New York S 2204: Establishes a temporary commission to examine and review the degree of segregation in primary and secondary schools

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S02204 Summary:

BILL NOS02204 

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SAME ASSAME AS A04329

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Relates to conducting a study on the feasibility of using the Triboro rail line as a public transit line co-mingling with freight services.

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01/15/2025REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2204

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, RAMOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and
 when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Author-
 ities and Commissions

 AN ACT directing the metropolitan transportation authority to study the
 feasibility of co-mingling public transit and freight service on the
 proposed Triboro line along the rail right-of-way running from Co-op
 City in the Bronx, through Queens, and terminating in Bay Ridge,
 Brooklyn

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

 1 Section 1. 1. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall, in
 2 consultation with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the
 3 state Department of Transportation, conduct a study to explore the use
 4 of the Triboro rail line as a co-mingled public transit and freight
 5 line, exploring the reduction of travel time for residents and an
 6 increase in quality of life for outer borough residents.
 7 2. The study shall cover the full extent of the corridor which
 8 includes Amtrak's ownership in the Bronx south over the Hell Gate
 9 bridge, CSX's Fremont Secondary line south to Fresh Pond Junction, and
 10 the Long Island Rail Road's Bay Ridge branch operated by New York and
 11 Atlantic Railway.
 12 3. Such study shall examine the challenges, opportunities, and feasi-
 13 bility of co-mingling public transit and freight service along the
 14 Triboro rail line.
 15 4. Within one year of the effective date of this act, the Metropolitan
 16 Transportation Authority shall issue a report of its findings on the
 17 feasibility and benefits of co-mingling public transit and freight
 18 service along the Triboro rail line to the governor, the temporary pres-
 19 ident of the senate and the speaker of the assembly of the state of New
 20 York. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04933-01-5

 S. 2204 2

 1 (a) the populations served and ridership expected to benefit from
 2 public transit on the Triboro rail line;
 3 (b) the potential transit travel time reductions, greenhouse gas
 4 reductions, and economic benefits expected from the public transit
 5 service on the Triboro rail line;
 6 (c) the locations of potential stations, frequency and span of service
 7 expected to run daily along the Triboro rail line;
 8 (d) the operational segments (in phases) to get service started; sche-
 9 dules needed for co-mingling with freight; expected freight expansion
 10 and impacts to service; and
 11 (e) any actions that can be implemented by the Metropolitan Transpor-
 12 tation Authority immediately, a plan of action for such implementation,
 13 and the estimated cost of such implementation plan.
 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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