What's happening
This bill requires the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to publish proposed capital program plans on its website for public access.
Why it matters
Increases transparency. by requiring the MTA to make proposed capital program plans easily accessible online, allowing the public to see major spending and investment proposals as soon as they are shared with internal committees.
Enables earlier public scrutiny and feedback. on big infrastructure plans, giving riders, advocates, and local communities more time to analyze, respond to, and influence decisions before they are finalized.
Reduces information asymmetry. between the MTA, government oversight boards, and the general public, potentially leading to more accountable and responsive transportation planning.
May strengthen public trust. in the MTA by institutionalizing open access to important financial and planning documents, which have historically been difficult for the average New Yorker to obtain or review.
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Who cares
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The bill would require the MTA to post any proposed capital program plan on its official or shared website when it distributes the plan to one or more of its committees.
MTA riders and transit advocates
They would gain online access to proposed capital program plans at the same time MTA committees receive them.
Transportation reporters
They could review proposed capital program plans online when the plans are distributed to MTA committees, rather than waiting for a later public release.
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Publish MTA Plans Online
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History
- Signed chap.452
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to assembly
- Passed senateVote 63–0
- 3rd reading cal.1480
- Substituted for S5159
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Advanced to third reading cal.94
- Reported
- 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.
Publish MTA Plans Online
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Michael H. Ranzenhofer
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1250
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 11, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. BUCHWALD, RODRIGUEZ, KAVANAGH, SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the publication of the proposed capital program plan by the metropolitan transportation authority
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 2-a of section 1269-b of the public authorities law, as added by section 11-a of part H of chapter 25 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
2-a. (a) A copy of any proposed capital program plan that has been distributed to one or more committees of the authority shall be simultaneously provided, for informational purposes, to the members of the metropolitan transportation authority capital program review board. Provision of such a proposed capital program plan to the capital program review board pursuant to this provision for informational purposes shall not constitute the submission of a capital program plan for capital program review board approval.
(b) A copy of any proposed capital program plan that has been distributed to one or more committees of the authority shall be simultaneously provided to the public by the metropolitan transportation authority, via its official or shared internet website.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01571-01-7
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