FARE,
 SHALL BE ROUNDED UP TO THE NEAREST QUARTER OF A DOLLAR.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

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