New York Assembly Bill A06690 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6690 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY March 7, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GIBBS, HEVESI, HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT directing the metropolitan transportation authority to study the transportation and housing needs of Randalls and Wards Islands The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The metropolitan transportation authority, in consultation 2 with the New York city department of transportation and New York city 3 department of housing preservation and development, shall conduct a 4 comprehensive study of the transportation and housing needs of Randalls 5 and Wards Islands. Such study shall include, but not be limited to, 6 increasing the frequency of bus service from Randalls and Wards Islands 7 to all connected boroughs and the development of affordable housing on 8 Randalls and Wards Islands. 9 § 2. The metropolitan transportation authority, New York city depart- 10 ment of transportation and New York city department of housing preserva- 11 tion and development, shall jointly prepare a report which shall be 12 submitted to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the 13 speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate and the 14 minority leader of the assembly, within one year after the effective 15 date of this act, containing findings and recommendations for potential 16 legislative and regulatory actions to address the transportation and 17 housing needs of Randalls and Wards Islands. 18 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04854-01-5