A 3511: Directs the MTA to establish a reduced or free fare program for disabled veterans.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3511 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 28, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to a reduced rate or no fare program in the metropolitan transportation authority for disabled veterans 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 20 to read as follows: 3 20. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or the terms of any 4 contract, the authority in consultation with the New York city transit 5 authority, the Long Island rail road and the Metro-North commuter rail- 6 road company shall establish and implement a half fare rate program for 7 transportation on New York city transit authority systems for veterans 8 rated thirty percent or more disabled by the United States department of 9 veterans affairs; and a no fare program for transportation on New York 10 city transit authority systems for veterans rated one hundred percent 11 disabled. For purposes of this subdivision "veteran" shall mean a member 12 of the armed forces of the United States who served and was honorably 13 discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable from 14 such service, and presents an authorized veteran identification card, 15 and who is a resident of the state of New York at the time of applica- 16 tion for the program. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07417-01-5