Assembly Bill A3553

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Allows MTA to establish discount fares for full-time undergraduate students

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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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2019-A3553 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2755
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1257
2011-2012: A1168
2013-2014: A1600
2015-2016: A4728
2017-2018: A6485, S8628
2021-2022: A4054, S5803
2023-2024: A1763, S2654

2019-A3553 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a discount fare rate of no less than 25% for full-time undergraduate students attending an accredited college who utilize the New York city transit system, including railroad, subway and/or omnibus services.

2019-A3553 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3553
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  COLTON, CYMBROWITZ, BLAKE, DenDEKKER, ORTIZ,
   RIVERA, JOYNER, PICHARDO, WALKER, COOK, M. G. MILLER,  OTIS,  DICKENS,
   DE LA ROSA,  BARRON,  McDONOUGH, GOTTFRIED -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
   of A. ABBATE, AUBRY, GALEF, HYNDMAN -- read once and referred  to  the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to rates of fare
   on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1266 of the public authorities law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 19 to read as follows:
   19.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE AUTHORITY AND ANY
 OF ITS SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A  DISCOUNT
 FARE  RATE PROGRAM, SUCH DISCOUNT TO BE NO LESS THAN TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT
 OF THE REGULAR FARE, FOR FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS  ATTENDING  AN
 ACCREDITED  COLLEGE.  THE  DISCOUNT  FARE  RATE  PROGRAM ESTABLISHED AND
 IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE  IN  OPERATION  DURING
 ALL HOURS IN WHICH SUCH AUTHORITY PROVIDES RAILROAD, SUBWAY AND/OR OMNI-
 BUS  SERVICES,  AND  SUCH  PROGRAM  SHALL NOT BE LIMITED IN OPERATION TO
 OFF-PEAK HOURS OR TO ANY OTHER HOURS DESIGNATED BY THE AUTHORITY OR  ITS
 SUBSIDIARY  CORPORATIONS. THE CHAIRMAN SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT ALL
 RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04634-01-9

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