Senate Bill S6704

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to a half fare rate program in the MTA for veterans

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

  • 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-S6704 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A686
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7850
2017-2018: A1770
2019-2020: S3372, A2131
2021-2022: S1287, A774

2023-S6704 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the MTA to establish a half fare rate program for veterans.

2023-S6704 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6704 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6704
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- 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 a  half  fare
   rate program in the metropolitan transportation authority for veterans

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1266 of the public authorities law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 20 to read as follows:
   20.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE AUTHORITY AND ANY
 OF ITS SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A HALF FARE
 RATE PROGRAM FOR VETERANS, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  NOT
 PAY ANY COSTS OR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE HALF FARE RATE PROGRAM FROM ITS
 OPERATING  OR  CAPITAL BUDGETS AND MAY ONLY IMPLEMENT THE HALF FARE RATE
 PROGRAM WITH FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO IT BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR  SUCH
 PURPOSE.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION "VETERAN" SHALL MEAN A MEMBER
 OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES WHO SERVED  AND  WAS  HONORABLY
 DISCHARGED  OR  RELEASED  UNDER  CONDITIONS OTHER THAN DISHONORABLE FROM
 SUCH SERVICE, AND PRESENTS AN AUTHORIZED  VETERAN  IDENTIFICATION  CARD,
 AND  WHO  IS A RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AT THE TIME OF APPLICA-
 TION FOR THE HALF FARE RATE PROGRAM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00577-01-3

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