BILL NUMBER: S5244
SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing
a no fare program for individuals serving as full-time employees of the
New York city transit authority, the Long Island Railroad and the
Metro-North Commuter railroad company
 
PURPOSE:
To establish a no-fare program for individuals serving as full-time
employees of the New York City Transit Authority, the Long Island Rail-
road and the Metro-North Commuter railroad company.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends section 1266 of the public authorities law to add a
new subdivision 20, establishing a no-fare program for individuals serv-
ing as full-time employees of the New York City Transit Authority, the
Long Island Railroad, and the Metro-North Commuter railroad company.
Section 2: Sets Effective Date
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Currently, United Transit Leadership Organization employees do not have
access to commuter passes. This legislation will establish a no-fare
program for full-time New York City Transit Authority employees, the
Long Island Railroad, and the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
Senate
2021: S6869, Referred to Transportation
2022: S6869, Referred to Transportation
2023: S3537, Referred to Transportation
2024: S3537, Referred to Transportation
Assembly
2021: A7897, Referred to Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions
2022: A7897, Referred to Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions
2023: No Assembly Same-As
2024: No Assembly Same-As
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Minor to the New York City Transit Authority, the Long Island Railroad
and the Metro-North Commuter railroad company.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one-hundred-twentieth day after it
shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment
and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
completed on or before such effective date.

Statutes affected:
S5244: 1266 public authorities law