Assembly Bill A9791

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires public notice and hearing prior to any planned substantial change in service

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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-A9791 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2437
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1299-hhh, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2026
2011-2012: A6754
2013-2014: A669
2015-2016: A2935
2017-2018: A2162
2019-2020: A1100, S5340
2021-2022: S5586

2023-A9791 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires public notice and hearing prior to any planned substantial change in service; defines "substantial change in service" to mean any change in frequency of service or change in route or complete or partial closing of a passenger stop or route; outlines places where posters shall be placed.

2023-A9791 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9791
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 9, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law,  in  relation  to  requiring
   public  notice  and hearing prior to any planned substantial change in
   service of the Rochester-Genesee regional transportation authority

   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 1299-hhh to read as follows:
   § 1299-HHH. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND NOTICE. 1.  FOR THE PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION,  THE TERM SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE IN SERVICE SHALL BE DEFINED AS ANY
 CHANGE IN FREQUENCY OF SERVICE  OR  CHANGE  IN  ROUTE,  OR  COMPLETE  OR
 PARTIAL CLOSING OF A PASSENGER STOP OR ROUTE.
   2. (A) A PUBLIC HEARING OR HEARINGS SHALL BE HELD AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS
 PRIOR  TO  ANY  SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE AT ONE OR MORE LOCATIONS CONVENIENTLY
 ACCESSIBLE TO THE PERSONS WHO  WOULD  BE  AFFECTED  BY  SUCH  CHANGE  IN
 SERVICE.
   (B)  AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING OR HEARINGS, THE
 AUTHORITY SHALL GIVE NOTICE TO THE ELECTED TOWN BOARD MEMBERS OR  EQUIV-
 ALENT  IN  AREAS  AFFECTED  BY  ROUTE CHANGES AND SHALL PROVIDE DETAILED
 INFORMATION ON THE PROPOSED SERVICE CHANGES. IN ADDITION, THE  AUTHORITY
 SHALL DISPLAY POSTERS IN A FORM NOT SMALLER THAN ELEVEN INCHES BY SEVEN-
 TEEN INCHES ON BUSES AND AT BUS STOPS OPERATING ON THE AFFECTED ROUTE AT
 LEAST  THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING OR HEARINGS. SUCH POSTERS
 SHALL DESCRIBE THE PROPOSED SERVICE CHANGE IN DETAIL AND  SHALL  PROVIDE
 THE  DATE, TIME AND LOCATION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING OR HEARINGS AND SHALL
 STATE THAT THE PROPOSED SERVICE CHANGE SHALL BE OPEN TO  DISCUSSION  AND
 THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK AT THE HEARING.
   (C) PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES SHALL ALSO BE PLACED AT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY
 OF  ROCHESTER AND MONROE COUNTY, AS WELL AS IN ANY PUBLIC LIBRARY IN ANY
 TOWN OR ON ANY ROUTE AFFECTED BY THE CHANGE, AND IN  THE  TOWN  OR  CITY
 HALL OF THE AREAS AFFECTED BY THE CHANGE.
   (D)  ALL  NOTICES  IN  THIS  SECTION SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER
 NOTICES REQUIRED BY LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.

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