Assembly Bill A2491

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes a no fare program for emergency responders on September 11th

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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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2021-A2491 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1146
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:
2019-2020: A8642, S6710
2023-2024: A2780

2021-A2491 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for emergency responders on September 11th.

2021-A2491 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2491
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. JEAN-PIERRE, GRIFFIN, DeSTEFANO, STERN, CRUZ,
   ABBATE -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Corporations,
   Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing
   a no fare program for emergency responders on September 11th

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "September
 11th no fare program act".
   § 2. Section 1266 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 19 to read as follows:
   19. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW OR THE  TERMS  OF  ANY
 CONTRACT, THE AUTHORITY, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD,
 SHALL  ESTABLISH  AND  IMPLEMENT A NO FARE PROGRAM FOR TRANSPORTATION ON
 THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS, WHICH SHALL  INCLUDE
 EMERGENCY  MEDICAL  TECHNICIANS, ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS,
 FIREFIGHTERS, FIRE OFFICERS, FIRE MARSHALS, OR AUXILIARY POLICE WHO  ARE
 EMPLOYED OR DULY ENROLLED BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE COUNTY OF NASSAU,
 NASSAU  COUNTY  VILLAGES  AND  CITIES, THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, OR SUFFOLK
 COUNTY VILLAGES. SUCH NO FARE PROGRAM SHALL OCCUR EACH YEAR ON THE ELEV-
 ENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER. THE NO FARE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED  AND  IMPLEMENTED
 PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL OCCUR ONLY ON THE ELEVENTH OF SEPTEM-
 BER  OF  EACH  YEAR  DURING ALL HOURS IN WHICH THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD
 PROVIDES SERVICES, AND SUCH PROGRAM SHALL NOT BE LIMITED IN OPERATION TO
 OFF-PEAK HOURS OR TO ANY OTHER HOURS DESIGNATED BY THE LONG ISLAND  RAIL
 ROAD.    ANY  ELIGIBLE  EMERGENCY  RESPONDER  SHALL BE REQUIRED TO BE IN
 UNIFORM AND SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SHOW PROPER IDENTIFICATION, INCLUDING A
 SHIELD OR BADGE, OR ANY OTHER DESIGNATED IDENTIFICATION FORM  AUTHORIZED
 BY  THE  AUTHORITY IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE NO FARE PROGRAM. THIS
 PROGRAM SHALL NOT AFFECT ANY OTHER NO FARE PROGRAM CURRENTLY IMPLEMENTED
 BY THE AUTHORITY OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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