Establishes a no fare program for transportation on the New York city transit authority, the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company for duly enrolled members of the auxiliary police employed by the city of New York, the counties of Nassau and Suffolk and localities within the counties of Nassau and Suffolk.

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A6628-2011 Actions

• May 1, 2012: held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions
• Jan 4, 2012: referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
• Mar 23, 2011: referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

A6628-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                    6628

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                               March 23, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced by M. of A. CURRAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
    on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

  AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing
    a no fare program for transportation on New York city transit authori-
    ty systems, the Long Island Rail Road  and  the  Metro-North  Commuter
    Railroad Company for duly enrolled members of the auxiliary police

    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 14-a to read as follows:

    14-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW OR THE TERMS OF ANY
  CONTRACT, THE AUTHORITY, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW YORK CITY  TRANSIT
  AUTHORITY,  THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD AND THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAIL-
  ROAD COMPANY, SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A NO FARE PROGRAM FOR TRANS-
  PORTATION ON NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY SYSTEMS,  THE  LONG  ISLAND
  RAIL  ROAD  AND  THE  METRO-NORTH  COMMUTER  RAILROAD  COMPANY  FOR DULY
  ENROLLED MEMBERS OF THE AUXILIARY POLICE OF THE CITY OF  NEW  YORK,  THE
  COUNTY  OF  NASSAU,  NASSAU  COUNTY  VILLAGES  AND CITIES, THE COUNTY OF
  SUFFOLK, OR SUFFOLK COUNTY VILLAGES. IN ESTABLISHING SUCH PROGRAM, WHICH
  HAS AS ITS GOAL INCREASED PROTECTION AND IMPROVED SAFETY FOR ITS  COMMU-
  TERS,  THE  AUTHORITY  AND THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY, THE LONG
  ISLAND RAIL ROAD AND THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD  COMPANY,  SHALL,
  AMONG  OTHER THINGS, CONSIDER: (A) REQUIRING SUCH MEMBERS WHO RIDE WITH-
  OUT COST TO REGISTER WITH THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY, THE  LONG
  ISLAND  RAIL  ROAD  AND  THE  METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD COMPANY AS A
  CONDITION OF RIDING WITHOUT COST; (B) REQUIRING SUCH MEMBERS TO INDICATE
  DURING SUCH REGISTRATION PROCESS THEIR REGULAR WORKING HOURS AND THE NEW
  YORK  CITY  TRANSIT  AUTHORITY,  THE  LONG  ISLAND  RAIL  ROAD  AND  THE
  METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD COMPANY TRAINS THAT SUCH MEMBERS EXPECT TO
  RIDE;   AND  (C)  PERIODICALLY  RE-REGISTERING  AND  RE-VALIDATING  SUCH
  MEMBERS. THE AUTHORITY AND THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY, THE LONG

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD08478-01-1

 A. 6628                             2

  ISLAND RAIL ROAD AND THE METRO-NORTH  COMMUTER  RAILROAD  COMPANY  SHALL
  ALSO HAVE THE POWER TO CONSIDER OTHER MATTERS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE
  GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
  have become a law.