Assembly Bill A9825A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a no fare program for certain police officers on the the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company and the New York City Transit Authority

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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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Bill Amendments

2023-A9825 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2972
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A7098, S6907

2023-A9825 - Summary

Requires the Long Island Rail Road, the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, and the New York City Transit Authority establish a no fare program for the transportation of certain active duty, uniform police officers.

2023-A9825 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9825
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 9, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
   Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company and the New  York  city  transit
   authority  establish  a  no  fare  program  for  the transportation of
   certain active duty, uniform police officers

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  14 of section 1266 of the public authorities
 law, as amended by chapter 182 of the laws of 2013, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   14.  Notwithstanding  any  other provisions of law or the terms of any
 contract, TO INCREASE PROTECTION AND IMPROVE SAFETY  FOR  ITS  CUSTOMERS
 AND EMPLOYEES, the authority[, in consultation with the Long Island Rail
 Road,]  shall  establish and implement a no fare program for transporta-
 tion on the Long Island Rail Road AND THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER  RAILROAD
 for TRAINED AND SWORN police officers [employed by the city of New York,
 county  of Nassau, Nassau county villages and cities, county of Suffolk,
 Suffolk county villages and towns,] IN GOOD  STANDING  WITH  ACTIVE  LAW
 ENFORCEMENT  RESPONSIBILITIES WHO ARE EMPLOYED BY ANY COUNTY, TOWN, CITY
 OR VILLAGE IN THE METROPOLITAN  COMMUTER  TRANSPORTATION  DISTRICT,  the
 division  of  state  police,  AND the port authority of New York and New
 Jersey[, the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, the  New  York  city
 housing  authority  and  the New York city transit authority]. In estab-
 lishing such program, [which has as its goal  increased  protection  and
 improved  safety  for its commuters,] the authority [and the Long Island
 Rail Road] shall, among other things, consider: (a)  requiring  [police]
 SUCH  officers  [who ride without cost] to register with the Long Island
 Rail Road AND THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD COMPANY as  a  condition
 of  riding without cost; (b) requiring such officers WHEN REGISTERING to
 [indicate during such registration process] STATE their regular  working
 hours  and  the [Long Island Rail Road] trains that such officers expect
 to ride; [and] (c) [periodically] ANNUALLY re-registering [and  re-vali-
 dating]  such  officers;  AND (D) REQUIRING SUCH OFFICERS TO PRESENT LAW
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2023-A9825A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2972
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A7098, S6907

2023-A9825A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the Long Island Rail Road, the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, and the New York City Transit Authority establish a no fare program for the transportation of certain active duty, uniform police officers.

2023-A9825A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9825--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 9, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and  Commissions  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
   Metro-North  Commuter  Railroad  Company and the New York city transit
   authority establish a  no  fare  program  for  the  transportation  of
   certain active duty, uniform police officers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 14 of section 1266 of  the  public  authorities
 law,  as  amended by chapter 182 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read
 as follows:
   14. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law or the  terms  of  any
 contract,  TO  INCREASE  PROTECTION AND IMPROVE SAFETY FOR ITS CUSTOMERS
 AND EMPLOYEES, the authority[, in consultation with the Long Island Rail
 Road,] shall establish and implement a no fare program  for  transporta-
 tion  on the Long Island Rail Road AND THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD
 for TRAINED AND SWORN police officers [employed by the city of New York,
 county of Nassau, Nassau county villages and cities, county of  Suffolk,
 Suffolk  county  villages  and  towns, the division of state police, the
 port authority of New York and  New  Jersey,  the  Metro-North  Commuter
 Railroad  Company,  the New York city housing authority and the New York
 city transit authority], AS DEFINED IN  SECTION  1.20  OF  THE  CRIMINAL
 PROCEDURE  LAW  AND  WHO  ARE  EMPLOYED IN GOOD STANDING WITH ACTIVE LAW
 ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN THE METROPOLITAN COMMUTER  TRANSPOR-
 TATION  DISTRICT.  In  establishing such program, [which has as its goal
 increased protection and improved safety for its commuters,] the author-
 ity [and the Long Island Rail Road] shall, among other things, consider:
 (a) requiring [police] SUCH officers [who ride without cost] to register
 with the Long Island Rail Road AND  THE  METRO-NORTH  COMMUTER  RAILROAD
 COMPANY  as a condition of riding without cost; (b) requiring such offi-
 cers WHEN REGISTERING to [indicate  during  such  registration  process]
 STATE their regular working hours and the [Long Island Rail Road] trains
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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