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- Referred to transportation
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Authorizes a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for police officers employed by the towns of Suffolk
In Senate Committee · Rules · Sponsor Fred Thiele
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Title of bill
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for police officers employed by the towns of Suffolk
Purpose
To include police officers employed by the towns in Suffolk County in the provisions governing the Long Island Rail Road's Free Police Ride Program.
Summary of provisions
Subdivision 14 of section 1266 of the public authorities law is amended to include police officers employed by the towns in Suffolk County in the Long Island Rail Road's Free Police Ride Program.
Justification
For the increased protection and improved safety of commuters and employees, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) currently administers a program that provides free transportation on the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) for certain police officers. Police officers employed by the City of New York, the County of Nassau, Nassau County villages and cities, County of Suffolk, Suffolk County towns and villages, the Division of State police, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, the New York City Housing Authority and the New York City Transit Authority have been actively participating in this no fare program over the past several years.
A recent audit conducted by the MTA, however, revealed an apparent oversight in the provisions of law governing the LIRR's Free Police Ride Program, §1266(14) of the Public Authorities Law. Those police officers employed by the towns within Suffolk County are not included in statute. As a result, the MTA can no longer allow these police officers to participate in the LIRR Free police Ride Program as of January 1, 2011.
While the reason for this omission is unclear, the LIRR has indicated its support for amending the statute to add police officers employed by the towns in Suffolk County. This legislation merely corrects this oversight to grant the MTA the legal authority to extend this program to these officers.
Legislative history
New Legislation, 2010.
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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