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- Referred to transportation
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Creates the Peconic Bay regional transportation authority
In Assembly Committee · Corporations, Authorities And Commissions · Sponsor Fred Thiele
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Title of bill
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the creation of the Peconic Bay regional transportation authority
Purpose
This bill would create the Peconic Bay Regional Transportation Authority.
Summary of provisions
Article 5 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a new title 11-E
Justification
The East End of Long Island possesses a unique infrastructure and population. Local towns and residents have had a longstanding disappointment with the Long Island Rail Road and its inaction and inattentiveness to problems on the East End. It is the goal of this legislation to create a regional transportation authority that is familiar with and can concentrate on local, regional transportation matters. Its purpose will be the continuance, further development and improvement of transportation and other related services.
The Peconic Bay regional transportation district shall be comprised of the Towns of Brookhaven, East Hampton, Riverhead, Southampton, Shelter Island, Southampton and Southold. The six members of the Authority would be the town supervisors (or their appointed designee) of each of these towns - one of which would be elected chairperson by the members.
The Authority will be responsible for the preparation of a plan relating to the continuance, further development and improvement of transportation and other related services of the District. The plan would discuss transportation alternatives including, but not limited to, creation of park and rail facilities, establishment of shuttle trains, addition of more nonstop trains from New York City to the Peconic Bay and reconfiguration of the county-wide bus system,
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Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first day of January next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
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