Gray, McDonough, Brown E, Manktelow, Gandolfo, Brabenec, Giglio JM, Chang
MLTSPNSR
Lemondes
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L
Authorizes and directs the metropolitan transportation authority to implement a fare refund program for canceled or delayed Long Island Rail Road trains.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A4415
SPONSOR: Durso TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing
and directing the metropolitan transportation authority to implement a
fare refund program for canceled or delayed Long Island Rail Road trains
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
to implement a fare refund program for canceled or delayed Long Island
rail road trains
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Section 1266 of public authorities law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 19. Notwithstanding other provisions of law or terms of
any contract, the authority and its subsidiary corporations involved
with the Long Island rail road would establish and implement a fare
refund program for the Long Island rail road when a train is canceled or
delayed by more than ten minutes and issue full refunds to each affected
rider's fare. The fare refund program shall be operational during all
hours the authority provides railroad, subway and/or omnibus services,
not being limited to off-peak hours or hours designated by authority.
However, the fare refund program may be suspended temporarily when an
emergency situation arises.
Section 2: Provides the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
To hold them responsible and accountable; and provide a punitive mech-
anism for Long Island Rail Road failure.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2019-2020: A.6355 - referred to Corporations, Authorities and Commis-
sions
2021-2022: A.4315 - referred to Corporations, Authorities and Commis-
sions
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4415
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 14, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. DURSO -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing
and directing the metropolitan transportation authority to implement a
fare refund program for canceled or delayed Long Island Rail Road
trains
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 1266 of the public authorities law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 20 to read as follows:
3 20. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law or the terms of any
4 contract, the authority, and any of its subsidiary corporations involved
5 with the Long Island Rail Road, shall establish and implement a fare
6 refund program for the Long Island Rail Road. The fare refund program
7 shall, when a train is canceled or delayed by more than ten minutes,
8 issue refunds for the full amount of each affected rider's fare. The
9 fare refund program established and implemented pursuant to this subdi-
10 vision shall be in operation during all hours in which such authority
11 provides railroad, subway and/or omnibus services, and such program
12 shall not be limited in operation to off-peak hours or to any other
13 hours designated by the authority or its subsidiary corporations; howev-
14 er, the fare refund program may be suspended temporarily when an emer-
15 gency situation arises.
16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03880-01-3
