Assembly Bill A4498

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to reporting on the metropolitan transportation authority's state of good repair

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

co-Sponsors

2019-A4498 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2964
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1269-b, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A8853, S8265
2021-2022: A4442, S347
2023-2024: A3049

2019-A4498 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to reporting on the metropolitan transportation authority's state of good repair; requires the reporting to be published on the authority's website, outlining the repairs and investments needed to restore the authority's existing transit systems to a state of good repair.

2019-A4498 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4498
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. RA, McDONOUGH, RAIA -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to reporting  on
   the metropolitan transportation authority's state of good repair
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 1269-b of the  public  authorities
 law is amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
   (C) THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO SUBMITTING TO THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION
 AUTHORITY  CAPITAL  PROGRAM REVIEW BOARD ANY AMENDMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS
 TO ANY FIVE-YEAR PLAN, THE AUTHORITY SHALL PUBLISH A REPORT, THAT  SHALL
 BE  AVAILABLE  ON  THE  METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY'S WEBSITE,
 OUTLINING THE REPAIRS AND INVESTMENTS NEEDED TO RESTORE THE  AUTHORITY'S
 EXISTING TRANSIT SYSTEMS TO A STATE OF GOOD REPAIR AND ENSURE THE EXIST-
 ING  TRANSIT  SYSTEMS CONTINUE TO DELIVER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES SAFELY
 AND RELIABLY FOR THE METROPOLITAN COMMUTER TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT. SUCH
 REPORT SHALL INCLUDE THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS NEEDED, AS WELL  AS  THE  DOLLAR
 AMOUNTS  COMMITTED  TO RESTORE THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS TO A STATE OF GOOD
 REPAIR: SUBWAY CARS, BUSES, PASSENGER STATIONS, TRACKS, LINE  EQUIPMENT,
 LINE  STRUCTURES,  SIGNALS AND COMMUNICATIONS, TRACTION POWER, SHOPS AND
 YARDS, DEPOTS, SERVICE VEHICLES, HANDICAP ACCESSIBILITY  AND  ANY  OTHER
 ELEMENTS THAT ARE CRITICAL TO THE TRANSIT OPERATIONS OF THE AUTHORITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02340-01-9

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.