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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Feb 04, 2019 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S3205
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 14th 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
2019-S3205 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4492
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Public Authorities Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §1279-e, Pub Auth L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
S4178, A6331
2017-2018: S292, A2888
2021-2022: S3482, A4372
2023-2024: S1708, A9976
2019-S3205 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3205 SPONSOR: COMRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring a safety briefing of Metro-North commuter railroad passengers to be conducted at certain times PURPOSE: Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to provide safety briefings to passengers aboard Metro-North trains, and instruct person- nel in safety procedures SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill amends the public authorities law by adding a new section 1279-e, which directs the authority to implement a safety briefing to passengers no later than January 1, 2019 for persons utiliz- ing transportation and other related services of the Metro-North commu-
2019-S3205 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3205 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 4, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- 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 requiring a safety briefing of Metro-North commuter railroad passengers to be conducted at certain times 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 1279-e to read as follows: § 1279-E. SAFETY BRIEFING OF PASSENGERS PLAN; IMPLEMENTATION ON METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD. THE AUTHORITY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO IMPLEMENT A SAFETY BRIEFING OF PASSENGERS PLAN NOT LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS UTILIZING TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES OF THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, PROVISIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING: 1. BEFORE INITIAL DEPARTURE OF EACH TRAIN CARRYING PASSENGERS, AND PERIODICALLY THEREAFTER, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE AUTHORITY AT STATIONS WHERE THE GREATEST NUMBER OF PASSENGERS BOARD THE TRAIN, THE CONDUCTOR, OR THE CONDUCTOR'S DESIGNEE, SHALL IMMEDIATELY COMMUNICATE LIVE AND/OR BY RECORDED, VISUAL AND/OR AUDIO IMAGES: (A) EVACUATION PROCEDURES; (B) LOCATION AND MEANS FOR OPENING THE PASSENGER ENTRY DOORS AND EMER- GENCY EXITS; (C) LOCATION OF FIRST AID AND SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT; (D) LOCATION AND OPERATION OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. IN THE EVENT OF A DISASTER OR EMERGENCY, THE CONDUCTOR, OR THE CONDUC- TOR'S DESIGNEE SHALL COMMUNICATE THE SAFETY BRIEFING MESSAGE AS OFTEN AS NECESSARY TO ENSURE PASSENGER SAFETY. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04891-01-9
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