A 4757: Authorizes the Long Island rail road commuter's council to study technologies which would allow seamless communication between fire departments and the Long Island rail road to improve passenger safety and emergency response efficiency.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4757 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY February 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. E. BROWN, BEEPHAN, McDONOUGH, MIKULIN, MANKTELOW, LEMONDES, DeSTEFANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT directing the Long Island rail road commuter's council study technologies which would allow seamless communication between fire departments and the Long Island rail road; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof 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 as the "Fire depart- 2 ment and Long Island rail road communication enhancement act". 3 § 2. The Long Island rail road commuter's council is directed to study 4 emerging technologies which would allow seamless communication between 5 fire departments and the Long Island rail road. Such study shall 6 include, but not be limited to: 7 (a) assessing technological solutions and communication protocols that 8 enable real-time communication between fire departments and the Long 9 Island rail road; 10 (b) examine potential methods for fire departments to notify train 11 conductors promptly in the event of an emergency requiring such dispatch 12 of a fire truck, ensuring a conductor receives notice to halt the train; 13 (c) examine the feasibility of implementing a system that enables 14 train conductors to receive alerts from fire departments allowing such 15 conductor to temporarily halt trains at the preceding station for a 16 specified period, facilitating unobstructed emergency response; 17 (d) considering the impact of such technological solutions on train 18 schedules, passenger safety, and emergency response efficiency; and 19 (e) engaging with relevant stakeholders, including, but not limited 20 to, fire department officials, transportation experts, and emergency 21 response professionals, to ensure a comprehensive evaluation. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07302-01-5 
 A. 4757 2 1 § 3. The Long Island rail road commuter's council shall make a report 2 to the Metropolitan transportation authority of its findings, conclu- 3 sions, and recommendations no later than twelve months after the effec- 4 tive date of this act. Such report shall include an outline of its find- 5 ings, recommendations, and proposed technological solutions for 6 implementing effective communication mechanisms between fire departments 7 and the Long Island rail road. Further, such report shall include a 8 cost-benefit analysis, potential challenges, and proposed timeline for 9 such implementation of the recommended solutions. 10 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 11 deemed repealed twelve months after it shall have become a law.