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                                   4917
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 5, 2019
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CUSICK, MALLIOTAKIS, BRONSON -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the provision
   of express bus service to the south shore of Staten Island
 
   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 a new
 section 1266-l to read as follows:
   § 1266-L. STATEN ISLAND EXPRESS BUS SERVICE. THE AUTHORITY  IS  HEREBY
 DIRECTED  TO CONTINUE TO FUND AND OPERATE EXPRESS BUS SERVICE TRANSPORT-
 ING RIDERS BETWEEN THE  COMMUNITIES  OF  TOTTENVILLE,  RICHMOND  VALLEY,
 PRINCE'S  BAY,  PLEASANT  PLAINS,  CHARLESTON,  WOODROW AND ROSSVILLE IN
 STATEN ISLAND TO THE  DOWNTOWN  AND/OR  MIDTOWN  BUSINESS  DISTRICTS  OF
 MANHATTAN  ON  ALL ROUTES OPERATING SUCH SERVICE ON APRIL THIRTIETH, TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY. THE AUTHORITY IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO ASSUME AND  OPERATE
 THE TWO EXPRESS BUS ROUTES SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF HUGUENOT, PRINCE'S
 BAY, WOODROW, ROSSVILLE, ANNADALE AND ARDEN HEIGHTS TO THE MIDTOWN BUSI-
 NESS  DISTRICT OF MANHATTAN AND BEING OPERATED BY ACADEMY BUS COMPANY ON
 APRIL THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE  AND  BETTER  KNOWN  AS  ROUTES
 NUMBERED X23 AND X24.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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