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                                   1552
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2021
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. REYES, AUBRY, L. ROSENTHAL, CARROLL, EPSTEIN,
   NIOU, GLICK, BARRON, HUNTER, JOYNER,  ABINANTI,  PICHARDO,  FERNANDEZ,
   FRONTUS,  GOTTFRIED,  SMULLEN, SIMON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Corpo-
   rations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public authorities law, in relation to requiring
   members of the metropolitan transportation authority police  force  to
   wear body cameras
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1266-h of the  public  authorities
 law,  as added by chapter 327 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. The authority is hereby authorized and empowered,  to  provide  and
 maintain an authority police department and a uniformed authority police
 force.  Each  member  of  such uniformed police force shall be a "police
 officer" for the purposes of the criminal procedure law, with all of the
 powers of such police officers thereunder and subject to the same juris-
 dictional provisions on the exercise of that power as set forth in  such
 law.  EACH  POLICE OFFICER SHALL BE ASSIGNED AND REQUIRED TO WEAR DURING
 HIS OR HER SHIFT A BODY-WORN CAMERA WHICH SHALL BE CAPABLE OF BOTH AUDIO
 AND VIDEO RECORDING AND SHALL BE ON AT ALL TIMES  DURING  THE  OFFICER'S
 SHIFT.  The  geographical area of employment of such police officers for
 the purposes of the criminal procedure law shall embrace  the  metropol-
 itan  commuter  transportation  district  as  defined  in section twelve
 hundred sixty-two of this title. Such department and  force  shall  have
 the  power,  in  and  about any or all of the facilities owned, occupied
 and/or operated by the authority and its  subsidiary  corporations,  the
 New York city transit authority and its subsidiaries, and the triborough
 bridge  and  tunnel  authority,  as  determined in the discretion of the
 authority, to enforce and prevent violation of all laws and  ordinances.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 A. 1552                             2
 
 Nothing  herein  shall  confer  upon  the authority police force or upon
 their collective negotiations representatives exclusive jurisdiction  or
 claim  over  the  exercise of police power or security work on behalf of
 the authority and its subsidiary corporations, the New York city transit
 authority  and  its  subsidiaries,  and the triborough bridge and tunnel
 authority. Nothing herein shall limit the authority and  its  subsidiary
 corporations,  the New York city transit authority and its subsidiaries,
 and the triborough bridge and tunnel authority from continuing  to  rely
 on  local  police for police services. However, traditional police func-
 tions previously performed by the Long Island Rail Road  Company  and/or
 the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company police force shall continue to
 be performed by the authority police forces.
   §  2. Rules and regulations. The chief of the metropolitan transporta-
 tion authority police shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may
 be necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.