What's happening
This bill repeals the legal definition of "transportation purpose" for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York law.
Why it matters
By repealing the legal definition of "transportation purpose" for the MTA, this bill could broaden or restrict what projects and activities the MTA is allowed to fund or undertake, depending on how courts and regulators interpret the absence of a clear definition.
The change may create uncertainty or flexibility in how the MTA allocates resources, potentially affecting decisions about expansions, improvements, or maintenance of transit infrastructure.
Stakeholders such as local governments, advocacy groups, and private developers may face new challenges or opportunities when seeking to partner with or influence MTA projects, since the statutory boundaries of “transportation purpose” would no longer be set in law.
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Remove MTA Transport Definition
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Sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Enacting clause stricken
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
End MTA 'Transportation Purpose' Definition
In Senate Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Elaine Phillips
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STATE OF NEW YORK
10008
IN ASSEMBLY
March 7, 2018
Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, DINOWITZ, OTIS, SEAWRIGHT, D'URSO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to repeal subdivision 18-a of section 1261 of the public authorities law relating to the definition of "transportation purpose" for purposes of the metropolitan transportation authority
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 18-a of section 1261 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07559-01-7
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