Assembly Bill A8956A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes the city of New York to impose a personal income surcharge on high income residents to fund transit improvements and reduced fares for low income residents

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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-A8956 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6830
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1205 & 2799-hh, add §1270-i, Pub Auth L; add §1304-E, amd §§1310 & 1313, Tax L; add §11-1704.2, amd §11-1706, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A2743, S3246
2021-2022: A4434, S1194
2023-2024: A4474, S602

2017-A8956 - Summary

Authorizes the city of New York to impose a personal income surcharge on high income residents to fund transit improvements and reduced fares for low income residents.

2017-A8956 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8956
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to providing for
   the appointment of an emergency manager for the metropolitan transpor-
   tation authority, and providing for his or her powers and  duties;  to
   amend  the  tax  law,  in relation to establishing personal income tax
   rates and a tax table benefit recapture for taxpayers  who  reside  in
   the metropolitan commuter transportation district; to direct the comp-
   troller  to  transfer  moneys in the general fund to the MTA financial
   assistance fund; and providing for the repeal  of  certain  provisions
   upon expiration thereof
 
   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 and may  be  cited  as
 the "better trains, better cities act of 2017".
   §  2.  The  public  authorities law is amended by adding a new section
 1263-a to read as follows:
   § 1263-A. EMERGENCY MANAGER. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED THE OFFICE
 OF EMERGENCY MANAGER OF THE AUTHORITY. SUCH MANAGER  SHALL  OVERSEE  THE
 AUTHORITY,  AND  IMPLEMENT THE PLAN ESTABLISHED BY THE EMERGENCY MANAGER
 SUBMITTED TO EACH HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATURE  DURING  THE  COURSE  OF  THE
 CONFIRMATION OF THE EMERGENCY MANAGER.
   2.  THE  EMERGENCY  MANAGER OF THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE
 GOVERNOR, SUBJECT TO SEPARATE CONFIRMATION BY EACH OF THE HOUSES OF  THE
 LEGISLATURE. SUCH CONFIRMATIONS SHALL BE COMPLETED WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF
 THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE OF THIS SECTION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT UPON NOMI-
 NATION BY THE GOVERNOR, EACH NOMINEE FOR EMERGENCY MANAGER SHALL DEVELOP
 AND SUBMIT TO THE LEGISLATURE, PRIOR TO HIS OR HER CONFIRMATION, A  PLAN
 OUTLINING  HOW  THE  NOMINEE,  IF  CONFIRMED,  WILL  EXPEDITE REPAIRS TO
 AUTHORITY FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT,  EXPAND  CAPACITY,  AND  ENSURE  THE
 RELIABILITY AND SAFETY OF THE AUTHORITY FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT AND THE
 SERVICES PROVIDED THEREBY. NO NOMINEE SHALL BE CONFIRMED UNTIL SUCH PLAN
 SHALL HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND REVIEWED BY EACH HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATURE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2017-A8956A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6830
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1205 & 2799-hh, add §1270-i, Pub Auth L; add §1304-E, amd §§1310 & 1313, Tax L; add §11-1704.2, amd §11-1706, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A2743, S3246
2021-2022: A4434, S1194
2023-2024: A4474, S602

2017-A8956A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the city of New York to impose a personal income surcharge on high income residents to fund transit improvements and reduced fares for low income residents.

2017-A8956A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8956--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  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, the tax law and the adminis-
   trative  code  of the city of New York, in relation to authorizing and
   imposing a tax surcharge on the personal income of certain high-income
   residents of  such  city  in  order  to  fund  transit  infrastructure
   improvements and reduced fares for low-income residents of such city
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1205 of the public authorities law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE AUTHORITY AND ANY
 OF ITS SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A HALF-FARE
 RATE PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF THE CITY WHO ARE EIGHTEEN YEARS
 OF AGE OR OLDER AND YOUNGER THAN SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE.  FOR  PURPOSES
 OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "LOW-INCOME" SHALL MEAN AN ANNUAL INCOME
 THAT IS BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY  LINE  AS  DETERMINED  BY  THE  UNITED
 STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION 2
 OF  SECTION  9902  OF TITLE 42 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE.  THE HALF-FARE
 RATE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED AND IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION
 SHALL  INCLUDE  SUBWAY AND BUS SERVICE, EXCLUSIVE OF EXPRESS BUS SERVICE
 DURING PEAK HOURS. SUCH HALF-RATE PROGRAM SHALL NOT BE MADE AVAILABLE TO
 SUCH LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF THE CITY EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AND
 YOUNGER THAN SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE  HALF-FARE
 RATE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES PURSUANT
 TO SUBDIVISION TWO OR EIGHT OF THIS SECTION. UPON THE WRITTEN REQUEST OF
 THE  MAYOR  AND  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH SUCH REQUEST, THE AUTHORITY OR ITS
 SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS SHALL DELEGATE AUTHORITY TO THE CITY  TO  ASSIST
 WITH  THE  ADMINISTRATION  OF SUCH HALF-FARE RATE PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE
 ELIGIBILITY OF APPLICANTS.
   § 2. The public authorities law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
 1270-i to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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