Metropolitan Transportation Authority v. County of Nassau

The County of Nassau contends that the statute which created the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) 1 is unconstitutional, particularly insofar as it empowers the MTA to certify and collect from the county the cost of maintenance and operation of Long Island Bail Boad (LIBB) passenger stations in Nassau. More specifically, the county urges that (1) the statute created the MTA as a “ super-local-government,” and should be declared unconstitutional for the reason that the Authority has been given the power to tax in violation of section 1 of article XVI, and section 3 of article VIII,…