Section 17-B - Public transportation safety plans; filing1. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision eight of section twelve hundred sixty-six and subdivision seven of section twelve hundred ninety-nine-f of the public authorities law or of subdivision seventeen of section one hundred forty-two of this chapter, every transportation authority and every other public transportation operator or carrier receiving mass transportation operating assistance pursuant to section eighteen-b of this chapter either directly from the department of transportation or through a county or municipality pursuant to said section, shall prepare and publicize a plan for transportation safety, including but not limited to equipment maintenance procedures, personnel safety training programs, accident reporting systems, passenger safety practices and the persons responsible for the implementation of such practices and programs. Every authority and every other public transportation operator or carrier required herein to file such a plan shall review such plan biennially and amend such plan if amendments are necessary.2. A plan and any amendment thereto, prepared pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be filed with the department at its Albany office. The commissioner, in consultation with the state public transportation safety board shall examine the plan and determine whether the same is satisfactory and feasible. The plan shall be made available to any and all persons, corporations, departments and agencies necessary to enable timely review and solicitation of comments.3. If within one hundred eighty days of receipt of notice of the provisions of this section from the commissioner and every two years thereafter, any transportation authority or system shall fail to file a plan as required by this section or shall file a plan or amendment which the commissioner determines in consultation with the state public transportation safety board, is unsatisfactory and shall fail to file a substitute plan or amendment within ninety days of the sending of notice of such determination, the commissioner shall be authorized and empowered to withhold from such authority or system payment of any and all state moneys otherwise payable to such authority or system as operating assistance pursuant to section eighteen-b of this chapter in the next occurring quarter of the state fiscal year.4. For purposes of this section the term transportation authority shall be deemed to mean and include every public benefit corporation constituting a transportation authority which provides or contracts for the provision of mass transportation services or any subsidiary thereof.