NY State Senate Bill 2009-S1386B

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 08, 2010	reported and committed to finance
May 25, 2010	print number 1386b
May 25, 2010	amend and recommit to transportation
Jan 20, 2010	print number 1386a
Jan 20, 2010	amend (t) and recommit to transportation
Jan 06, 2010	referred to transportation
Jun 02, 2009	reported and committed to finance
Jan 29, 2009	referred to transportation

Votes

- Jun 8, 2010 - Transportation Committee Vote
  S1386B
  
  Aye
  
  18
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  1
  
  Abstained
  
  0
  - - Transportation Committee Vote: Jun 8, 2010
      
      aye (18)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Aubertine
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Foley
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Libous
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Perkins
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Valesky
      
      Volker
      
      Young
      
      excused (1)
      
      Johnson

Bill Amendments

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2009-S1386 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3954
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1263, add §1266-j, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S1238, A745
2013-2014: S1284, A945
2015-2016: S3784, S5437, A7803, A5267
2017-2018: S3617, A3599
2019-2020: A2937

2009-S1386 - Summary

Establishes the metropolitan transportation riders' council for persons with disabilities; provides for membership and powers and duties.

2009-S1386 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S1386

 TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the
establishment of the metropolitan transit authority riders' council
for people with disabilities


 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
To establish an advisory council which has a non-voting member seat on
the Metropolitan Transportation Authority which is comprised by
regular transit users, who are also people with disabilities, in order
to ensure better oversight of how the Authority accommodates riders
with disabilities.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
The bill would establish the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Riders' Council for People with Disabilities to study and investigate
all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the Metropolitan
Transportation Authority and its subsidiaries, monitor its
performance, and make recommendations to improve its operations with
respect to people with disabilities.

The bill would require that the Council consist of fifteen members who
are regular transit users and who are people with disabilities. One
member would be appointed by the governor on the recommendation of the

mayor of the city of New York; one on the recommendation of the
president of the city council; one on the recommendation of the New
York state comptroller; one on the recommendation of each of the
borough presidents of the city of New York; one on the recommendation
of each of the county executives of Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland,
Putnam, Dutchess, and Orange. Each of the members would serve for
two-year terms. The Council would select a Chair from its membership.
Vacancies would be filled in the same manner as the original
appointments for the balance of the original member's term.

The bill would!require that the members of the Council receive no
compensation but would be reimbursed for necessary expenses.

The bill would allow the Council to provide support services to its
members to the extent of available funds so that they may perform
their duties, including but not limited to transportation,
telecommunication, and accessible technology support. The Chair would
be able hire staff and consultant for any funds made available to the
Council.

This bill would allow the Council to request and receive assistance
and data from any political subdivision of the state to enable it to
properly carry out its duties.

The bill would create an additional non-voting member of the
Metropolitan Transportation Authority who would serve an
eighteen-month term and would be recommended to the governor by the
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Riders' Council for People with
Disabilities.

 JUSTIFICATION :
In New York City, only 53 out of 468 MTA passenger stations are
ADA-compliant for people in wheelchairs. Elevator and escalator
maintenance problems are rampant and little is done to alert riders
who depend on these facilities about breakdowns and alternative
routes. The hard of hearing are unable to make sense of train
announcements even though technology exists that could improve this.
Platform gaps, a noted problem on the Long Island Railroad, are of a
particular threat to the safety of the visually impaired. The recent
closure of station agent booths and the elimination of many station
agent personnel disproportionately impact those with disabilities.
New York City and its commuter rails are far behind other major cities
in accommodating the needs of riders with disabilities.

One of the most important ways we can begin to address this crisis is
to correct the lack of representation of people with disabilities on
the board of the MTA itself. In 2006, Manhattan Borough President
Scott Stringer published "The State of Repairs: An Examination of
Elevator and Escalator Maintenance and Repairs in New York City's
Subway System." In this report, he concluded that while the MTA does
have the New York City Transit Riders Council "they are not charged
with the specific responsibly of representing the needs of disabled
riders. And while the MTA has an ADA compliance Coordination
committee, it is informal and not comprised of appointed members. A
legislatively-mandated body representing disabled riders is needed to
ensure the issues of the disability community are identified and
addressed."

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
A.10734A/S.7817A of 2008

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
Unknown.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately

2009-S1386 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

    S. 1386                                                  A. 3954

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2009
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. DUANE -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced by M. of A. KELLNER, TITUS, CAHILL, WEISEN-
  BERG, BING, ROSENTHAL, ZEBROWSKI -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.
  ABBATE,  ALFANO,  BENEDETTO, BOYLAND, CUSICK, FINCH, GLICK, GOTTFRIED,
  HOOPER, PAULIN, PHEFFER, RAIA, REILLY,  J. RIVERA,  P. RIVERA,  SPANO,
  TITONE  --  read  once  and referred to the Committee on Corporations,
  Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to  the  estab-
  lishment  of  the  metropolitan  transit authority riders' council for
  people with disabilities

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of
section 1263 of the public authorities law, as amended by chapter 549 of
the laws of 1994, are amended to read as follows:
  (1)  There is hereby created the "metropolitan transportation authori-
ty." The authority shall be a body corporate and politic constituting  a
public  benefit  corporation. The authority shall consist of TWENTY-FOUR
MEMBERS AND SHALL INCLUDE a [chairman] CHAIRPERSON, sixteen other voting
members, and  [two]  THREE  non-voting  and  four  alternate  non-voting
members, as described in subparagraph two of this paragraph appointed by
the  governor  by and with the advice and consent of the senate. Four of
the sixteen voting members other than the [chairman]  CHAIRPERSON  shall
be  appointed  on the written recommendation of the mayor of the city of
New York; and each of seven other voting members other than the  [chair-
man]  CHAIRPERSON shall be appointed after selection from a written list
of three recommendations from the chief executive officer of the  county
in  which  the  particular  member is required to reside pursuant to the
provisions of this subdivision. Of the members appointed on  recommenda-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00007-01-9

S. 1386                             2                            A. 3954

tion  of  the chief executive officer of a county, one such member shall
be, at the time of appointment, a resident of the county of Nassau;  one
a  resident  of  the  county of Suffolk; one a resident of the county of
Westchester;  and  one a resident of the county of Dutchess, one a resi-
dent of the county of Orange, one a resident of the county of Putnam and
one a resident of the county of Rockland, provided that the term of  any
member  who is a resident of a county that has withdrawn from the metro-
politan commuter transportation  district  pursuant  to  section  twelve
hundred  seventy-nine-b of this [article] TITLE shall terminate upon the
effective date of such county's withdrawal from such  district.  Of  the
five voting members, other than the [chairman] CHAIRPERSON, appointed by
the  governor  without recommendation from any other person, three shall
be, at the time of appointment, residents of the city of  New  York  and
two  shall  be, at the time of appointment, residents of such city or of
any of the aforementioned counties in the metropolitan  commuter  trans-
portation  district.  The [chairman] CHAIRPERSON and each of the members
shall be appointed for a term of six years, provided however,  that  the
[chairman]  CHAIRPERSON  first  appointed  shall serve for a term ending
June thirtieth, nineteen  hundred  eighty-one,  and  the  sixteen  other
members first appointed shall serve for the following terms: The members
from  the counties of Nassau and Westchester shall each serve for a term
ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-five;  the  members  from
the  county of Suffolk and from the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam
and Rockland shall each serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen
hundred ninety-two; two of the members appointed  on  recommendation  of
the  mayor  of  the  city of New York shall each serve for a term ending
June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-four and, two shall  each  serve
for  a  term  ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-one; two of
the members appointed by the governor without the recommendation of  any
other person shall each serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen
hundred  eighty-two, two shall each serve for a term ending June thirti-
eth, nineteen hundred eighty and one shall serve for a term ending  June
thirtieth,  nineteen  hundred  eighty-five.  The two non-voting and four
alternate non-voting members shall serve until January first, two  thou-
sand  one. The members from the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam and
Rockland shall cast one collective vote.
  (2) There shall be [two] THREE non-voting members and  four  alternate
non-voting  members of the authority, as referred to in subparagraph one
of this paragraph.
  The first non-voting member shall be a regular [mass transit] user  of
the  MASS  TRANSIT facilities of the authority and be recommended to the
governor by the New York city transit authority  advisory  council.  The
first  alternate  non-voting member shall be a regular mass transit user
of the facilities of the authority and be recommended to the governor by
the Metro-North commuter council. The second alternate non-voting member
shall be a regular mass transit user of the facilities of the  authority
and  be  recommended  to  the  governor  by  the  Long  Island Rail Road
commuter's council.
  The second non-voting member shall be recommended to the  governor  by
the  labor  organization  representing  the majority of employees of the
Long Island Rail Road. The third alternate non-voting  member  shall  be
recommended  to  the governor by the labor organization representing the
majority of employees of the New York city transit authority. The fourth
alternate non-voting member shall be recommended to the governor by  the
labor  organization representing the majority of employees of the Metro-
North Commuter Railroad Company. The chairman of the authority,  at  his

S. 1386                             3                            A. 3954

direction,  may  exclude  such non-voting member or alternate non-voting
member from attending any portion of a meeting of the  authority  or  of
any  committee established pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision four
of  this  section  held  for the purpose of discussing negotiations with
labor organizations.
  The non-voting member and the two alternate non-voting members repres-
enting the New York [York] city transit authority advisory council,  the
Metro-North  commuter  council, and the Long Island Rail Road commuter's
council shall serve eighteen month rotating terms, after which  time  an
alternate  non-voting  member shall become the non-voting member and the
rotation shall continue until each alternate member has served at  least
one  eighteen  month  term  as a non-voting member. The other non-voting
member and alternate non-voting members representing the New  York  city
transit  authority,  Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, and the Long
Island Rail Road labor organizations shall serve eighteen month rotating
terms, after which time an alternate non-voting member shall become  the
non-voting  member  and the rotation shall continue until each alternate
member has served at least one  eighteen  month  term  as  a  non-voting
member.  The  transit  authority and the commuter railroads shall not be
represented concurrently by the two non-voting members during  any  such
eighteen month period.
  THE THIRD NON-VOTING MEMBER SHALL BE A REGULAR USER OF THE MASS TRANS-
IT FACILITIES OF THE AUTHORITY AND BE RECOMMENDED TO THE GOVERNOR BY THE
METROPOLITAN  TRANSPORTATION  AUTHORITY  RIDERS' COUNCIL FOR PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES AND SHALL SERVE AN EIGHTEEN MONTH TERM.
  S 2. The public authorities law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
1266-i to read as follows:
  S  1266-I.  METROPOLITAN  TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY RIDERS' COUNCIL FOR
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. 1. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED THE  "METROPOLITAN
TRANSIT  AUTHORITY  RIDERS'  COUNCIL  FOR  PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES", TO
STUDY, INVESTIGATE, MONITOR, AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS  WITH  RESPECT  TO
THE  ACCOMMODATION OF THE NEEDS AND CONVENIENCE OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILI-
TIES TO THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND  ITS  SUBSIDIARIES
WITHIN  THE METROPOLITAN COMMUTER TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT.  SUCH COUNCIL
SHALL STUDY AND INVESTIGATE ALL ASPECTS OF THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS  OF
SUCH  AUTHORITY  AND  ITS  SUBSIDIARIES,  MONITOR THEIR PERFORMANCE, AND
RECOMMEND CHANGES TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE OPERATION THEREOF ALL
WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCOMMODATION OF THE NEEDS AND CONVENIENCE OF PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES.
  2. SUCH COUNCIL SHALL CONSIST OF FIFTEEN MEMBERS WHO SHALL  BE  COMMU-
TERS  WHO  REGULARLY USE THE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OF SUCH AUTHORITIES
AND WHO ARE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AS DEFINED IN ANY APPLICABLE  STATE
OR  FEDERAL  LAW.    EACH MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, ONE
UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK;  ONE  UPON
THE  RECOMMENDATION  OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEW YORK; ONE UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE NEW YORK STATE COMPTROLLER;
FIVE OTHER MEMBERS UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF EACH OF THE BOROUGH PRESI-
DENTS OF THE BOROUGHS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; ONE UPON THE  RECOMMENDA-
TION  BY  THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OF NASSAU; ONE UPON THE RECOMMENDATION BY
THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OF SUFFOLK; ONE  UPON  THE  RECOMMENDATION  BY  THE
COUNTY  EXECUTIVE  OF  WESTCHESTER;  ONE  UPON THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OF ROCKLAND; ONE UPON THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE  COUNTY
EXECUTIVE OF PUTNAM; ONE UPON THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE
OF  DUTCHESS; AND ONE UPON THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OF
ORANGE. THE CHAIR SHALL BE A MEMBER SELECTED BY THE  MEMBERSHIP  OF  THE
COMMITTEE.    EACH  OF  THE MEMBERS SHALL SERVE FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS.

S. 1386                             4                            A. 3954

VACANCIES THAT OCCUR OTHER THAN BY EXPIRATION OF TERM SHALL BE FILLED IN
THE SAME MANNER AS THE ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS  FOR  THE  BALANCE  OF  THE
UNEXPIRED TERM.
  3.  THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR
SERVICES BUT SHALL BE  REIMBURSED  FOR  ACTUAL  AND  NECESSARY  EXPENSES
INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.
  4.  TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY FUNDS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COUNCIL FOR
THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COUNCIL MAY PROVIDE  RESOURCES  AS
ARE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE COUNCIL AS NECESSARY OR
CONVENIENT  TO  ALLOW MEMBERS TO PERFORM THEIR DUTIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, TRANSPORTATION, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND ACCESSIBLE TECHNOLOGY
SUPPORT, AND MAY EMPLOY ADDITIONAL STAFF AND CONSULTANTS AND INCUR OTHER
EXPENSES TO CARRY OUT ITS DUTIES, TO BE PAID FROM AMOUNTS WHICH  MAY  BE
MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COUNCIL FOR SUCH PURPOSE.
  5.  THE  COUNCIL  MAY  REQUEST  AND SHALL RECEIVE FROM ANY DEPARTMENT,
DIVISION, BOARD, BUREAU, COMMISSION, AGENCY,  PUBLIC  AUTHORITY  OF  THE
STATE  OR  ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF SUCH ASSISTANCE AND DATA AS
WILL ENABLE IT PROPERLY TO CARRY OUT ITS ACTIVITIES UNDER  THIS  SECTION
AND EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
  S  3.  This  act shall take effect immediately; provided, however that
the amendments to paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 1263 of  the
public  authorities law made by section one of this act shall not affect
the expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed  to  expire  there-
with.

2009-S1386A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3954
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1263, add §1266-j, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S1238, A745
2013-2014: S1284, A945
2015-2016: S3784, S5437, A7803, A5267
2017-2018: S3617, A3599
2019-2020: A2937

2009-S1386A - Summary

Establishes the metropolitan transportation riders' council for persons with disabilities; provides for membership and powers and duties.

2009-S1386A - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S1386A

 TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the board
of the metropolitan transportation authority; and in relation to the
establishment of the metropolitan transit authority riders' council
for people with disabilities


 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
To establish an advisory council which has a non-voting member seat on
the Metropolitan Transportation Authority which is comprised by
regular transit users, who are also people with disabilities, in order
to ensure better oversight of how the Authority accommodates riders
with disabilities.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
The bill would establish the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Riders' Council for People with Disabilities to study and investigate
all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the Metropolitan
Transportation Authority and its subsidiaries, monitor its
performance, and make recommendations to improve its operations with
respect to people with disabilities.

The bill would require that the Council consist of fifteen members who
are regular transit users and who are people with disabilities. One

member would be appointed by the governor on the recommendation of the
mayor of the city of New York; one on the recommendation of the
president of the city council; one on the recommendation of the New
York state comptroller; one on the recommendation of each of the
borough presidents of the city of New York; one on the recommendation
of each of the county executives of Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland,
Putnam, Dutchess, and Orange. Each of the members would serve for
two-year terms. The Council would select a Chair from its membership.
Vacancies would be filled in the same manner as the original
appointments for the balance of the original member's term.

The bill would require that the members of the Council receive no
compensation but would be reimbursed for necessary expenses.

The bill would allow the Council to provide support services to its
members to the extent of available funds so that they may perform
their duties, including but not limited to transportation,
telecommunication, and accessible technology support. The Chair would
be able hire staff and consultant for any funds made available to the
Council.

This bill would allow the Council to request and receive assistance
and data from any political subdivision of the state to enable it to
properly carry out its duties.

The bill would create an additional non-voting member of the
Metropolitan Transportation Authority who would serve an
eighteen-month term and would be recommended to the governor by the
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Riders' Council for People with
Disabilities.

 JUSTIFICATION :
In New York City, only 53 out of 468 MTA passenger stations are
ADA-compliant for people in wheelchairs. Elevator and escalator
maintenance problems are rampant and little is done to alert riders
who depend on these facilities about breakdowns and alternative
routes. The hard of hearing are unable to make sense of train
announcements even though technology exists that could improve this.
Platform gaps, a noted problem on the Long Island Railroad, are of a
particular threat to the safety of the visually impaired. The recent
closure of station agent booths and the elimination of many station
agent personnel disproportionately impact those with disabilities.
New York City and its commuter rails are far behind other major cities
in accommodating the needs of riders with disabilities.

One of the most important ways we can begin to address this crisis is
to correct the lack of representation of people with disabilities on
the board of the MTA itself. In 2006, Manhattan Borough President
Scott Stringer published "The State of Repairs: An Examination of
Elevator and Escalator Maintenance and Repairs in New York City's
Subway System." In this report, he concluded that while the MTA does
have the New York City Transit Riders Council "they are not charged
with the specific responsibly of representing the needs of disabled
riders. And while the MTA has an ADA compliance Coordination
committee, it is informal and not comprised of appointed members. A
legislatively-mandated body representing disabled riders is needed to
ensure the issues of the disability community are identified and
addressed."

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
A.10734A/S.7817A of 2008

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
Unknown.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2009-S1386A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

    S. 1386--A                                            A. 3954--A
                                                        Cal. No. 299

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2009
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. DUANE -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation --
  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Transportation in accordance with
  Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced by M. of A. KELLNER, TITUS, CAHILL, WEISEN-
  BERG, BING, ROSENTHAL, ZEBROWSKI -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.
  ABBATE,  ALFANO,  BENEDETTO, BOYLAND, CUSICK, FINCH, GLICK, GOTTFRIED,
  HOOPER, MENG, PAULIN, PHEFFER,  RAIA,  REILLY,  J. RIVERA,  P. RIVERA,
  SPANO,  TITONE  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on Corpo-
  rations, Authorities  and  Commissions  --  reported  from  committee,
  advanced  to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
  its place on the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the board  of
  the  metropolitan  transportation  authority;  and  in relation to the
  establishment of the metropolitan transit  authority  riders'  council
  for people with disabilities

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision  1  of  section  1263  of  the
public  authorities law, as amended by section 4 of part H of chapter 25
of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  [(a) There is hereby created the "metropolitan transportation authori-
ty." The authority shall be a body corporate and politic constituting  a
public  benefit  corporation.  The authority shall consist of a chairman
and sixteen other members appointed by the  governor  by  and  with  the
advice  and  consent  of  the  senate.  Any  member  appointed to a term
commencing on or after June thirtieth,  two  thousand  nine  shall  have
experience  in  one or more of the following areas of expertise:  trans-
portation, public administration, business management, finance, account-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                           LBD00007-02-0

S. 1386--A                          2                         A. 3954--A

ing, law, engineering, land use, urban and regional planning, management
of large capital projects, labor relations, or have experience  in  some
other  area of activity central to the mission of the authority. Four of
the  sixteen  members  other than the chairman shall be appointed on the
written recommendation of the mayor of the city of New York; and each of
seven other members other than the chairman  shall  be  appointed  after
selection  from  a  written list of three recommendations from the chief
executive officer of the  county  in  which  the  particular  member  is
required  to  reside  pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision. Of
the members appointed on recommendation of the chief  executive  officer
of  a  county,  one  such member shall be, at the time of appointment, a
resident of the county of Nassau;  one  a  resident  of  the  county  of
Suffolk; one a resident of the county of Westchester; and one a resident
of the county of Dutchess, one a resident of the county of Orange, one a
resident  of  the  county  of Putnam and one a resident of the county of
Rockland, provided that the term of any member who is a  resident  of  a
county  that has withdrawn from the metropolitan commuter transportation
district pursuant to section twelve hundred seventy-nine-b of this arti-
cle shall terminate upon the effective date of such county's  withdrawal
from  such  district.  Of  the  five  members,  other than the chairman,
appointed by the governor without recommendation from any other  person,
three shall be, at the time of appointment, residents of the city of New
York  and  two  shall  be, at the time of appointment, residents of such
city or of any of the aforementioned counties in the metropolitan commu-
ter transportation district. The chairman and each of the members  shall
be  appointed for a term of six years, provided however, that the chair-
man first appointed shall serve for a term ending June thirtieth,  nine-
teen  hundred  eighty-one, provided that thirty days after the effective
date of the chapter of the laws of two thousand nine which amended  this
paragraph,  the  term  of  the chairman shall expire; provided, further,
that such chairman may continue to discharge the duties  of  his  office
until  the position of chairman is filled by appointment by the governor
upon the advice and consent of the senate  and  the  term  of  such  new
chairman  shall  terminate  June  thirtieth,  two  thousand fifteen. The
sixteen other members first appointed  shall  serve  for  the  following
terms:  The  members  from  the counties of Nassau and Westchester shall
each serve for a term ending June thirtieth,  nineteen  hundred  eighty-
five;  the  members  from the county of Suffolk and from the counties of
Dutchess, Orange, Putnam and Rockland shall each serve for a term ending
June  thirtieth,  nineteen  hundred  ninety-two;  two  of  the   members
appointed  on  recommendation of the mayor of the city of New York shall
each serve for a term ending June thirtieth,  nineteen  hundred  eighty-
four  and,  two shall each serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nine-
teen hundred eighty-one; two of the members appointed  by  the  governor
without  the  recommendation  of any other person shall each serve for a
term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-two, two shall  each
serve  for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty and one
shall serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen  hundred  eighty-
five.  The  members  from  the  counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam and
Rockland shall cast one collective vote.]
  (A) (1) THERE  IS  HEREBY  CREATED  THE  "METROPOLITAN  TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY."  THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE A BODY CORPORATE AND POLITIC CONSTI-
TUTING A PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION. THE AUTHORITY SHALL  CONSIST  OF  A
CHAIRMAN,  SIXTEEN  OTHER  VOTING  MEMBERS,  AND TWO NON-VOTING AND FOUR
ALTERNATE NON-VOTING MEMBERS, AS DESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH TWO  OF  THIS
PARAGRAPH  APPOINTED  BY THE GOVERNOR BY AND WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT

S. 1386--A                          3                         A. 3954--A

OF THE SENATE. ANY MEMBER APPOINTED TO A TERM  COMMENCING  ON  OR  AFTER
JUNE  THIRTIETH,  TWO THOUSAND NINE SHALL HAVE EXPERIENCE IN ONE OR MORE
OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS: TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION,  BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT,  FINANCE,  ACCOUNTING, LAW, ENGINEERING, LAND USE, URBAN AND
REGIONAL  PLANNING,  MANAGEMENT  OF  LARGE   CAPITAL   PROJECTS,   LABOR
RELATIONS,  OR HAVE EXPERIENCE IN SOME OTHER AREA OF ACTIVITY CENTRAL TO
THE MISSION OF THE AUTHORITY. FOUR OF THE SIXTEEN VOTING  MEMBERS  OTHER
THAN  THE  CHAIRMAN  SHALL BE APPOINTED ON THE WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION OF
THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW  YORK;  AND  EACH  OF  SEVEN  OTHER  VOTING
MEMBERS  OTHER THAN THE CHAIRMAN SHALL BE APPOINTED AFTER SELECTION FROM
A WRITTEN LIST OF THREE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE  PARTICULAR  MEMBER  IS  REQUIRED  TO  RESIDE
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION. OF THE MEMBERS APPOINTED
ON  RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF A COUNTY, ONE SUCH
MEMBER SHALL BE, AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT, A RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY OF
NASSAU, ONE A RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, ONE A RESIDENT  OF  THE
COUNTY  OF  WESTCHESTER, ONE A RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY OF DUTCHESS, ONE A
RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, ONE A RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY OF PUTNAM
AND ONE A RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY OF ROCKLAND, PROVIDED THAT THE TERM  OF
ANY  MEMBER  WHO  IS  A RESIDENT OF A COUNTY THAT HAS WITHDRAWN FROM THE
METROPOLITAN COMMUTER TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT PURSUANT TO SECTION TWELVE
HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE-B OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL TERMINATE UPON  THE  EFFEC-
TIVE  DATE  OF  SUCH COUNTY'S WITHDRAWAL FROM SUCH DISTRICT. OF THE FIVE
VOTING MEMBERS, OTHER THAN THE CHAIRMAN, APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR WITH-
OUT RECOMMENDATION FROM ANY OTHER PERSON, THREE SHALL BE, AT THE TIME OF
APPOINTMENT, RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND TWO SHALL BE, AT  THE
TIME  OF  APPOINTMENT, RESIDENTS OF SUCH CITY OR OF ANY OF THE AFOREMEN-
TIONED COUNTIES IN THE METROPOLITAN  COMMUTER  TRANSPORTATION  DISTRICT.
THE  CHAIRMAN  AND  EACH OF THE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A TERM OF
SIX YEARS, PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT THE  CHAIRMAN  FIRST  APPOINTED  SHALL
SERVE  FOR  A  TERM  ENDING JUNE THIRTIETH, NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE,
PROVIDED THAT THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHAPTER OF THE
LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND TEN WHICH ADDED THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, THE TERM OF  THE
CHAIRMAN SHALL EXPIRE; PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT SUCH CHAIRMAN MAY CONTIN-
UE  TO  DISCHARGE  THE DUTIES OF HIS OR HER OFFICE UNTIL THE POSITION OF
CHAIRMAN IS FILLED BY APPOINTMENT BY THE GOVERNOR UPON  THE  ADVICE  AND
CONSENT  OF THE SENATE AND THE TERM OF SUCH NEW CHAIRMAN SHALL TERMINATE
JUNE THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN. THE SIXTEEN  OTHER  MEMBERS  FIRST
APPOINTED  SHALL  SERVE  FOR  THE  FOLLOWING TERMS: THE MEMBERS FROM THE
COUNTIES OF NASSAU AND WESTCHESTER SHALL EACH SERVE FOR  A  TERM  ENDING
JUNE THIRTIETH, NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE; THE MEMBERS FROM THE COUN-
TY  OF  SUFFOLK  AND  FROM  THE COUNTIES OF DUTCHESS, ORANGE, PUTNAM AND
ROCKLAND SHALL EACH SERVE FOR A TERM  ENDING  JUNE  THIRTIETH,  NINETEEN
HUNDRED  NINETY-TWO;  TWO  OF THE MEMBERS APPOINTED ON RECOMMENDATION OF
THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL EACH SERVE  FOR  A  TERM  ENDING
JUNE  THIRTIETH,  NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR AND, TWO SHALL EACH SERVE
FOR A TERM ENDING JUNE THIRTIETH, NINETEEN HUNDRED  EIGHTY-ONE;  TWO  OF
THE  MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR WITHOUT THE RECOMMENDATION OF ANY
OTHER PERSON SHALL EACH SERVE FOR TERM ENDING JUNE  THIRTIETH,  NINETEEN
HUNDRED  EIGHTY-TWO, TWO SHALL EACH SERVE FOR A TERM ENDING JUNE THIRTI-
ETH, NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY AND ONE SHALL SERVE FOR A TERM ENDING  JUNE
THIRTIETH,  NINETEEN  HUNDRED  EIGHTY-FIVE.  THE TWO NON-VOTING AND FOUR
ALTERNATE NON-VOTING MEMBERS SHALL SERVE UNTIL JANUARY FIRST, TWO  THOU-
SAND  ONE. THE MEMBERS FROM THE COUNTIES OF DUTCHESS, ORANGE, PUTNAM AND
ROCKLAND SHALL CAST ONE COLLECTIVE VOTE.

S. 1386--A                          4                         A. 3954--A

  (2) THERE SHALL BE TWO NON-VOTING MEMBERS AND FOUR ALTERNATE  NON-VOT-
ING MEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITY, AS REFERRED TO IN SUBPARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS
PARAGRAPH.
  THE  FIRST  NON-VOTING  MEMBER SHALL BE A REGULAR MASS TRANSIT USER OF
THE FACILITIES OF THE AUTHORITY AND BE RECOMMENDED TO  THE  GOVERNOR  BY
THE  NEW  YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY ADVISORY COUNCIL. THE FIRST ALTER-
NATE NON-VOTING MEMBER SHALL BE A  REGULAR  MASS  TRANSIT  USER  OF  THE
FACILITIES  OF  THE  AUTHORITY AND BE RECOMMENDED TO THE GOVERNOR BY THE
METRO-NORTH COMMUTER COUNCIL. THE  SECOND  ALTERNATE  NON-VOTING  MEMBER
SHALL  BE A REGULAR MASS TRANSIT USER OF THE FACILITIES OF THE AUTHORITY
AND BE RECOMMENDED  TO  THE  GOVERNOR  BY  THE  LONG  ISLAND  RAIL  ROAD
COMMUTER'S COUNCIL.
  THE  SECOND  NON-VOTING MEMBER SHALL BE RECOMMENDED TO THE GOVERNOR BY
THE LABOR ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING THE MAJORITY  OF  EMPLOYEES  OF  THE
LONG  ISLAND  RAIL  ROAD. THE THIRD ALTERNATE NON-VOTING MEMBER SHALL BE
RECOMMENDED TO THE GOVERNOR BY THE LABOR ORGANIZATION  REPRESENTING  THE
MAJORITY OF EMPLOYEES OF THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY. THE FOURTH
ALTERNATE  NON-VOTING MEMBER SHALL BE RECOMMENDED TO THE GOVERNOR BY THE
LABOR ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING THE MAJORITY OF EMPLOYEES OF THE  METRO-
NORTH  COMMUTER  RAILROAD COMPANY. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE AUTHORITY, AT HIS
DISCRETION, MAY EXCLUDE SUCH NON-VOTING MEMBER OR  ALTERNATE  NON-VOTING
MEMBER  FROM  ATTENDING  ANY PORTION OF A MEETING OF THE AUTHORITY OR OF
ANY COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION  FOUR
OF  THIS  SECTION  HELD  FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING NEGOTIATIONS WITH
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.
  THE NON-VOTING MEMBER AND THE TWO ALTERNATE NON-VOTING MEMBERS REPRES-
ENTING THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY ADVISORY COUNCIL, THE  METRO-
NORTH COMMUTER COUNCIL, AND THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD COMMUTER'S COUNCIL
SHALL SERVE EIGHTEEN MONTH ROTATING TERMS, AFTER WHICH TIME AN ALTERNATE
NON-VOTING  MEMBER  SHALL  BECOME THE NON-VOTING MEMBER AND THE ROTATION
SHALL CONTINUE UNTIL EACH ALTERNATE MEMBER HAS SERVED AT LEAST ONE EIGH-
TEEN MONTH TERM AS A NON-VOTING MEMBER. THE OTHER NON-VOTING MEMBER  AND
ALTERNATE  NON-VOTING  MEMBERS  REPRESENTING  THE  NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT
AUTHORITY, METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD COMPANY, AND  THE  LONG  ISLAND
RAIL ROAD LABOR ORGANIZATIONS SHALL SERVE EIGHTEEN MONTH ROTATING TERMS,
AFTER  WHICH  TIME  AN  ALTERNATE  NON-VOTING  MEMBER  SHALL  BECOME THE
NON-VOTING MEMBER AND THE ROTATION SHALL CONTINUE UNTIL  EACH  ALTERNATE
MEMBER  HAS  SERVED  AT  LEAST  ONE  EIGHTEEN MONTH TERM AS A NON-VOTING
MEMBER. THE TRANSIT AUTHORITY AND THE COMMUTER RAILROADS  SHALL  NOT  BE
REPRESENTED  CONCURRENTLY  BY THE TWO NON-VOTING MEMBERS DURING ANY SUCH
EIGHTEEN MONTH PERIOD.
  S 2. The public authorities law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
1266-j to read as follows:
  S  1266-J.  METROPOLITAN  TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY RIDERS' COUNCIL FOR
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. 1. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED THE  "METROPOLITAN
TRANSIT  AUTHORITY  RIDERS'  COUNCIL  FOR  PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES", TO
STUDY, INVESTIGATE, MONITOR, AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS  WITH  RESPECT  TO
THE  ACCOMMODATION OF THE NEEDS AND CONVENIENCE OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILI-
TIES TO THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND  ITS  SUBSIDIARIES
WITHIN  THE METROPOLITAN COMMUTER TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT.  SUCH COUNCIL
SHALL STUDY AND INVESTIGATE ALL ASPECTS OF THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS  OF
SUCH  AUTHORITY  AND  ITS  SUBSIDIARIES,  MONITOR THEIR PERFORMANCE, AND
RECOMMEND CHANGES TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE OPERATION THEREOF ALL
WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCOMMODATION OF THE NEEDS AND CONVENIENCE OF PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES.

S. 1386--A                          5                         A. 3954--A

  2. SUCH COUNCIL SHALL CONSIST OF FIFTEEN MEMBERS WHO SHALL  BE  COMMU-
TERS  WHO  REGULARLY USE THE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OF SUCH AUTHORITIES
AND WHO ARE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AS DEFINED IN ANY APPLICABLE  STATE
OR  FEDERAL  LAW.    EACH MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, ONE
UPON  THE  RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; ONE UPON
THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE  CITY  OF
NEW YORK; ONE UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE NEW YORK STATE COMPTROLLER;
FIVE OTHER MEMBERS UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF EACH OF THE BOROUGH PRESI-
DENTS  OF THE BOROUGHS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; ONE UPON THE RECOMMENDA-
TION BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OF NASSAU; ONE UPON THE  RECOMMENDATION  BY
THE  COUNTY  EXECUTIVE  OF  SUFFOLK;  ONE UPON THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OF WESTCHESTER; ONE  UPON  THE  RECOMMENDATION  BY  THE
COUNTY  EXECUTIVE OF ROCKLAND; ONE UPON THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE COUNTY
EXECUTIVE OF PUTNAM; ONE UPON THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE
OF DUTCHESS; AND ONE UPON THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE  OF
ORANGE.  THE  CHAIR  SHALL BE A MEMBER SELECTED BY THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE
COMMITTEE.  EACH OF THE MEMBERS SHALL SERVE FOR A  TERM  OF  TWO  YEARS.
VACANCIES THAT OCCUR OTHER THAN BY EXPIRATION OF TERM SHALL BE FILLED IN
THE  SAME  MANNER  AS  THE  ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS FOR THE BALANCE OF THE
UNEXPIRED TERM.
  3. THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR  THEIR
SERVICES  BUT  SHALL  BE  REIMBURSED  FOR  ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES
INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.
  4. TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY FUNDS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COUNCIL  FOR
THE  PURPOSES  OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COUNCIL MAY PROVIDE RESOURCES AS
ARE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE COUNCIL AS NECESSARY OR
CONVENIENT TO ALLOW MEMBERS TO PERFORM THEIR DUTIES INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT
LIMITED TO, TRANSPORTATION, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND ACCESSIBLE TECHNOLOGY
SUPPORT, AND MAY EMPLOY ADDITIONAL STAFF AND CONSULTANTS AND INCUR OTHER
EXPENSES  TO  CARRY OUT ITS DUTIES, TO BE PAID FROM AMOUNTS WHICH MAY BE
MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COUNCIL FOR SUCH PURPOSE.
  5. THE COUNCIL MAY REQUEST AND  SHALL  RECEIVE  FROM  ANY  DEPARTMENT,
DIVISION,  BOARD,  BUREAU,  COMMISSION,  AGENCY, PUBLIC AUTHORITY OF THE
STATE OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF SUCH ASSISTANCE AND  DATA  AS
WILL  ENABLE  IT PROPERLY TO CARRY OUT ITS ACTIVITIES UNDER THIS SECTION
AND EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

2009-S1386B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3954
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1263, add §1266-j, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S1238, A745
2013-2014: S1284, A945
2015-2016: S3784, S5437, A7803, A5267
2017-2018: S3617, A3599
2019-2020: A2937

2009-S1386B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the metropolitan transportation riders' council for persons with disabilities; provides for membership and powers and duties.

2009-S1386B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S1386B

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the board of
the metropolitan transportation authority; and
in relation to the establishment of
the metropolitan transit authority riders' council for people with
disabilities

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To establish an advisory council which has a non-voting member seat on
the Metropolitan Transportation Authority which is comprised by
regular transit users, who are also people with disabilities, in
order to ensure better oversight of how the Authority accommodates
riders with disabilities.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
The bill establishes the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Riders'
Council for People with Disabilities to study and investigate all
aspects of the day-to-day operations of the Metropolitan
Transportation Authority and its subsidiaries, monitor its
performance, and make recommendations to improve its operation.

The bill requires that the Council shall consist of fifteen members
who are regular transit users and who are people with disabilities.

One member shall be appointed by the governor on the recommendation
of the mayor of the city of New York; one on the recommendation of the
president of the city council; one on the recommendation of the New
York state comptroller; one on the recommendation of each of the
borough presidents of the city of New York; one on the recommendation
of each of the county executives of Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland,
Putnam, Dutchess, and Orange. Each of the members shall serve for
two-year terms. The Council shall select a Chair from its membership.
Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointments for the balance of the original member's term.

The bill requires that the members of the Council will receive no
compensation but will be reimbursed for necessary expenses.

The bill requires that the Council shall provide support services to
its members so that they may perform their duties, including but not
limited to transportation, telecommunication, and
accessible technology support. The Chair may hire staff and
consultants for any funds made available to the Council.

The bill allows that the Council may request and shall receive
assistance and data from any political subdivision of the state to
enable it to properly carry out its duties.

The bill creates an additional non-voting member of the Metropolitan
Transportation Authority who shall serve an eighteen-month term and
is recommended to the governor by the Metropolitan Transportation
Authority Riders' Council for People with Disabilities.

The bill provides a definition for "disability" and "disabled."


JUSTIFICATION:
In New York City, only 53 out of 468 MTA passenger stations are
ADA-compliant for people in wheelchairs. Elevator and escalator
maintenance problems are rampant and little is done to alert riders
who depend on these facilities about breakdowns and alternative
routes. The hard of hearing are unable to make sense of train
announcements even though technology exists that could improve this.
Platform gaps, a noted problem on the Long Island Railroad, are of a
particular threat to the safety of the visually impaired. The recent
closure of station agent booths and the elimination of many station
agent personnel disproportionately impact those with disabilities.
New York City and its commuter rails are far behind other major
cities in accommodating the needs of riders with disabilities.

One of the most important ways we can begin to address this crisis is
to correct the lack of representation of people on the board of the
MTA itself. In 2006, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer
published The State of Repairs: An Examination of Elevator and
Escalator Maintenance and Repairs in New York City 's Subway System.
In this report, he concluded that while the MTA does have the New
York City Transit Riders Council "they are not charged with the
specific responsibly of representing the needs of disabled riders.
And while the MTA has an ADA compliance coordination committee, it
is informal and not comprised of appointed members. A
legislatively-mandated body representing disabled riders is needed to
ensure the issues of the disability community are identified and
addressed."

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
None.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Unknown.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2009-S1386B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
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    S. 1386--B                                            A. 3954--B
                                                        Cal. No. 299

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2009
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. DUANE -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation --
  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Transportation in accordance with
  Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted  as  amended  and recommitted to said committee -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. KELLNER,  TITUS,  CAHILL,  WEISEN-
  BERG,  BING,  ROSENTHAL,  ZEBROWSKI  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  ABBATE, ALFANO, BENEDETTO, BOYLAND, CUSICK, FINCH,  GLICK,  GOTTFRIED,
  HOOPER,  MENG,  PAULIN,  PHEFFER,  RAIA, REILLY, J. RIVERA, P. RIVERA,
  SPANO, TITONE -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Corpo-
  rations,  Authorities  and  Commissions  --  reported  from committee,
  advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,  retaining
  its  place  on  the  order  of third reading -- again amended on third
  reading, ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of  third
  reading

AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the board of
  the metropolitan transportation authority;  and  in  relation  to  the
  establishment  of  the  metropolitan transit authority riders' council
  for people with disabilities

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of
section 1263 of the public authorities law, subparagraph 1 as amended by
section 3 of part H of chapter 25 of the laws of 2009 and subparagraph 2
as  amended  by  chapter 549 of the laws of 1994, are amended to read as
follows:
  (1) There is hereby created the "metropolitan transportation  authori-
ty."  The authority shall be a body corporate and politic constituting a

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                           LBD00007-05-0

S. 1386--B                          2                         A. 3954--B

public benefit corporation. The authority shall consist  of  TWENTY-FOUR
MEMBERS AND SHALL INCLUDE a [chairman] CHAIRPERSON, sixteen other voting
members,  and  [two]  THREE  non-voting  and  four  alternate non-voting
members, as described in subparagraph two of this paragraph appointed by
the  governor  by  and  with  the  advice and consent of the senate. Any
member appointed to a term commencing on or after  June  thirtieth,  two
thousand  nine  shall  have  experience  in one or more of the following
areas:  transportation,  public  administration,  business   management,
finance,  accounting,  law,  engineering,  land  use, urban and regional
planning, management of large capital projects, labor relations, or have
experience in some other area of activity central to the mission of  the
authority.  Four of the sixteen voting members other than the [chairman]
CHAIRPERSON shall be appointed on  the  written  recommendation  of  the
mayor  of  the  city of New York; and each of seven other voting members
other than the [chairman] CHAIRPERSON shall be appointed after selection
from a written list of three recommendations from  the  chief  executive
officer  of  the  county  in  which the particular member is required to
reside pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision.  Of  the  members
appointed  on recommendation of the chief executive officer of a county,
one such member shall be, at the time of appointment, a resident of  the
county  of  Nassau, one a resident of the county of Suffolk, one a resi-
dent of the county of Westchester, one  a  resident  of  the  county  of
Dutchess,  one a resident of the county of Orange, one a resident of the
county of Putnam and one a resident of the county of Rockland,  provided
that the term of any member who is a resident of a county that has with-
drawn from the metropolitan commuter transportation district pursuant to
section  twelve  hundred  seventy-nine-b  of  this [article] TITLE shall
terminate upon the effective date of such county's withdrawal from  such
district.  Of  the five voting members, other than the [chairman] CHAIR-
PERSON, appointed by the governor without recommendation from any  other
person,  three  shall  be,  at the time of appointment, residents of the
city of New York and two shall be, at the time of appointment, residents
of such city or of any of the aforementioned counties in  the  metropol-
itan  commuter  transportation  district. The [chairman] CHAIRPERSON and
each of the members shall be appointed for a term of six years, provided
however, that the [chairman] CHAIRPERSON first appointed shall serve for
a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-one, provided that
thirty days after the effective date of [the] chapter TWENTY-FIVE of the
laws of two thousand nine [which amended this subparagraph], the term of
the [chairman] CHAIRPERSON shall expire; provided,  further,  that  such
[chairman]  CHAIRPERSON  may  continue to discharge the duties of his or
her office until the position of [chairman]  CHAIRPERSON  is  filled  by
appointment  by  the  governor upon the advice and consent of the senate
and the term of such new [chairman]  CHAIRPERSON  shall  terminate  June
thirtieth,  two  thousand  fifteen.  The  sixteen  other  members  first
appointed shall serve for the following  terms:  The  members  from  the
counties  of  Nassau  and Westchester shall each serve for a term ending
June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-five; the members from the coun-
ty of Suffolk and from the counties  of  Dutchess,  Orange,  Putnam  and
Rockland  shall  each  serve  for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen
hundred ninety-two; two of the members appointed  on  recommendation  of
the  mayor  of  the  city of New York shall each serve for a term ending
June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-four and, two shall  each  serve
for  a  term  ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-one; two of
the members appointed by the governor without the recommendation of  any
other person shall each serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen

S. 1386--B                          3                         A. 3954--B

hundred  eighty-two, two shall each serve for a term ending June thirti-
eth, nineteen hundred eighty and one shall serve for a term ending  June
thirtieth,  nineteen  hundred  eighty-five.  The two non-voting and four
alternate  non-voting members shall serve until January first, two thou-
sand one. The members from the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam  and
Rockland shall cast one collective vote.
  (2)  There  shall be [two] THREE non-voting members and four alternate
non-voting members of the authority, as referred to in subparagraph  one
of this paragraph.
  The  first non-voting member shall be a regular [mass transit] user of
the MASS TRANSIT facilities of the authority and be recommended  to  the
governor  by  the  New York city transit authority advisory council. The
first alternate non-voting member shall be a regular mass  transit  user
of the facilities of the authority and be recommended to the governor by
the Metro-North commuter council. The second alternate non-voting member
shall  be a regular mass transit user of the facilities of the authority
and be recommended  to  the  governor  by  the  Long  Island  Rail  Road
commuter's council.
  The  second  non-voting member shall be recommended to the governor by
the labor organization representing the majority  of  employees  of  the
Long  Island  Rail  Road. The third alternate non-voting member shall be
recommended to the governor by the labor organization  representing  the
majority of employees of the New York city transit authority. The fourth
alternate  non-voting member shall be recommended to the governor by the
labor organization representing the majority of employees of the  Metro-
North  Commuter  Railroad  Company.  The  [chairman]  CHAIRPERSON of the
authority, at his direction,  may  exclude  such  non-voting  member  or
alternate  non-voting  member from attending any portion of a meeting of
the authority or of any committee established pursuant to paragraph  (b)
of  subdivision  four of this section held for the purpose of discussing
negotiations with labor organizations.
  The non-voting member and the two alternate non-voting members repres-
enting the New York [York] city transit authority advisory council,  the
Metro-North  commuter  council, and the Long Island Rail Road commuter's
council shall serve eighteen month rotating terms, after which  time  an
alternate  non-voting  member shall become the non-voting member and the
rotation shall continue until each alternate member has served at  least
one  eighteen  month  term  as a non-voting member. The other non-voting
member and alternate non-voting members representing the New  York  city
transit  authority,  Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, and the Long
Island Rail Road labor organizations shall serve eighteen month rotating
terms, after which time an alternate non-voting member shall become  the
non-voting  member  and the rotation shall continue until each alternate
member has served at least one  eighteen  month  term  as  a  non-voting
member.  The  transit  authority and the commuter railroads shall not be
represented concurrently by the two non-voting members during  any  such
eighteen month period.
  THE THIRD NON-VOTING MEMBER SHALL BE A REGULAR USER OF THE MASS TRANS-
IT FACILITIES OF THE AUTHORITY AND BE RECOMMENDED TO THE GOVERNOR BY THE
METROPOLITAN  TRANSPORTATION  AUTHORITY  RIDERS' COUNCIL FOR PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES AND SHALL SERVE AN EIGHTEEN MONTH TERM.
  S 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of  section  1263  of  the  public
authorities  law, as amended by section 4 of part H of chapter 25 of the
laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  (a) (1) There  is  hereby  created  the  "metropolitan  transportation
authority."  The authority shall be a body corporate and politic consti-

S. 1386--B                          4                         A. 3954--B

tuting a public benefit corporation. The authority shall  consist  of  a
[chairman  and]  CHAIRPERSON,  sixteen other VOTING members appointed by
the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate, AND THREE
NON-VOTING  AND  FOUR  ALTERNATE  NON-VOTING  MEMBERS,  AS  DESCRIBED IN
SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS PARAGRAPH APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR BY AND WITH
THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE.  Any member appointed  to  a  term
commencing  on  or  after  June  thirtieth, two thousand nine shall have
experience in one or more of the following areas of expertise:    trans-
portation, public administration, business management, finance, account-
ing, law, engineering, land use, urban and regional planning, management
of  large  capital projects, labor relations, or have experience in some
other area of activity central to the mission of the authority. Four  of
the  sixteen  members  other  than  the  [chairman] CHAIRPERSON shall be
appointed on the written recommendation of the mayor of the city of  New
York;  and  each of seven other members other than the [chairman] CHAIR-
PERSON shall be appointed after selection from a written list  of  three
recommendations  from the chief executive officer of the county in which
the particular member is required to reside pursuant to  the  provisions
of  this  subdivision. Of the members appointed on recommendation of the
chief executive officer of a county, one such member shall  be,  at  the
time  of appointment, a resident of the county of Nassau; one a resident
of the county of Suffolk; one a resident of the county  of  Westchester;
and  one  a  resident  of  the county of Dutchess, one a resident of the
county of Orange, one a resident of the county of Putnam and one a resi-
dent of the county of Rockland, provided that the term of any member who
is a resident of a county  that  has  withdrawn  from  the  metropolitan
commuter  transportation  district  pursuant  to  section twelve hundred
seventy-nine-b of this article shall terminate upon the  effective  date
of  such  county's  withdrawal  from such district. Of the five members,
other than the [chairman] CHAIRPERSON, appointed by the governor without
recommendation from any other person, three shall be,  at  the  time  of
appointment,  residents of the city of New York and two shall be, at the
time of appointment, residents of such city or of any of  the  aforemen-
tioned  counties  in  the metropolitan commuter transportation district.
The [chairman] CHAIRPERSON and each of the members  shall  be  appointed
for  a  term  of six years, provided however, that the [chairman] CHAIR-
PERSON first appointed shall serve for a  term  ending  June  thirtieth,
nineteen  hundred eighty-one, provided that thirty days after the effec-
tive date of the chapter of the laws of two thousand nine which  amended
this  paragraph,  the  term  of the [chairman] CHAIRPERSON shall expire;
provided, further, that such  [chairman]  CHAIRPERSON  may  continue  to
discharge  the  duties  of  his  office until the position of [chairman]
CHAIRPERSON is filled by appointment by the governor upon the advice and
consent of the senate and the term of such  new  [chairman]  CHAIRPERSON
shall  terminate June thirtieth, two thousand fifteen. The sixteen other
members first appointed shall serve for the following terms: The members
from the counties of Nassau and Westchester shall each serve for a  term
ending  June  thirtieth,  nineteen hundred eighty-five; the members from
the county of Suffolk and from the counties of Dutchess, Orange,  Putnam
and Rockland shall each serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen
hundred  ninety-two;  two  of the members appointed on recommendation of
the mayor of the city of New York shall each serve  for  a  term  ending
June  thirtieth,  nineteen hundred eighty-four and, two shall each serve
for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred  eighty-one;  two  of
the  members appointed by the governor without the recommendation of any
other person shall each serve for a term ending June thirtieth, nineteen

S. 1386--B                          5                         A. 3954--B

hundred eighty-two, two shall each serve for a term ending June  thirti-
eth,  nineteen hundred eighty and one shall serve for a term ending June
thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-five. The members from  the  counties
of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam and Rockland shall cast one collective vote.
  (2)  THERE  SHALL  BE  THREE  NON-VOTING  MEMBERS  AND  FOUR ALTERNATE
NON-VOTING MEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITY, AS REFERRED TO IN SUBPARAGRAPH  ONE
OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
  THE FIRST NON-VOTING MEMBER SHALL BE A REGULAR USER OF THE MASS TRANS-
IT FACILITIES OF THE AUTHORITY AND BE RECOMMENDED TO THE GOVERNOR BY THE
NEW  YORK  CITY  TRANSIT AUTHORITY ADVISORY COUNCIL. THE FIRST ALTERNATE
NON-VOTING MEMBER SHALL BE A REGULAR MASS TRANSIT USER OF THE FACILITIES
OF THE AUTHORITY AND BE RECOMMENDED TO THE GOVERNOR BY  THE  METRO-NORTH
COMMUTER  COUNCIL.  THE  SECOND  ALTERNATE  NON-VOTING MEMBER SHALL BE A
REGULAR MASS TRANSIT USER OF THE FACILITIES  OF  THE  AUTHORITY  AND  BE
RECOMMENDED  TO  THE  GOVERNOR  BY  THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD COMMUTER'S
COUNCIL.
  THE SECOND NON-VOTING MEMBER SHALL BE RECOMMENDED TO THE  GOVERNOR  BY
THE  LABOR  ORGANIZATION  REPRESENTING  THE MAJORITY OF EMPLOYEES OF THE
LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD. THE THIRD ALTERNATE NON-VOTING  MEMBER  SHALL  BE
RECOMMENDED  TO  THE GOVERNOR BY THE LABOR ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING THE
MAJORITY OF EMPLOYEES OF THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY. THE FOURTH
ALTERNATE NON-VOTING MEMBER SHALL BE RECOMMENDED TO THE GOVERNOR BY  THE
LABOR  ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING THE MAJORITY OF EMPLOYEES OF THE METRO-
NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD COMPANY. THE CHAIRPERSON OF  THE  AUTHORITY,  AT
HIS  DIRECTION, MAY EXCLUDE SUCH NON-VOTING MEMBER OR ALTERNATE NON-VOT-
ING MEMBER FROM ATTENDING ANY PORTION OF A MEETING OF THE  AUTHORITY  OR
OF  ANY  COMMITTEE  ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION
FOUR OF THIS SECTION HELD FOR THE  PURPOSE  OF  DISCUSSING  NEGOTIATIONS
WITH LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.
  THE NON-VOTING MEMBER AND THE TWO ALTERNATE NON-VOTING MEMBERS REPRES-
ENTING  THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY ADVISORY COUNCIL, THE METRO-
NORTH COMMUTER COUNCIL, AND THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD COMMUTER'S COUNCIL
SHALL SERVE EIGHTEEN MONTH ROTATING TERMS, AFTER WHICH TIME AN ALTERNATE
NON-VOTING MEMBER SHALL BECOME THE NON-VOTING MEMBER  AND  THE  ROTATION
SHALL CONTINUE UNTIL EACH ALTERNATE MEMBER HAS SERVED AT LEAST ONE EIGH-
TEEN  MONTH TERM AS A NON-VOTING MEMBER. THE OTHER NON-VOTING MEMBER AND
ALTERNATE NON-VOTING MEMBERS REPRESENTING  THE  NEW  YORK  CITY  TRANSIT
AUTHORITY,  METRO-NORTH  COMMUTER  RAILROAD COMPANY, AND THE LONG ISLAND
RAIL ROAD LABOR ORGANIZATIONS SHALL SERVE EIGHTEEN MONTH ROTATING TERMS,
AFTER WHICH  TIME  AN  ALTERNATE  NON-VOTING  MEMBER  SHALL  BECOME  THE
NON-VOTING  MEMBER  AND THE ROTATION SHALL CONTINUE UNTIL EACH ALTERNATE
MEMBER HAS SERVED AT LEAST ONE  EIGHTEEN  MONTH  TERM  AS  A  NON-VOTING
MEMBER.  THE  TRANSIT  AUTHORITY AND THE COMMUTER RAILROADS SHALL NOT BE
REPRESENTED CONCURRENTLY BY THE TWO NON-VOTING MEMBERS DURING  ANY  SUCH
EIGHTEEN MONTH PERIOD.
  THE THIRD NON-VOTING MEMBER SHALL BE A REGULAR USER OF THE MASS TRANS-
IT FACILITIES OF THE AUTHORITY AND BE RECOMMENDED TO THE GOVERNOR BY THE
METROPOLITAN  TRANSPORTATION  AUTHORITY  RIDERS' COUNCIL FOR PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES AND SHALL SERVE AN EIGHTEEN MONTH TERM.
  S 3. The public authorities law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
1266-j to read as follows:
  S  1266-J.  METROPOLITAN  TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY RIDERS' COUNCIL FOR
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. 1. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED THE  "METROPOLITAN
TRANSIT  AUTHORITY  RIDERS'  COUNCIL  FOR  PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES", TO
STUDY, INVESTIGATE, MONITOR, AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS  WITH  RESPECT  TO
THE  ACCOMMODATION OF THE NEEDS AND CONVENIENCE OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILI-

S. 1386--B                          6                         A. 3954--B

TIES TO THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND  ITS  SUBSIDIARIES
WITHIN  THE METROPOLITAN COMMUTER TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT.  SUCH COUNCIL
SHALL STUDY AND INVESTIGATE ALL ASPECTS OF THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS  OF
SUCH  AUTHORITY  AND  ITS  SUBSIDIARIES,  MONITOR THEIR PERFORMANCE, AND
RECOMMEND CHANGES TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE OPERATION THEREOF ALL
WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCOMMODATION OF THE NEEDS AND CONVENIENCE OF PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES.
  2. SUCH COUNCIL SHALL CONSIST OF FIFTEEN MEMBERS WHO SHALL  BE  COMMU-
TERS  WHO  REGULARLY USE THE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OF SUCH AUTHORITIES
AND WHO ARE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AS DEFINED IN ANY APPLICABLE  STATE
OR  FEDERAL  LAW.    EACH MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, ONE
UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK;  ONE  UPON
THE  RECOMMENDATION  OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEW YORK; ONE UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE NEW YORK STATE COMPTROLLER;
FIVE OTHER MEMBERS UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF EACH OF THE BOROUGH PRESI-
DENTS OF THE BOROUGHS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; ONE UPON THE  RECOMMENDA-
TION  BY  THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OF NASSAU; ONE UPON THE RECOMMENDATION BY
THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OF SUFFOLK; ONE  UPON  THE  RECOMMENDATION  BY  THE
COUNTY  EXECUTIVE  OF  WESTCHESTER;  ONE  UPON THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OF ROCKLAND; ONE UPON THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE  COUNTY
EXECUTIVE OF PUTNAM; ONE UPON THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE
OF  DUTCHESS; AND ONE UPON THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OF
ORANGE. THE CHAIR SHALL BE A MEMBER SELECTED BY THE  MEMBERSHIP  OF  THE
COMMITTEE.    EACH  OF  THE MEMBERS SHALL SERVE FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS.
VACANCIES THAT OCCUR OTHER THAN BY EXPIRATION OF TERM SHALL BE FILLED IN
THE SAME MANNER AS THE ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS  FOR  THE  BALANCE  OF  THE
UNEXPIRED TERM.
  3.  THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR
SERVICES BUT SHALL BE  REIMBURSED  FOR  ACTUAL  AND  NECESSARY  EXPENSES
INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.
  4.  TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY FUNDS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COUNCIL FOR
THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COUNCIL MAY PROVIDE  RESOURCES  AS
ARE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE COUNCIL AS NECESSARY OR
CONVENIENT  TO  ALLOW MEMBERS TO PERFORM THEIR DUTIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, TRANSPORTATION, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND ACCESSIBLE TECHNOLOGY
SUPPORT, AND MAY EMPLOY ADDITIONAL STAFF AND CONSULTANTS AND INCUR OTHER
EXPENSES TO CARRY OUT ITS DUTIES, TO BE PAID FROM AMOUNTS WHICH  MAY  BE
MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COUNCIL FOR SUCH PURPOSE.
  5.  THE  COUNCIL  MAY  REQUEST  AND SHALL RECEIVE FROM ANY DEPARTMENT,
DIVISION, BOARD, BUREAU, COMMISSION, AGENCY,  PUBLIC  AUTHORITY  OF  THE
STATE  OR  ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF SUCH ASSISTANCE AND DATA AS
WILL ENABLE IT PROPERLY TO CARRY OUT ITS ACTIVITIES UNDER  THIS  SECTION
AND EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
  S  4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
ment to subparagraphs 1 and 2 of  paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  1  of
section  1263  of the public authorities law made by section one of this
act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of  such  paragraph
pursuant  to  chapter 549 of the laws of 1994 as amended, when upon such
date the provisions of section two of this act shall take effect.

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