New York A 1162: Enacts the rider representation act relating to membership on the board of the metropolitan transportation authority

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A01162 Summary:

BILL NOA01162 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01148

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SPONSORDinowitz (MS)

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COSPNSRStern, Hyndman, Epstein, Simon, Reyes, Glick, Williams, Cruz, Fall, Ramos, Shrestha, Septimo,
 Mitaynes, Seawright, Simone, Gallagher, Cunningham, Colton, Dilan, Tapia, Gonzalez-Rojas, Burdick,
 Shimsky, Carroll R, Bores, Rosenthal, Alvarez, Hevesi, Lee, Kim, Eachus, Forrest, Anderson, Paulin,
 Raga, Santabarbara, Solages, Kay, Lavine, Kassay, Moreno

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MLTSPNSRCook, De Los Santos, Levenberg, Sayegh

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Amd §1263, Pub Auth L

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Provides voting membership to existing non-voting rider representatives on the MTA Board, provides for enhanced representation of MTA riders with disabilities.

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BILL NOA01162 

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01/09/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1162

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, STERN, HYNDMAN, EPSTEIN, SIMON, REYES,
 GLICK, WILLIAMS, CRUZ, FALL, RAMOS, SHRESTHA, SEPTIMO, MITAYNES,
 SEAWRIGHT, SIMONE, GALLAGHER, CUNNINGHAM, COLTON, DILAN, TAPIA, GONZA-
 LEZ-ROJAS, BURDICK, SHIMSKY, MAMDANI, R. CARROLL, BORES, ROSENTHAL,
 ALVAREZ, HEVESI, LEE, KIM, EACHUS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
 COOK, DE LOS SANTOS, LEVENBERG, SAYEGH -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to enacting the
 rider representation act

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "rider representation act".
 3 § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 1263 of the public
 4 authorities law, as amended by chapter 549 of the laws of 1994, subpara-
 5 graph 1 as amended by chapter 68 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read
 6 as follows:
 7 (a) (1) There is hereby created the "metropolitan transportation
 8 authority." The authority shall be a body corporate and politic consti-
 9 tuting a public benefit corporation. The authority shall consist of a
 10 chairperson, [sixteen] twenty other voting members, and [two] one non-
 11 voting and [four] two alternate non-voting members, as described in
 12 subparagraph two of this paragraph appointed by the governor by and with
 13 the advice and consent of the senate. Any member appointed to a term
 14 commencing on or after June thirtieth, two thousand nine shall have
 15 experience in one or more of the following areas: transportation, public
 16 administration, business management, finance, accounting, law, engineer-
 17 ing, land use, urban and regional planning, management of large capital
 18 projects, labor relations, or have experience in some other area of
 19 activity central to the mission of the authority. Four of the sixteen
 20 voting members other than the chairperson shall be appointed on the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01670-01-5

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 1 written recommendation of the mayor of the city of New York; one of the
 2 twenty voting members other than the chairperson shall be appointed on
 3 the written recommendation of the New York city transit authority advi-
 4 sory council; one of the twenty voting members other than the chair-
 5 person shall be appointed on the written recommendation of the Metro-
 6 North rail commuter council; one of the twenty voting members other than
 7 the chairperson shall be appointed on the written recommendation of the
 8 Long Island Rail Road commuter's council; one of the twenty voting
 9 members other than the chairperson shall be appointed on the written
 10 recommendation of the commissioner of the New York city mayor's office
 11 for people with disabilities, as such office is defined in section
 12 22-301 of the administrative code of the city of New York, provided that
 13 such commissioner shall consult wit