Assembly Bill A8536

2017-2018 Legislative Session

In relation to the metropolitan transportation authority providing signs that would give the public immediate instruction on how to react to a fall onto the transit facility tracks

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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-A8536 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1682
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1277-b, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S4350
2019-2020: A3281, S3228
2021-2022: A935, S3160

2017-A8536 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the metropolitan transportation authority providing signs that would give the public immediate instruction on how to react to a fall onto the transit facility tracks.

2017-A8536 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8536
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CARROLL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the metropol-
   itan transportation authority providing  signs  that  would  give  the
   public immediate instruction on how to react to a fall onto the trans-
   it facility tracks
 
   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  a  new
 section 1277-b to read as follows:
   §  1277-B.  EMERGENCY  TRANSIT  FACILITY SIGNS. 1. THE AUTHORITY SHALL
 CREATE AND POST SIGNAGE IN A CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS MANNER, IN  AT  LEAST
 SIXTEEN POINT FONT THAT WILL INSTRUCT THE PUBLIC ON HOW TO REACT WHEN AN
 INDIVIDUAL FALLS ONTO THE TRANSIT FACILITY TRACKS.
   2. SUCH SIGNAGE SHALL BE POSTED ON EVERY TRANSIT FACILITY STATION.
   §  2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
 law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01006-01-7

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