S1897-2013 Actions

• Jan 9, 2013: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

S1897-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S1897

TITLE  OF BILL:   An act to amend the transportation law, in relation to
providing fares free of charge to certain correction officers on passen-
ger transportation facilities operated by certain public  transportation
authorities

PURPOSE  OR  GENERAL  IDEA  OF BILL:   To allow New York city correction
officers to ride public transportation at no charge  in  cities  with  a
population of one million or more.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:  Adds a new section 135-a to Transporta-
tion  Law  to  allow  New  York  City correction officers to ride public
transportation including the Long Island Rail Road and all others within
the city of New York at no charge.

JUSTIFICATION:  While crime has dropped in NYC, the number of crimes  in
the  subway  has not dropped as it has above ground. By offering a "free
ride" to the correction officers in NYC, we are encouraging these  offi-
cers  to ride the transit systems, knowing that police officers can't be
everywhere. So having officers with corrections training would more than
offset the costs involved by having these officers nearby in case of  an
emergency. This legislation would encourage a greater number of officers
to  ride  our  cities'  buses and subways thereby enhancing security and
ultimately deterring crime.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: S.7566 of 2011/2012

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: Undetermined at this time.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately.

S1897-2013 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         1897
 2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 (PREFILED)
 January 9, 2013
 
 Introduced  by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 

AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to  providing  fares
 free of charge to certain correction officers on passenger transporta
 tion facilities operated by certain public transportation authorities
 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1.  The transportation law is amended by adding a new  section
 135-a to read as follows:

 

S  135-A.  FREE USE OF PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES OPERATED BY
 CERTAIN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES.   THE LONG ISLAND  RAIL  ROAD
 AND EVERY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY LOCATED IN A CITY WITH A POPU
 LATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE RECEIVING OPERATING ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO
 SECTION  EIGHTEEN-B  OF  THIS CHAPTER SHALL, NOT LATER THAN MARCH FIRST,
 TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN, ADOPT REGULATIONS PROVIDING THAT USE  OF  ANY  OF
 ITS FACILITIES TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS BE FREE OF CHARGE FOR PERSONS WHO
 DISPLAY  AN AUTHORIZATION SHIELD AND IDENTIFICATION CARD EVIDENCING THAT
 THEY ARE  CORRECTION  OFFICERS  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  CITY  DEPARTMENT  OF
 CORRECTION  AND  ARE PERFORMING THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES OR ON THEIR WAY TO
 OR FROM PERFORMING THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES.
 

S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01782-01-3

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