NY State Senate Bill 2021-S5823

Senate Bill S5823

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to requirements for metropolitan transportation authority hearings for proposed fare increases, major reductions of transportation and/or major service changes

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Jan 05, 2022	referred to transportation
Mar 19, 2021	referred to transportation

2021-S5823 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1206
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1263, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: A10303
2011-2012: S7372, A1726
2013-2014: S776, S6399, A9060, A31
2015-2016: S246, A1011
2017-2018: S4152, A5182
2019-2020: S2816, A606
2023-2024: S2642, A388

2021-S5823 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the MTA to hold hearings in each county affected by proposed fare increases, major reductions of transportation and/or major service changes; does not apply to standard seasonal or holiday adjustments, temporary changes due to routine maintenance and/or temporary changes in response to emergency situations; requires the authority to hold a hearing in each county of a service area that is affected by the proposed change(s) in fares or services, provided that such hearings be limited to one hearing per calendar day.

2021-S5823 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S5823

SPONSOR: COMRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requirements
for metropolitan transportation authority hearings for proposed fare
increases, major reductions of transportation and/or major service
changes

 
PURPOSE:

Requires the MTA to hold hearings regarding changes in fares or service
in each county and to limit the number of hearings per day to one.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one amends section 1263 of the public authorities law by adding
a new subdivision 10 to provide that the MTA shall hold hearings in each
county affected by proposed fare increases, major reductions of trans-
portation and/or major service changes and shall limit the number of

hearings to one per calendar day. This requirement shall not apply to
temporary or holiday service changes.

Sections two sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

During a recent round of public comment hearings regarding fare
increases and service cuts, the MTA held nine forums simultaneously in
different areas of the MTA region, inhibiting commuters access to infor-
mation and their ability to publicly comment on the proposals in three
of the MTA regions affected by these increases and/or service cuts.
Holding multiple hearings on a single day also inhibits the members of
the MTA board from attending hearings in the regions they were appointed
to represent.

This legislation would require the MTA to hold a public hearing in each
county affected by a proposed fare increase or major change in service
and limit the number of hearings to one per calendar day.  These changes
will ensure that the public will have the ability to comment on proposed
changes to the cost of and level of service that the MTA provides them.
They will also ensure that board members appointed to represent the
public are able to assess the impact that such proposals will have on
their everyday lives.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017-18: 5.4152 (Phillips) I A.5182 (Rosenthal) INFRASTRUCTURE I
referred to corporations

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become law.

2021-S5823 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5823
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 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  requirements
   for  metropolitan  transportation authority hearings for proposed fare
   increases, major reductions of  transportation  and/or  major  service
   changes
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1263 of the public authorities law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
   10.  (A)  THE AUTHORITY SHALL HOLD HEARINGS IN EACH COUNTY AFFECTED BY
 PROPOSED FARE INCREASES, MAJOR REDUCTIONS OF TRANSPORTATION AND/OR MAJOR
 SERVICE CHANGES.
   (B) THE HEARING REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDI-
 VISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO  STANDARD  SEASONAL  OR  HOLIDAY  ADJUSTMENTS,
 TEMPORARY CHANGES DUE TO ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND/OR TEMPORARY CHANGES IN
 RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
   (C)  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  HOLD A HEARING IN EACH COUNTY OF A SERVICE
 AREA THAT IS AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED CHANGE  OR  CHANGES  IN  FARES  OR
 SERVICES,  PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH  HEARINGS  BE LIMITED TO ONE HEARING PER
 CALENDAR DAY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00689-01-1

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