NY State Senate Bill 2009-S2427

Senate Bill S2427

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that farmers shall receive an exemption from tolls when transporting product to N.Y. city for consumption in the city

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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Jan 06, 2010	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
Feb 20, 2009	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

2009-S2427 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3628
Current Committee:: Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Add §2856, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S742, A258
2013-2014: S2084, A1749
2015-2016: S3067, A1494
2017-2018: S1739, A1449
2019-2020: S1017, A1466
2021-2022: A5312
2023-2024: A9486

2009-S2427 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that farmers shall receive an exemption from tolls when transporting product to NYC for consumption in the city.

2009-S2427 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S2427

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to providing
toll exemptions for farmers transporting their goods to New York city


 PURPOSE :

Provides that farmers shall receive an exemption from tolls when
transporting product to NYC for consumption in the city.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Public Authorities Law is amended to provide an exemption from any
toll imposed by an authority for transportation across, on, or through
any bridge, road, or tunnel, for any farmer or food producer who: a)
farms or produces food, including fish and fish products, on a
property located in the state of New York; and b.) is transporting
such food to the city of New York for the purposes of consumption
within such city. Any person exempt from a toll pursuant to this law
shall also be exempt from any congestion pricing plan implemented in
the City of New York. The commissioner of transportation shall
establish acceptable forms of proof to show that an individual is in
compliance with this law and is eligible for such an exemption.

 JUSTIFICATION :

New York farmers struggle under the most stringent regulations and
onerous taxes in the country, yet produce the highest quality product.
Many of these products are marketed in various ways in New York City.
Consumers are able to express their preference and purchase these
products in many restaurants, bodegas and farmers markets. However for
the farmer to deliver their products to markets in the city, the
farmer is subject to additional expenses of bridge tolls, tunnel
tolls, and possibly an additional charge for delivery in certain areas
of Manhattan. Farmers should be exempt from any toll imposed by public
authority for transportation across, on, or through any bridge, road,
or tunnel for the purposes of consumption within the city. The cost of
fuel is escalating along with the cost of tolls. Farmers are stressed
with the price of gas to transport their products to the city for
consumption to make little profit after the cost of gas and tolls are
included. To help offset these expenses, farmers should be exempt from
tolls when transporting product to NYC for consumption in the city.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
S.7463 (2007)

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
Undetermined at this time.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
180 days after enactment into law.

2009-S2427 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2427

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 20, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
  and Commissions

AN  ACT  to  amend  the public authorities law, in relation to providing
  toll exemptions for farmers transporting their goods to New York city

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
section 2856 to read as follows:
  S 2856. EXEMPTIONS FROM TOLLS. 1. ANY  PUBLIC  AUTHORITY  UNDER  TITLE
NINE  OF ARTICLE TWO, TITLE TWO OF ARTICLE THREE OR TITLE THREE OF ARTI-
CLE THREE OF THIS CHAPTER, SHALL PROVIDE  AN  EXEMPTION  FROM  ANY  TOLL
IMPOSED  BY SUCH AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPORTATION ACROSS, ON, OR THROUGH ANY
BRIDGE, ROAD, OR TUNNEL, FOR ANY FARMER OR FOOD PRODUCER WHO:
  A. FARMS OR PRODUCES FOOD, INCLUDING FISH  AND  FISH  PRODUCTS,  ON  A
PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK; AND
  B.  IS TRANSPORTING SUCH FOOD TO THE CITY OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSES
OF CONSUMPTION WITHIN SUCH CITY.
  2. ANY PERSON EXEMPT FROM A TOLL PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE  OF  THIS
SECTION  SHALL  ALSO  BE  EXEMPT FROM ANY CONGESTION PRICING PLAN IMPLE-
MENTED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
  3. THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ESTABLISH ACCEPTABLE FORMS
OF PROOF TO SHOW THAT AN INDIVIDUAL DOES, IN  FACT,  COMPLY  WITH  PARA-
GRAPHS A AND B OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06888-01-9

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