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NY RR L § 302 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RRD - Railroad Article 7 - Railroad Redevelopment Corporations 302 - Certain Directors to Be Local Residents.

§  302.  Certain  directors  to be local residents. The certificate of   incorporation of any  corporation  qualifying  hereunder  shall  provide   that,  during  the  period  of its existence as a railroad redevelopment   corporation, one-third of the members of its board of directors shall be   residents of the counties  served  by  such  corporation  and  shall  be   otherwise unaffiliated, directly or indirectly, with such corporation or   any  stockholder  thereof;  and  that  the  individuals  who are elected   initially as such directors shall  continue  to  serve  throughout  such   period,  except  that,  in  the  event any of them shall die, resign, or   become incapable of performing the duties of a director, a successor  or   successors shall be named by the remaining such directors.
NY RR L § 304 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RRD - Railroad Article 7 - Railroad Redevelopment Corporations 304 - Limitations Upon Payments on Indebtedness and Stock.

§ 304. Limitations upon payments on indebtedness and stock. A railroad   redevelopment  corporation shall not declare or pay any dividends on its   capital stock or make any payments of interest  or  principal  upon  any   bonds or other indebtedness of such corporation which its certificate of   approval,  with  the  consent  of  any  bondholders  or  other creditors   affected thereby, specifically provides shall not be made. In  no  event   shall  any  such  corporation  pay  dividends  on its stock at a rate in   excess of five per centum  per  annum.  No  bondholder  or  creditor  or   stockholder  of  such  corporation  shall receive any payments which are   prohibited hereunder.
NY RR L § 305 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RRD - Railroad Article 7 - Railroad Redevelopment Corporations 305 - Tax Exemption.

§  305.  Tax  exemption.  A railroad redevelopment corporation, during   each year of its existence as such corporation, shall be exempt from the   payment of any and all taxes (including, without limitation,  franchise,   organization,   income,   mortgage   recording,   excise,   sales,   and   compensating use taxes) to the state, or to  any  political  subdivision   thereof, or to any officers of any thereof, except taxes and assessments   levied or imposed upon the real property of such corporation; and, as to   such  taxes  or assessments so levied or imposed, such corporation shall   be  entitled  to  the  exemption  provided  in  section   four   hundred   seventy-six of the real property tax law.
NY RR L § 306 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RRD - Railroad Article 7 - Railroad Redevelopment Corporations 306 - Rates, Fares, and Charges.

§ 306. Rates, fares, and charges. A railroad redevelopment corporation shall  be  entitled  to  maintain such rates, fares, and charges as will enable such corporation to have sufficient operating revenues and  other income in any twelve months of its existence as a railroad redevelopment corporation  to provide for the following items during that twelve-month period:  (1)  Operating  expenses,  except  (a)  accruals   and   charges   for depreciation,  amortization,  and retirements, and (b) expenses incurred as  costs  of  the  improvement  and  rehabilitation  program  of   such corporation specified in its certificate of approval;  (2) Railway tax accruals;  (3) Equipment and joint facility rents;  (4) Miscellaneous deductions from income;  (5) Rent for leased roads and equipment;  (6)   Interest   and   principal  payments  on  equipment  obligations outstanding at the time of its qualification as a railroad redevelopment corporation, and such other deductions and such other  payments  on  its indebtedness  and  stock  as  are  not  prohibited by its certificate of approval;  (7)  Expenditures  in  connection  with  grade  crossing   elimination projects,  including  interest  and  principal  payments  on obligations incurred for such purpose before or after the time of its  qualification as a railroad redevelopment corporation;  (8)  Expenditures  for grade crossing protection; bridge construction, reconstruction, and replacement; and similar projects;  (9) The amount, determined by proration  if  necessary,  specified  in such   corporation's   certificate  of  approval  as  required  in  that twelve-month  period  to  pay  the  costs  of   such   improvement   and rehabilitation program; and  (10)  The amount of any net deficiency theretofore incurred during its existence as a  railroad  redevelopment  corporation  in  the  aggregate amount required to provide for items (1) through (9).
NY RR L § 307 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RRD - Railroad Article 7 - Railroad Redevelopment Corporations 307 - Fare Changes.

§  307.  Fare  changes.  1.  In  the event it appears at any time to a railroad redevelopment corporation that its operating revenues and other income will not be sufficient during the forthcoming  twelve  months  to provide  for  the  items  enumerated  in section three hundred six, such corporation may make application to the commissioner  of  transportation for   such   changes  in  its  passenger  fares  and  charges  (and  the classifications, regulations, and practices pertaining thereto) as will, in the  opinion  of  such  corporation,  produce  sufficient  additional revenues to enable it to provide for such items.   2.  Such  application  shall  be  filed  and  determined in the manner provided in the transportation  law,  and  shall  be  accompanied  by  a certificate of such corporation setting out:  (a) the name of such railroad redevelopment corporation;  (b) the date upon which it qualified under this article;  (c)  that the qualification of such railroad redevelopment corporation has not been terminated;  (d) the basis upon which such  corporation  has  determined  that  its revenues and other income during said forthcoming twelve months will not be  sufficient  to  provide  for  the  items enumerated in section three hundred six; and  (e) the basis upon which such corporation  has  determined  that  such changes  will  produce  the  additional revenues required to provide for said items.
NY RR L § 308 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RRD - Railroad Article 7 - Railroad Redevelopment Corporations 308 - Reductions in Fares and Charges.

§  308.  Reductions  in  fares  and  charges.  In  the  event that the   commissioner of transportation, after a hearing held in his  discretion,   on  his  own motion and on reasonable notice, shall determine (1) that a   railroad redevelopment corporation, during the most recent  twelve-month   period  for which figures shall be available at the time of such notice,   has obtained more operating revenues and other income than were required   to provide for the items enumerated in section three  hundred  six,  and   (2)  that  its  operating  revenues  and  other income during the twelve   months next succeeding such period will be more than required to provide   for the items enumerated in section three hundred six, the  commissioner   of   transportation  may  order  such  corporation  to  eliminate  on  a   twelve-month basis any such anticipated excess amount  of  revenues.  In   that event, such corporation shall file new tariff schedules within such   reasonable  time  as may be fixed by the commissioner of transportation,   to be effective within ten days after such filing;  and  said  schedules   shall  make  such  modifications in its passenger fares and charges (and   the classifications, regulations, and practices pertaining  thereto)  as   shall effect such elimination.
NY RR L § 309 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RRD - Railroad Article 7 - Railroad Redevelopment Corporations 309 - Reports to the Commissioner of Transportation.

§  309.  Reports to the commissioner of transportation. In addition to   any reports which railroad corporations are required to  file  with  the   commissioner  of  transportation  pursuant  to the transportation law, a   railroad redevelopment corporation shall file monthly reports  with  the   commissioner  of  transportation,  within  sixty days after the close of   each month, setting  forth  a  detailed  statement  of  the  results  of   operations  in  the  twelve-month  period  ending with the close of said   month, including all items referred to in section three hundred six  and   the  amounts actually expended during said period on its improvement and   rehabilitation program.
NY RR L § 310 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RRD - Railroad Article 7 - Railroad Redevelopment Corporations 310 - Accounting Terms.

§  310.  Accounting terms. The meaning of all accounting terms used in   this article, and the calculation of each amount to  be  computed  under   any  provision  of  this article, shall be determined in accordance with   the  uniform  system  of  accounts  for  railroad  companies  or   other   applicable  rules,  regulations,  or  orders  of the interstate commerce   commission, or other federal regulatory agency  having  jurisdiction  at   the  time  over the accounts of the corporation or, to the extent not so   governed, in accordance with sound accounting practice.
NY RR L § 311 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RRD - Railroad Article 7 - Railroad Redevelopment Corporations 311 - Termination of Qualification.

§   311.   Termination   of  qualification.  1.  The  commissioner  of   transportation  shall  make  and   file   an   order   terminating   the   qualification   of   a   railroad   redevelopment  corporation  if  such   corporation or any affiliated corporation files an  application  for  an   increase   in   the   passenger  fares  and  charges  of  such  railroad   redevelopment corporation either with the commissioner of transportation   under section one hundred nineteen of the transportation  law,  or  with   the  interstate  commerce  commission  under  section  thirteen of title   forty-nine of the United States code, and the acts amendatory thereof or   supplementary thereto.2. A railroad redevelopment corporation, at any  time  not  less  than   three  years  after  the  date  upon  which  it  qualified  as such, may   terminate   its   qualification   by   amending   its   certificate   of   incorporation,  by  action  pursuant  to  article  eight of the business   corporation law, without requiring  the  consent  and  approval  of  the   commissioner  of transportation, so as to delete therefrom the provision   that it elects to be qualified as a railroad redevelopment corporation.3.  Upon  the  termination  of  its  qualification   as   a   railroad   redevelopment  corporation,  such corporation shall cease to be entitled   to  the  benefits  or  subject  to  the  obligations   of   a   railroad   redevelopment corporation; but such corporation shall continue to comply   with its agreement as to the setting aside and use of a separate fund in   accordance  with subparagraph (2) of paragraph (H) of subdivision two of   section three hundred three.
NY RR L § 312 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RRD - Railroad Article 7 - Railroad Redevelopment Corporations 312 - Orders of the Commissioner of Transportation.

§  312.  Orders  of the commissioner of transportation. In addition to   its other powers under this article, the commissioner of  transportation   shall  have  power,  after  a hearing held in his discretion, on his own   motion and on reasonable notice, to make and file such orders as he  may   deem  necessary  or  appropriate to direct a corporation which is or has   been a railroad redevelopment corporation to  comply  with  any  of  the   terms  and  conditions  contained in its certificate of approval or with   any provisions of this article which the commissioner of  transportation   finds are not being complied with by such corporation.
NY RR L § 313 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RRD - Railroad Article 7 - Railroad Redevelopment Corporations 313 - Application of Other Laws.

§  313.  Application  of other laws. All provisions of law relating to   railroad corporations, as hereafter from time  to  time  amended,  shall   apply   to   railroad   redevelopment  corporations  except  where  such   provisions are in conflict with the provisions of this article.  Nothing   in  this  article  shall  be  construed  to  limit  the  powers  of  the   commissioner of tranportation under any other provisions of law  not  in   conflict with the provisions of this article.
NY RR L § 450 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RRD - Railroad Article 8 - Laws Repealed; When to Take Effect 450 - Laws Repealed.

§  450.  Laws  repealed. Of the laws enumerated in the schedule hereto   annexed, that portion specified in the last column is hereby repealed.
NY RR L § 451 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RRD - Railroad Article 8 - Laws Repealed; When to Take Effect 451 - When to Take Effect.

§   451.   When  to  take  effect.  This  chapter  shall  take  effect   immediately.
NY Rapid Trans L § 1 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RAT - Rapid Transit Article 1 - Short Title and Definitions 1 - Short Title.

Section  1.  Short  title.    This chapter shall be known as the rapid   transit law.
NY Rapid Trans L § 10 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RAT - Rapid Transit Article 2 - Board of Transportation 10 - Board of Transportation Established; Appointment; Term; Removal.

§ 10. Board of transportation established; appointment; term; removal.   a.  There  shall  be  a  board of transportation in the city. Such board   shall possess the powers and duties  hereinafter  specified.  The  board   shall  consist  of  three  members, to be appointed by the mayor of such   city.  The term of office of a member of the board shall  be  six  years   from  the  first  day  of July of the calendar year in which he shall be   appointed. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the mayor of such   city for the unexpired terms. A member of the board  designated  by  the   mayor shall be the chairman during his term of office. Each member shall   be  a  resident  of  such  city. He shall receive an annual salary to be   fixed by the board of estimate.  Such  salary  shall  not  be  decreased   during the term of office of such commissioner. He shall take, subscribe   and file in the office of the city clerk of such city the constitutional   oath of office before entering upon the duties of such office.b.  The  mayor  of  such  city  may remove any member of the board for   inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office, giving him a copy   of the charges against him and an opportunity of being publicly heard in   person, or by counsel, in his own defense, upon not less than ten  days'   notice.  If  such  member  shall be removed, the mayor shall file in the   office of the city clerk  a  complete  statement  of  the  charges  made   against  such member, and his findings thereon, together with a complete   record of the proceedings.
NY Rapid Trans L § 11 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RAT - Rapid Transit Article 2 - Board of Transportation 11 - Meeting of Board; Official Seal.

§  11.  Meeting  of board; official seal.  The board of transportation   shall hold stated meetings at least once a month during the year at  its   principal  office.  The board shall have an official seal, the design of   which shall be adopted by the board and filed with  the  city  clerk.  A   majority  of the members of the board may transact any business, perform   any duty or exercise any power of the board. Any member or commissioner,   or deputy commissioner, may hold any hearings authorized or required  to   be held by or before the board or superintend the opening of any bids or   proposals,  but  a record shall be made of all hearings upon charges and   together with any recommendations, shall be referred to  the  board  for   decision.  All proceedings of the board and all documents and records in   its possession shall be public records, and open to  public  inspection,   except  such  documents  and  records as shall be prepared by or for the   counsel for use in actions or proceedings to which the city or the board   of transportation is a party.
NY Rapid Trans L § 12 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RAT - Rapid Transit Article 2 - Board of Transportation 12 - Record of Proceedings.

§  12.  Record  of  proceedings.    The  secretary  of  the  board  of   transportation, or other officer or employee  designated  by  it,  shall   keep  a  full  and  true  record  of  all its proceedings. The record of   proceedings shall be printed as the minutes of the transactions  of  the   board.
NY Rapid Trans L § 13 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RAT - Rapid Transit Article 2 - Board of Transportation 13 - Actions and Proceedings.

§ 13. Actions and proceedings.  a. The board of transportation may sue   in  the name and behalf of the city. It may in the name of and in behalf   of the city bring action of specific performance or may bring a  special   proceeding  to  compel the performance within such city by any person of   any duty  or  obligation  with  reference  to  or  arising  out  of  the   construction  or  operation  of any railroad under, or by reason of, any   grant made or right acquired under this chapter, or out of or by  reason   of  any  contract  made  or  authorized  by it or any predecessor board,   commission or commissioner within the city, or it may in behalf  of  and   in  the  name  of  such  city  bring  actions to recover damages for any   violation of contract or duty, or for any wrong committed  by  any  such   person  by  reason  of any nonperformance or violation of duty under the   provisions of this chapter or under any contract or stipulation made  in   pursuance of any provisions of this chapter.b.  Every action or proceeding brought by the board of transportation,   and every action or proceeding in which an injunction is had  or  sought   against the board or such city, or against any person who or which shall   have  entered  into  a contract under the provisions of this chapter, by   reason of any act or thing done, proposed  or  threatened  under  or  by   virtue of any provision of this chapter, or is sought against any person   claiming  or  claiming  to  act  under any grant or franchise under this   chapter, and every action or proceeding in which  the  constitutionality   of  any  part of this chapter shall or may be brought in question, shall   have a preference above all causes not criminal on the calendar of every   court, and may be brought on for trial or argument upon notice of  eight   days for any day of any term on which the court shall be in session.
NY Rapid Trans L § 14 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RAT - Rapid Transit Article 2 - Board of Transportation 14 - Offices, Assistants and Employees.

§   14.   Offices,   assistants  and  employees.    a.  The  board  of   transportation may  rent  such  offices  for  a  period  not  to  exceed   twenty-one  years  and  employ  such  deputy  commissioners,  engineers,   attorneys and other persons, from time to time, as, in  its  discretion,   it  may  deem necessary to the proper performance by it of its duties as   prescribed in this chapter.b. The board of transportation is empowered to organize  an  operating   division  for  the  operation  and  maintenance  of a publicly owned and   operated railroad, separate and distinct from the  organization  engaged   in  planning and supervising the construction and equipment of railroads   prior to operation, and is hereby authorized to  establish  and  specify   the  duties  and the regulations which shall govern the work and conduct   of employees in such division and the penalties which may be imposed for   disobedience of or  violation  of  such  regulations.  Appointments  and   promotion  to  any  position in any class of employment in such division   shall be subject to the provisions of the civil service law.   Employees   holding  positions  in  such  operating  division  shall  be notified in   writing of any charge or accusation of dereliction of duty which  is  to   be  considered  by  the board of transportation, and shall be allowed at   least five days for answering such charge in writing and be entitled  to   a  hearing thereon, at which he shall be entitled to be represented by a   person of his own choosing. If in the judgment of the board such charges   of delinquency  or  misconduct  are  sustained,  such  employee  may  be   suspended  without pay for a period not to exceed thirty days, or may be   dismissed from such employment as provided in section twenty-two of  the   civil  service  law.  The  board may temporarily suspend without pay any   such employee charged with dereliction of duty pending  hearing  on  any   such charges, but if the board shall determine that such charges are not   sustained  by  the evidence adduced at the hearing thereon, the employee   so suspended shall be entitled to pay for the  time  of  such  temporary   suspension.
NY Rapid Trans L § 15 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RAT - Rapid Transit Article 2 - Board of Transportation 15 - Payment of Salaries and Expenses.

§  15.  Payment of salaries and expenses.  The salaries of the members   of the board of transportation and the salaries  and  expenses  paid  or   incurred  in the exercise of their powers and duties shall be chargeable   to such city, and shall be audited and paid as  follows:  The  board  of   estimate,  on  requisition  duly  made  by  the board of transportation,   stating  the  purposes  for  which  such  moneys  are  required,   shall   appropriate  such  sums  of  money  as  the  board  of estimate may deem   necessary for the payment of such salaries and expenses.  The city shall   not be liable for any indebtedness incurred by the board, or any  member   thereof,  in  excess of such appropriations. It shall be the duty of the   comptroller, after such appropriation shall  have  been  duly  made,  to   audit  and  pay  the  salaries  and expenses of the board, upon vouchers   therefor to be furnished by the board, which payment shall  be  made  in   like  manner  as  payments are made by the comptroller of claims against   and demands upon such city. In case of municipal operation all  salaries   and  expenses  incurred  in  connection  with  such  operation  shall be   included in the expense of operation.
NY Rapid Trans L § 16 (2021)
2021 New York Laws RAT - Rapid Transit Article 2 - Board of Transportation 16 - Vacations.

§  16.  Vacations.    The board of transportation shall grant to every   employee under its supervision, who shall have been in such  employ  for   at  least  one  year, a vacation of not less than two weeks in each year   and for employees  in  such  employ  less  than  one  year,  a  vacation   pro-rated  on  the  basis of one day per month while in such employ, and   for such further period of time as in the opinion and judgment  of  such   board,  the  duties, position, length of service and other circumstances   may warrant, at such time as such board may fix. During  such  vacations   such  employees  shall  be  allowed the same compensation as if actually   employed.