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                                   6818
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 14, 2025
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BRAUNSTEIN  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to directing the
   metropolitan transportation authority and the New  York  city  transit
   authority  to  ensure  proper  operation of security cameras at subway
   stations and issue reports thereon
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.   Section 1204 of the public authorities law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 16-b to read as follows:
   16-B. (A) THE AUTHORITY SHALL ENSURE PROPER OPERATION OF ALL  SECURITY
 CAMERAS AT ALL SUBWAY STATIONS OPERATED BY SUCH AUTHORITY.
   (B)  THE  AUTHORITY  IS  FURTHER  DIRECTED TO PUBLISH AN ANNUAL REPORT
 RELATING TO THE PROPER OPERATION OF SECURITY CAMERAS AT SUBWAY STATIONS,
 WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:
   (1) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SYSTEMWIDE INCIDENTS OF SECURITY CAMERA  FAIL-
 URES  OCCURRING  WITHIN  A CALENDAR YEAR, AS WELL AS A METRIC INDICATING
 THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL SYSTEMWIDE SECURITY CAMERAS  HAVING  FAILED  AT  A
 POINT DURING A CALENDAR YEAR;
   (2)  THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT EACH SECURITY CAMERA EXPERIENCING A FAIL-
 URE WAS MALFUNCTIONING FOR;
   (3) WHEN DETERMINABLE, A METRIC INDICATING  THE  CAUSE  OR  CAUSES  OF
 SECURITY CAMERA FAILURES WITHIN A CALENDAR YEAR; AND
   (4)  A  LIST OF SECURITY CAMERA FAILURES OCCURRING WITHIN THE CALENDAR
 YEAR, DELINEATED BY EACH SUBWAY STATION OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY.
   § 2. Section 1265 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 12-a to read as follows:
   12-A. (A) THE AUTHORITY SHALL ENSURE PROPER OPERATION OF ALL  SECURITY
 CAMERAS AT ALL SUBWAY STATIONS OPERATED BY SUCH AUTHORITY.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (B)  SUCH  AUTHORITY  IS  FURTHER DIRECTED TO PUBLISH AN ANNUAL REPORT
 RELATING TO THE PROPER OPERATION OF SECURITY CAMERAS AT SUBWAY STATIONS,
 WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:
   (I)  THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SYSTEMWIDE INCIDENTS OF SECURITY CAMERA FAIL-
 URES OCCURRING WITHIN A CALENDAR YEAR, AS WELL AS  A  METRIC  INDICATING
 THE  PERCENTAGE  OF  ALL  SYSTEMWIDE SECURITY CAMERAS HAVING FAILED AT A
 POINT DURING A CALENDAR YEAR;
   (II) THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT EACH SECURITY CAMERA EXPERIENCING A FAIL-
 URE WAS MALFUNCTIONING FOR;
   (III) WHEN DETERMINABLE, A METRIC INDICATING THE CAUSE  OR  CAUSES  OF
 SECURITY CAMERA FAILURES WITHIN A CALENDAR YEAR; AND
   (IV)  A LIST OF SECURITY CAMERA FAILURES OCCURRING WITHIN THE CALENDAR
 YEAR, DELINEATED BY EACH SUBWAY STATION OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.