What's happening
This bill limits railroad facility leases by the MTA to 20 years and bars renewal for lessees with repeated environmental violations.
Why it matters
Limits the ability of the MTA to enter into extremely long-term leases. (now capped at 20 years), which could prevent private operators from locking up public assets for decades and ensures more frequent public review and renegotiation.
Directly ties environmental compliance to business opportunities with the MTA. , meaning companies with repeated environmental violations lose renewal privileges—this gives operators a strong incentive to prioritize environmental stewardship.
Increases accountability and oversight for railroad facility management. by linking lease terms and renewal eligibility to performance, potentially leading to better-maintained infrastructure and safer, cleaner operations for surrounding communities.
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Limit MTA Lease Contracts
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2808
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 23, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. M. G. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to contracts entered into by the metropolitan transportation authority
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 1265 of the public authorities law, as amended by chapter 988 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
(a) To enter into contracts and leases and to execute all instruments necessary or convenient; provided, however:
(i) that contracts for the lease of any railroad facilities shall be for a term no longer than twenty years; and
(ii) any lessee seeking to renew a contract for the lease of any railroad facilities who has committed more than three violations of any permit issued pursuant to section 27-0305 of the environmental conservation law, shall be barred from such renewal;
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02769-01-7
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