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S3669Senate2019-2020 Session

End MTA State Reimbursements

Official title

“Exempts the metropolitan transportation authority from the requirement to reimburse the state for services provided to such authority”

Sponsor Michael GianarisSD-12+1 co-sponsorAffects Economy
Status
In Assembly Committee
Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Impact
5/10
Moderate
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 5 of 7

In Assembly · Corporations, Authorities And Commissions

What's happening

This bill exempts the Metropolitan Transportation Authority from reimbursing the state for certain government services provided to public benefit corporations.

Why it matters

  1. Reduces the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) financial obligations. by exempting it from reimbursing the state for certain government services, potentially freeing up millions of dollars annually for transit operations, maintenance, or improvements.

  2. Shifts the cost of state services provided to the MTA onto the state budget. rather than the MTA’s own resources, which could impact state finances and budget priorities, especially if similar exemptions are sought by other public authorities.

  3. Signals legislative recognition of the MTA’s unique role and financial challenges. compared to other public benefit corporations, possibly reflecting concern over the MTA’s fiscal health and the importance of stable funding for public transit in the New York metropolitan region.

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End MTA State Reimbursements

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Michael Gianaris

Senator · Senate District 12

1 Co-sponsor

History

  1. Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
  2. Delivered to assembly
  3. Passed senateVote 41–19
  4. Advanced to third reading
  5. 2nd report cal.
  6. 1st report cal.547
  7. Reported and committed to finance
  8. Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
  9. Returned to senate
  10. Died in assembly
  11. Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
  12. Delivered to assembly
Show 5 earlier actions
  1. Passed senateVote 42–16
  2. Ordered to third reading cal.1004
  3. Committee discharged and committed to rules
  4. Reported and committed to finance
  5. Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

3669

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

February 12, 2019

Introduced by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to exempting the metropolitan transportation authority from the requirement for public authorities to reimburse the state for services provided to such authorities

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2975 of the public authorities law, as added by chapter 62 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as follows:

1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, every public authority and every public benefit corporation created by or pursuant to [New York] state law at least three of whose members are appointed by the governor, whether such authority or corporation is otherwise governed by this chapter (such entities, as so constituted, to be hereafter in this title referred to as "public benefit corporations"), shall reimburse to [New York] the state an allocable share of state governmental costs attributable to the provision of services to public benefit corporations, as determined [herein] in this title. Provided, however, that the provisions of this section and, for the purposes of this section, the term "public benefit corporation" shall not include the metropolitan transportation authority, as established in title eleven of article five of this chapter. The payment of such costs by public benefit corporations is a valid and proper purpose for which available authority funds may be applied.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

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Sponsor's memo

Title of bill

An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to exempting the metropolitan transportation authority from the requirement for public authorities to reimburse the state for services provided to such authorities

Purpose

To ensure funds allocated to the metropolitan transportation authority are used appropriately

Summary of provisions

Section 1 amends section 2975 of the public authorities law exempting the MTA from cost recovery provisions

Justification

The MTA is cash-strapped and is constantly increasing its debt load in order to pay operational costs and undertake critical repairs. This provision of law currently allows the state to charge the MTA money, essentially asking for a refund. There is simply no reason that the state should be taking resources away from the MTA at a time where breakdowns have become the norm and critical repairs and car replace- ments are being delayed.

Legislative history

2018: Died in Transportation 2017: Died in Rules

Fiscal implications

Increased operating funds to the MTA.

Effective date

This act shall take effect immediately.

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