S2088-2013 Actions

• Jan 10, 2013: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

S2088-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S2088

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the public authorities law, in
relation to one-way or round trip tickets purchased for use on the
Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To eliminate the cost of mandated
surcharges for the cancellation of one-way or round trip Long Island
Rail Road and Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company tickets within six
months of their original purchase.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Creates Section 1266-j of the public
authorities law; requiring the Metropolitan Transit Authority to
extend the validity of one-way or round trip Long Island Railroad and
Metro-North Railroad tickets to six months from the date of purchase
and to reimburse one hundred percent (100%) of the purchase price for
unused one-way or round Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Commuter
Railroad Company tickets returned within six months of the date of
purchase and prohibiting the assessment of any surcharge or processing
fee for the returned ticket.

JUSTIFICATION: On December 30, 2010, the Metropolitan Transit
Authority (MIA) Board adopted a new refund policy for tickets
purchased for the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Metro-North
Commuter Railroad Company. The recently instituted policy invalidates
Unused One Nay and Round Trip tickets within two weeks of the purchase
date. For a full refund, any unused tickets must be returned within 30
days of the purchase date. Prior to this policy's enactment, LIRR and
Metro-North tickets had been valid for up to six months.

This legislation will prolong the use of tickets for a reasonable
amount of time.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:  S. 3778D (2012) - Passed Senate S. 3778B
(2011) - Passed Senate

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: Unknown.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after
it shall have become a law.

S2088-2013 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         2088
 2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 January 10, 2013
 
 Introduced  by Sens. MARTINS, FUSCHILLO -- read twice and ordered print
 ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Transporta
 tion
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public authorities law, in relation to one-way or
 round trip tickets purchased for use on the Long Island Rail Road  and
 the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company
 

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

 

Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 1266-j to read as follows:

 

S  1266-J.  LONG  ISLAND  RAIL  ROAD AND METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD
 COMPANY; REIMBURSEMENT.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, ANY
 ONE-WAY OR ROUND TRIP TICKET PURCHASED FOR USE ON THE LONG  ISLAND  RAIL
 ROAD OR THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD COMPANY SHALL BE VALID FOR SIX
 MONTHS  FROM  THE DATE OF PURCHASE AND THE AUTHORITY SHALL REIMBURSE ONE
 HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OF ANY  UNUSED  LONG  ISLAND  RAIL
 ROAD  OR  METRO-NORTH  COMMUTER  RAILROAD  COMPANY ONE-WAY OR ROUND TRIP
 TICKET TO THE BEARER OF  SUCH  TICKET,  PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH  TICKET  IS
 RETURNED WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE DATE OF PURCHASE.
 

S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03238-01-3

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