73-A – Short Title.
§ 73-a. Short title. This article may be cited as the “rural public transportation coordination assistance program”.
73-B – Legislative Findings and Purposes.
§ 73-b. Legislative findings and purposes. The legislature hereby finds, determines, and declares that: 1. the inability of persons in rural areas to access public or private transportation services often is detrimental to the public health, safety and general welfare because such persons are thereby unable to receive regular medical care and public services, do […]
73-C – Definitions.
§ 73-c. Definitions. Whenever used in this article, the following terms shall have the respective meanings: 1. “Department” shall mean the state department of transportation. 2. “Commissioner” shall mean the commissioner of transportation. 3. “Committee” shall refer to the New York state interagency coordinating committee on rural public transportation as hereinafter set forth. 4. “Transportation […]
73-D – Interagency Coordinating Committee on Rural Public Transportation.
§ 73-d. Interagency coordinating committee on rural public transportation. 1. There is hereby created a committee to be known as the “interagency coordinating committee on rural public transportation”, to be comprised of nineteen members. The commissioner or his or her designee shall serve as chairperson. Twelve of such members shall be the following or his […]
73-E – Rural Public Transportation Coordination Assistance Program.
§ 73-e. Rural public transportation coordination assistance program. 1. Program established. There is hereby established a rural public transportation coordination assistance program which shall: a. enhance the access of people in rural counties to health care, shopping, education, employment, public services and recreation services and opportunities; b. assist in the establishment, maintenance, development, improvement and […]
73-F – Local Coordination of Rural Public Transportation Services.
§ 73-f. Local coordination of rural public transportation services. Transportation services funded under this article must be coordinated with transportation services funded by other federal, state and local sources. Public, private, and private non-profit corporations or organizations applying for or receiving federal, state or local aid in order to provide or contract for public transportation […]
73-G – Financial Assistance for Creation of Coordinated Rural Public Transportation Services.
§ 73-g. Financial assistance for creation of coordinated rural public transportation services. 1. The commissioner may approve grants to any rural county having no coordinated public transportation service, for the purpose of developing such a service, and such approval shall reflect on ongoing funding commitment to the extent necessary to develop and implement a county […]
73-H – Operating Aid.
§ 73-h. Operating aid. 1. For those rural counties having an approved and implemented coordinated public transportation service plan which has maintained existing levels of funding used for transportation by the coordinated service and has documented the need for additional operating aid, the commissioner may, in consultation with the interagency coordinating committee on rural public […]
73-J – Special Provisions Relating to Aid.
§ 73-j. Special provisions relating to aid. 1. Within one hundred twenty days after the adoption of a state budget containing an appropriation implementing this article, the commissioner shall send to the county executive, if any, or the chairperson of the county legislative body of each rural county, a copy of this article and general […]
73-K – Aid for Counties Operating Jointly or Cooperatively.
§ 73-k. Aid for counties operating jointly or cooperatively. In the event two or more counties jointly or cooperatively develop coordinated public transportation services and designate one services coordinator or the same services coordinator, such services coordinator may apply for aid for each rural county as provided by this article and each rural county shall […]
73-L – Aid for Counties With Transportation Authorities.
§ 73-l. Aid for counties with transportation authorities. In the event a transportation authority encompasses one or more rural counties, each rural county may make application for aid under this article. Any such aid may be given to such authority provided such aid is used within the rural county to carry out the purposes of […]
73-M – Contract Authority.
§ 73-m. Contract authority. The department and rural counties are hereby empowered to enter into any agreement or contract with any private or public agencies, corporations or individuals necessary or convenient to carry out the provisions of this article. Funds made available by the department pursuant to this article shall be provided pursuant to the […]
73-N – Cooperation and Assistance From Other State Agencies.
§ 73-n. Cooperation and assistance from other state agencies. The governor shall direct that all state agencies provide the commissioner with assistance in advancing the purposes of this article, and to assure that the activities of the department are fully coordinated with the activities of state agencies providing or contracting for public transportation services. To […]
73-O – Functions, Powers and Duties of Departments and State Agencies.
§ 73-o. Functions, powers and duties of departments and state agencies. Nothing contained in this article shall be deemed to derogate or detract in any way from the functions, powers or duties prescribed by law of any department of the state or to interrupt or preclude the direct relationship of any such department or agency […]
73-P – Department Report.
§ 73-p. Department report. Commencing December thirty-first, nineteen hundred eighty-seven, the department, in cooperation with the state interagency coordinating committee on rural public transportation, shall prepare and submit to the governor and the legislature a report on or before the first day of January of each year, which shall include information relating to the operation […]