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Mar 03, 2017 |
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Senate Bill S4855
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2017-S4855 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6085
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Public Authorities Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S3431, A8845, A6810
2011-2012: S349, A1174
2013-2014: S861, A2528
2015-2016: S361, A6683
2019-2020: A6203
2017-S4855 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4855 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the power of the metropolitan transportation authority to increase rates and fees PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To require the Metropolitan Transit Authority to hold public hearings when they propose to raise fares, tolls, etc when such proposed increase would represent a significant increase in the overall cost of transportation services. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1. Amends the Public Authorities Law, section 1266 (3). Requires the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to hold public hearings throughout the metropolitan commuter transportation area when fares, tolls, rates, charges, the parking of vehicles and other fees for the transportation of passengers, are proposed to be increased. Such proposed increase must represent a significant increase in the overall cost of such transportation services. Section 2. Effective Date.
2017-S4855 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4855 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 3, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. DIAZ, HAMILTON -- 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 the power of the metropolitan transportation authority to increase rates and fees THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 1266 of the public authorities law, as amended by chapter 314 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows: 3. The authority may establish, levy and collect or cause to be estab- lished, levied and collected and, in the case of a joint service arrangement, join with others in the establishment, levy and collection of such fares, tolls, rentals, rates, charges and other fees as it may deem necessary, convenient or desirable for the use and operation of any transportation facility and related services operated by the authority or by a subsidiary corporation of the authority or under contract, lease or other arrangement, including joint service arrangements, with the authority. Any such fares, tolls, rentals, rates, charges or other fees for the transportation of passengers, THE PARKING OF VEHICLES, OR ANY OTHER SERVICE IF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF OR INCREASE IN CHARGES FOR SUCH OTHER SERVICE WOULD REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE OVERALL COST OF THE USE OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES shall be established and changed only if approved by resolution of the authority adopted by not less than a majority vote of the whole number of members of the authority then in office, with the chairman having one additional vote in the event of a tie vote, and only after a public hearing, provided however, that fares, tolls, rentals, rates, charges or other fees for the transportation of passengers on any transportation facility, THE PARKING OF VEHICLES OR OTHER SERVICES which are in effect at the time that the then owner of such transportation facility becomes a subsidiary corporation of the authority or at the time that operation of such transportation facility EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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