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- Referred to ways and means
- Returned to assembly
- Repassed senate
- Amended by restoring to previous print 3778d
- Amended on third reading 3778e
- Vote reconsidered - restored to third reading
- Returned to senate
- Recalled from assembly
- Referred to ways and means
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–0
- Advanced to third reading
Show 20 earlier actions
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.725
- Print number 3778d
- Amend (t) and recommit to finance
- Print number 3778c
- Amend and recommit to finance
- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to transportation
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1219
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Print number 3778b
- Amend (t) and recommit to transportation
- Print number 3778a
- Amend and recommit to transportation
- Referred to transportation
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S3778D
Title of bill
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to one-way or round trip tickets purchased for use on the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company
Purpose or general idea of bill
To eliminate the cost of mandated surcharges for the cancellation of one-way or round trip Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company tickets within six months of their original purchase.
Summary of specific provisions
Creates Section 1266-j of the public authorities law; requiring the Metropolitan Transit Authority to extend the validity of one-way or round trip Long Island Railroad and Metro-North Railroad tickets to six months from the date of purchase and to reimburse one hundred percent (100%) of the purchase price for unused one-way or round Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company tickets returned within six months of the date of purchase and prohibiting the assessment of any surcharge or processing fee for the returned ticket.
Justification
On December 30, 2010, the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) Board adopted a new refund policy for tickets purchased for the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company. The recently instituted policy invalidates Unused One Way and Round Trip tickets within two weeks of the purchase date. For a full refund, any unused tickets must be returned within 30 days of the purchase date. Prior to this policy's enactment, LIRR and Metro-North tickets had been valid for up to six months.
In addition to the reduction in, the amount of time allowed for full-refund ticket returns, the new policy also includes a $10 refund processing fee for each ticket return transaction. In most cases, the $10 processing fee is more than the cost of the purchased One-Way ticket. This policy discourages transit riders from obtaining a refund, losing the cost of the ticket if they are unable use the ticket within 14 days.
This legislation will eliminate the inequitable charge of the $10 processing fee for refunded tickets and prolong the use of tickets for a reasonable amount of time.
Prior legislative history
This is a new bill.
Fiscal implications
Unknown.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law.
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