What's happening
This bill requires the Long Island Rail Road to provide free transportation to Nassau County auxiliary police members to enhance commuter safety.
Why it matters
Aims to enhance safety for Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) commuters. by encouraging more visible auxiliary police presence on trains, which could act as a deterrent to crime and help address emergencies during commutes.
Limits free fare eligibility to duly enrolled auxiliary police officers in Nassau County and its villages/cities. , meaning only those officially registered and actively serving can participate, potentially increasing accountability and purposeful deployment.
Requires registration and periodic re-validation of participating auxiliary police. , ensuring that only up-to-date, active members receive the benefit, and allowing LIRR to track who is using the program and when (including their expected trains and working hours).
Gives the LIRR and MTA authority flexibility. to add further requirements or procedures as needed, allowing them to adapt the program to evolving security needs or operational concerns.
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Free LIRR Rides for Aux Police
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History
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5702
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 14, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. CURRAN, FINCH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for duly enrolled members of the auxiliary police for the county of Nassau
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 1266 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a new subdivision 14-a to read as follows:
14-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or the terms of any contract, the authority, in consultation with the Long Island Rail Road, shall establish and implement a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for duly enrolled members of the auxiliary police of the county of Nassau and Nassau county villages and cities. In establishing such program, which has as its goal increased protection and improved safety for its commuters, the authority and the Long Island Rail Road shall, among other things, consider: (a) requiring such members who ride without cost to register with the Long Island Rail Road as a condition of riding without cost; (b) requiring such members to indicate during such registration process their regular working hours and the Long Island Rail Road trains that such members expect to ride; and (c) periodically re-registering and re-validating such members. The authority and the Long Island Rail Road shall also have the power to consider other matters necessary to carry out the goals and objectives of this subdivision.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08534-01-7
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