Assembly Bill A9482

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to study and report on potentially hazardous structures and storage areas under elevated train tracks, and its commuter notification system

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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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2023-A9482 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8194
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7891
2017-2018: S303
2019-2020: S2785, S7829
2021-2022: S5835
2025-2026: A5807, S4979

2023-A9482 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to study and report on potentially hazardous structures and storage areas under elevated train tracks, and its commuter notification system.

2023-A9482 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9482
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 14, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to direct the metropolitan transportation authority  to  examine,
   assess  and report on potential hazardous structures and storage areas
   under the elevated train tracks; and the commuter notification  system
   of such authority

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  metropolitan  transportation  authority  is   hereby
 directed to examine, evaluate and make recommendations relating to:
   (a)  designating  and  determining  those structures and storage areas
 under the elevated train tracks of such  authority,  which  may  pose  a
 hazard  to the facilities, infrastructure and commuters of the metropol-
 itan transportation authority; and
   (b) the use and effectiveness of  the  commuter  notification  system,
 operated  by  the authority, in providing timely notifications to commu-
 ters of hazards, emergencies and changes in the provision of transporta-
 tion and service.
   § 2. The metropolitan transportation authority shall, within 1 year of
 the effective date of this act, submit to the governor and the  legisla-
 ture,  a  report  of its findings, conclusions and recommendations.  Any
 information that may be deemed classified may be omitted from the final,
 published report at the discretion of  the  chair  of  the  metropolitan
 transportation authority.
   §  3.  All  costs  of implementing the provisions of this act shall be
 borne by the metropolitan transportation authority.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04650-01-3

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