BILL NUMBER: S5128
SPONSOR: COMRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the annual
report on the reduction and abatement of noise on the New York city
transit authority
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
For the MTA to further expand upon the methodologies and technologies
that influence the abatement and reduction of noise on MTA transit
systems
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 adds new language to subdivision 4 section 1204-a of the
public authorities law to further include any and all procedures and
methodologies used for the reduction and abatement of noise on all tran-
sit systems, which will include the techniques, procedures and technolo-
gies.
Section 2 is the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
The MTA has been procuring a noise report since it was statutoriy
authriozed in 2019. While they do highlight measurements on noise
reduction, they do not include what technologies and methodologies used
to reduce noise.
It would benefit New Yorkers to have a publicly available outline of all
methodologies, measurement techniques, procedures and technologies to
maintain the transit system that play a role in the production or
reduction of noise. We'd like to see a correlation between transit
upgrades and what technologies in those upgrades reduce noise.
Noise reduction has been cited to improve learning in classrooms adja-
cent to transit means in addition to improving overall mental health of
New York residents. New York has spent record amounts of money on the
MTA in the last fiscal year and an update to the reporting on noise is a
relatively small ask.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2024: S8499
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

Statutes affected:
S5128: 1204-a public authorities law, 1204-a(4) public authorities law