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- Referred to transportation
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Title of bill
An act in relation to authorizing the metropolitan transportation authority to submit two-year capital program plans to the metropolitan transportation authority capital program review board
Purpose
This legislation would mandate that the MTA's capital plan commencing January 1, 2010, subject to approval of the capital program review board, be a two-year plan.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1. states that the MTA capital plan commencing January 1, 2010 shall be a two-year plan however the submission of a two-year plan shall not permit the MTA to cease or reduce its five-year planning process.
Section 2. Effective Date.
Justification
Although New York State is in midst of a fiscal crisis, work on our mass transportation system needs to continue. By the MTA's own projections, the authority will only have enough revenue to pay for the first two years of any five year plan. Mandating the plan be shortened to two years achieves the goal of being fiscally responsible while not bringing projects to a screeching halt.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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