NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE ON CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

SUBJECT:	MTA Acquisition of Private Bus Companies

PURPOSE:	To investigate the impact and issues involved with the MTA's potential acquisition of private bus companies serving Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx.
Queens Borough Hall Friday May 30, 2003 10:30 a.m. 120-55 Queens Boulevard Meeting Room 213 Kew Gardens, NY
Transit users in Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx have long faced shortfalls in bus service throughout the boroughs. Buses run by both the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and private bus lines fail to provide sufficient service for the rising number of bus commuters. The recent announcement that the MTA would be taking over the private bus companies that serve Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx raises concerns. The MTA has yet to provide solid information about its prospective management of the bus lines now run by the private bus companies. Questions concerning the continued funding support from the City of these buses are still unanswered. The issue of whether this measure would provide the same level of service to customers has yet to be addressed. TESTIMONY AT THIS HEARING WILL BE BY INVITATION ONLY Persons invited to present pertinent testimony to the Committee at the above hearing should complete and return the enclosed reply form as soon as possible. It is important that the reply form be fully completed and returned so that persons may be notified in the event of emergency postponement or cancellation. Oral testimony will be limited to 10 minutes' duration. In preparing the order of witnesses, the Committee will attempt to accommodate individual requests to speak at particular times in view of special circumstances. These requests should be made on the attached reply form or communicated to Committee staff as early as possible. Ten copies of any prepared testimony should be submitted at the hearing registration desk. The Committee would appreciate advance receipt of prepared statements. In order to further publicize these hearings, please inform interested parties and organizations of the Committee's interest in hearing testimony from all sources. In order to meet the needs of those who may have a disability, the Assembly, in accordance with its policy of non-discrimination on the basis of disability, as well as the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), has made its facilities and services available to all individuals with disabilities. For individuals with disabilities, accommodations will be provided, upon reasonable request, to afford such individuals access and admission to Assembly facilities and activities.
Richard L. Brodsky Member of Assembly Chairman Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

PUBLIC HEARING REPLY FORM
Persons invited to present testimony at the public hearing on Queens bus service are requested to complete this reply form as soon as possible and mail or fax it to:
Heather Murman Committee Assistant Assembly Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Room 513 Capitol Albany, New York 12248 (518) 455-4881 fax (518) 455-4128


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