Senate Bill S403

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to computing the service payment paid to certain public transportation systems

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  • 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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2013-S403 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1433
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §18-b, Transp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S6475, A11634
2011-2012: S1335, A1342
2015-2016: S1842, A1147
2017-2018: S2914, A1123
2019-2020: A2978

2013-S403 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to computing the service payment paid to certain public transportation systems.

2013-S403 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S403 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   403

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DILAN  -- 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  computing  the
  service payment paid to certain public transportation systems

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 18-b of the transportation law, as
added by chapter 56 of the laws of 1975,  paragraph  (iv)  as  added  by
chapter 791 of the laws of 1975, is amended to read as follows:
  3.  [The]  A.  EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH B OF THIS SUBDIVISION,
THE quarterly service payment made to any public  transportation  system
shall  not  be  greater  than  a  sum  computed  in one of the following
manners:
  (i) In the case of commuter rail, by adding the  certified  number  of
commuter  rail  passengers multiplied by two cents per passenger and the
certified number of commuter rail vehicle or  car  miles  multiplied  by
twenty-five cents per vehicle or car mile.
  (ii)  In  the case of subway or rapid transit, by adding the certified
number of subway or rapid transit passengers multiplied by two cents per
passenger and the certified numbers of subway or rapid  transit  vehicle
or car miles multiplied by eight cents per vehicle or car mile.
  (iii)  In the case of bus lines, by adding the certified number of bus
passengers multiplied by two  cents  per  passenger  and  the  certified
number  of  bus  miles  multiplied  by seven cents per bus mile. For the
purposes of computing quarterly service payments  only  mileage  accumu-
lated  in  revenue service shall be used. [Whenever] EXCEPT AS SET FORTH
IN PARAGRAPH B OF THIS SUBDIVISION, WHENEVER it  is  determined  by  the
commissioner  that the amount of money appropriated for service payments
is less than the total amount of money for which all public  transporta-
tion systems are eligible, the commissioner may establish on a quarterly

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

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