NY State Senate Bill 2017-S16

Senate Bill S16

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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Jan 03, 2018	referred to transportation
Jan 04, 2017	referred to transportation

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2017-S16 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6697
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
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: S7538, A7385
2019-2020: S5917, A4902
2021-2022: S5534, A3938, A10068
2023-2024: S5585, A1268

2017-S16 (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-S16 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S16

 TITLE OF BILL :

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
Company

 PURPOSE :

To ensure the validity of any one-way, round-trip or multi-trip
ticket, not purchased for a specific month or unlimited travel, for
one year from date of purchase and, additionally, to ensure full
reimbursement for returned tickets without additional surcharges,
intended for tickets purchased, for use on the Long Island Rail Road
or the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section 1266-n.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Frequent train passengers, who preplan and purchase an extra ticket
for future train rides, run the risk of their investments being

invalid after a short period of time. A one-way ticket is valid for 90
days, however after 90 days the policy in place does not have the
option of reimbursement. This legislation provides an extension to the
expiration date of purchased tickets to one year and, additionally, it
requires full reimbursement of tickets at its original value without
additional fees. Currently there is a processing fee of $10 per
transaction.

This legislation would provide relief for riders who present an
off-peak ticket or other ticket which must, in MTA parlance, be
"stepped up". Formerly the customer was charged the difference in the
fare rounded up to the next dollar. This legislation will round it up
the next $.25.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

S.2088A of 2014 - Passed Senate
S.7538 of 2016 - Transportation Committee

2017-S16 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    16
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KAMINSKY, LATIMER, PARKER, RIVERA, STAVISKY -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 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.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03965-01-7

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