New York S 3887: Relates to the Fair Fares act

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S03887 Summary:

BILL NOS03887C

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SAME ASSAME AS A07316-C

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SPONSORCOMRIE

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COSPNSRCLEARE, GOUNARDES, JACKSON, SALAZAR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1266, Pub Auth L

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Requires that any individual who is eligible for the Fair Fares NYC program and any person whose income is three hundred percent of the federal poverty level receive a fifty percent discount on trips using the Long Island Rail Road, paratransit services, New York city transit subways or buses, and/or Metro-North railroad; defines terms.

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BILL NOS03887C

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01/30/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

02/24/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

02/24/2025PRINT NUMBER 3887A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/29/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

01/29/2026PRINT NUMBER 3887B

03/17/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

03/17/2026PRINT NUMBER 3887C

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3887--C

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, CLEARE, GOUNARDES, JACKSON, SALAZAR -- read
 twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
 Committee on Transportation -- committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee --
 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

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the Fair
 Fares act

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

 1 Section 1. Section 1266 of the public authorities law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 16-a to read as follows:
 3 16-a. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law or the terms of
 4 any contract, the city of New York, in consultation with the authority,
 5 shall expand the Fair Fares NYC program to permit any individual who is
 6 eligible for the program and any individual whose income is three
 7 hundred percent of the federal poverty level to receive a fifty percent
 8 discount on trips using the Long Island Rail Road, paratransit services,
 9 New York city transit subways or buses, and/or Metro-North railroad.
 10 Such expansion shall be funded by the city of New York.
 11 (b) For purposes of this subdivision, "Fair Fares NYC program" shall
 12 have the same meaning and eligibility standards as set forth in chapter
 13 twelve of title sixty-eight of the rules of the city of New York, which
 14 provides a fifty percent fare discount for designated transit options.
 15 (c) Additionally, the city of New York shall conduct a public outreach
 16 campaign to increase public awareness and expand usage of the Fair Fares
 17 NYC program by eligible individuals.
 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03576-08-6

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