New York S 4979: Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to study and report on potentially hazardous structures and storage areas under elevated train tracks, and its commuter notification system

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S04979 Summary:

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Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to study and report on potentially hazardous structures and storage areas under elevated train tracks, and its commuter notification system.

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02/14/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4979

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 14, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to direct the metropolitan transportation authority to examine,
 assess and report on potential hazardous structures and storage areas
 under the elevated train tracks; and the commuter notification system
 of such authority

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

 1 Section 1. The metropolitan transportation authority is hereby
 2 directed to examine, evaluate and make recommendations relating to:
 3 (a) designating and determining those structures and storage areas
 4 under the elevated train tracks of such authority, which may pose a
 5 hazard to the facilities, infrastructure and commuters of the metropol-
 6 itan transportation authority; and
 7 (b) the use and effectiveness of the commuter notification system,
 8 operated by the authority, in providing timely notifications to commu-
 9 ters of hazards, emergencies and changes in the provision of transporta-
 10 tion and service.
 11 § 2. The metropolitan transportation authority shall, within 1 year of
 12 the effective date of this act, submit to the governor and the legisla-
 13 ture, a report of its findings, conclusions and recommendations. Any
 14 information that may be deemed classified may be omitted from the final,
 15 published report at the discretion of the chair of the metropolitan
 16 transportation authority.
 17 § 3. All costs of implementing the provisions of this act shall be
 18 borne by the metropolitan transportation authority.
 19 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06050-01-5

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