New York A 4350: Requires a public hearing for substantial change in transit authority service by the New York city transit authority

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A04350 Summary:

BILL NOA04350 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04335

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SPONSORHyndman

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§1205 & 1263, Pub Auth L

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Conditions the institution of any substantial change in surface route or rapid transit route service upon approval by the metropolitan transportation authority and committee on operations of the NYC transit authority and upon public hearing; sets allotted individual and aggregate speaking time during such hearings.

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BILL NOA04350 

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02/04/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

01/07/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4350

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring
 public notice and hearing prior to any planned substantial change in
 service

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

 1 Section 1. Section 1205 of the public authorities law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
 3 9. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "substantial change in
 4 service" means:
 5 (i) any change in frequency of service of a surface route or rapid
 6 transit route which results in a change of twenty-five percent or more
 7 during any two consecutive hours at any rapid transit station, or on any
 8 portion at least one-half mile in length of any surface route, compared
 9 with the highest level of service provided during the same such hours in
 10 the previous three years; provided, however, that where a substantial
 11 change in service frequency on such route at such hours has been imple-
 12 mented pursuant to the provisions of this section within the previous
 13 three years, any subsequent change in service shall be deemed substan-
 14 tial only if it results in a change in frequency of service of twenty-
 15 five percent or more during any two consecutive hours at any rapid tran-
 16 sit station, or on any portion at least one-half mile in length of any
 17 surface route, compared with the highest level of service provided
 18 during the same such hours during the period of time commencing with the
 19 date of implementation of such preceding substantial change in service;
 20 or
 21 (ii) any complete or partial closing of a passenger station within the
 22 city of New York, or any means of public access to such facility.
 23 (b) On and after September first, two thousand twenty-six, no substan-
 24 tial change in service furnished upon the rapid transit facilities or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05591-01-5

 A. 4350 2

 1 the omnibus line facilities of the authority shall be instituted, except
 2 upon approval by resolution of the committee on operations of the New
 3 York city transit authority and approval by resolution of the metropol-
 4 itan transportation authority, and only after a public hearing or hear-
 5 ings held by the board of the metropolitan transportation authority in
 6 the county or counties wherein the substantial change in service will
 7 have an impact.
 8 Such hearing shall be held not less than thirty days after notice of
 9 such proposed service change has been given to, and comments solicited
 10 from, the New York city transit authority advisory council and the
 11 community board or boards as established pursuant to the New York city
 12 charter whose areas of jurisdiction include part or all of the surface
 13 or rapid transit route, or passenger station, affected by the change.
 14 Notice accompanied by the information specified in paragraph (c) of this
 15 subdivision shall be made accessible to the public at designated
 16 locations in the area affected by the proposed service change, including
 17 at least one location within the area of jurisdiction of each affec