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A07316 Summary:

BILL NOA07316C

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SAME ASSAME AS S03887-C

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SPONSORGonzalez-Rojas

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COSPNSRTapia, Simone

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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 NOA07316C

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03/25/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

05/05/2025amend (t) and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions

05/05/2025print number 7316a

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

02/06/2026amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions

02/06/2026print number 7316b

03/12/2026amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions

03/12/2026print number 7316c

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7316--C

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 25, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS, TAPIA, SIMONE -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 -- 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 commit-
 tee -- again reported from said committee with amendments, 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.
 LBD03576-09-6

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