Assembly Bill A7562A

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs the metropolitan transportation authority and New York city transit authority to study and report on the aboveground transit infrastructure of the metropolitan 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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2017-A7562 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5754
Law Section:
Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2017-A7562 - Summary

Directs the metropolitan transportation authority and New York city transit authority to study and report on the aboveground transit infrastructure of the metropolitan transit authority.

2017-A7562 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7562
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to direct the metropolitan transportation authority and the New
   York city transit authority to study aboveground  transit  infrastruc-
   ture

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The metropolitan transportation authority and the New  York
 city  transit authority, in consultation with the department of environ-
 mental conservation and the department of health, shall conduct a  study
 to  examine  and  evaluate  aboveground stations, elevated trestles, and
 elevated subway and railway tracks owned or controlled by the  metropol-
 itan transportation authority, regarding, but not limited to the follow-
 ing determinations:
   (a)  review  past  renovations  to stations to determine the amount of
 lead paint abatement;
   (b) determine the degree  to  which  the  metropolitan  transportation
 authority complies with the regulations under the federal Clean Air Act;
   (c) establish recommendations to further lead paint abatement, enhance
 air  quality controls, and to ensure protection of public health and the
 environment; and
   (d) determine the fiscal impact of any aforementioned recommendations.
   The metropolitan transportation authority and the New York city trans-
 it authority, in  consultation  with  the  department  of  environmental
 conservation  and  the department of health, shall limit such study to a
 statistically significant subset of the aboveground  stations,  elevated
 trestles, and elevated subway and railway tracks to be representative of
 all  aboveground  transit infrastructure. Testing shall include all five
 boroughs, low-income neighborhoods, and densely populated areas  of  the
 city of New York.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11263-01-7

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2017-A7562A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5754
Law Section:
Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2017-A7562A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the metropolitan transportation authority and New York city transit authority to study and report on the aboveground transit infrastructure of the metropolitan transit authority.

2017-A7562A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7562--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee   on   Corporations,  Authorities  and  Commissions  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to direct the metropolitan transportation authority and  the  New
   York  city  transit authority to study aboveground transit infrastruc-
   ture
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The metropolitan transportation authority and the New York
 city transit authority, in consultation with the department of  environ-
 mental  conservation and the department of health, shall conduct a study
 to examine and evaluate aboveground  stations,  elevated  trestles,  and
 elevated  subway and railway tracks owned or controlled by the metropol-
 itan transportation authority, regarding, but not limited to the follow-
 ing determinations:
   (a) review past renovations to stations to  determine  the  amount  of
 lead paint abatement;
   (b)  determine  the  degree  to  which the metropolitan transportation
 authority complies with federal and state air  quality  laws  and  regu-
 lations;
   (c) establish recommendations to further lead paint abatement, enhance
 air  quality controls, and to ensure protection of public health and the
 environment; and
   (d) determine the fiscal impact of any aforementioned recommendations.
   The metropolitan transportation authority and the New York city trans-
 it authority, in  consultation  with  the  department  of  environmental
 conservation  and  the department of health, shall limit such study to a
 statistically significant subset of the aboveground  stations,  elevated
 trestles, and elevated subway and railway tracks to be representative of
 all  aboveground  transit infrastructure. Testing shall include all five
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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