What's happening
This bill amends the law to allow all peace officers employed by the first and second departments to ride the Long Island Rail Road for free.
Why it matters
Expanding free LIRR access to all peace officers in the "first and second departments" could enhance visible law enforcement presence on trains, potentially improving rider safety and deterring crime or disruptive behavior.
The inclusion of these additional peace officers may create operational and budgetary impacts for the MTA and Long Island Rail Road, as more personnel will be eligible for free rides, affecting fare revenue and possibly administrative processes.
This change could be seen as a recognition of the broader role that various peace officers play in public safety, not just traditional police officers, possibly fostering stronger collaboration between agencies and transit authorities.
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Free LIRR Rides for Officers
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- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
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Free LIRR Rides for Officers
In Senate Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Thomas Croci
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STATE OF NEW YORK
8209
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
June 2, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to including all peace officers employed by the first and second departments in the MTA Long Island Rail Road no fare program
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 14 of section 1266 of the public authorities law, as amended by chapter 182 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
14. Notwithstanding any other provisions 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 police officers employed by the city of New York, county of Nassau, Nassau county villages and cities, county of Suffolk, Suffolk county villages and towns, the division of state police, the port authority of New York and New Jersey, the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, the New York city housing authority [and], the New York city transit authority and all peace officers employed by the first and second departments. 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 police officers who ride without cost to register with the Long Island Rail Road as a condition of riding without cost; (b) requiring such officers to indicate during such registration process their regular working hours and the Long Island Rail Road trains that such officers expect to ride; and (c) periodically re-registering and re-validating such officers. 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 section.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11685-03-7
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