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                                  4952

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2013
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Introduced  by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, ABBATE, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A. BRENNAN, COLTON, ROBINSON -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to direct the New York state thruway authority, the  metropolitan
  transportation  authority  and  the port authority of New York and New
  Jersey to conduct a study to review the placement of  cash  lanes  and
  lanes utilizing electronic toll collection systems

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

  Section 1. The New York state thruway authority and  the  metropolitan
transportation  authority  (hereinafter  referred  to in this act as the
"authorities") are each hereby authorized  and  directed  to  conduct  a
study  to review existing rules and regulations on the placement of cash
lanes and lanes utilizing electronic toll collection systems, as defined
in subdivision 12 of section 2985 of the public authorities law, at  all
toll  barriers  and  interchanges  operated by each such authority. Such
studies shall examine the effect of the current placement of cash  lanes
and  lanes  utilizing electronic toll collection systems on traffic flow
and volume through toll barriers and interchanges, and on vehicle  occu-
pant  and  toll  collector  safety. Following such review and study, the
authorities each shall determine whether changes to the  current  place-
ment of such lanes at toll barriers and interchanges under their respec-
tive  jurisdictions should be instituted to make such placement uniform,
and whether such uniform placement would maximize the efficient flow  of
traffic and improve the safety of vehicle occupants and toll collectors.
The chairman of the New York state thruway authority and the chairman of
the  metropolitan  transportation authority shall each report such find-
ings to the governor and the legislature by January 30, 2015.
  S 2. The port authority of New York and New Jersey is  hereby  author-
ized  and directed to conduct a study to review existing rules and regu-
lations on the placement of cash lanes and  lanes  utilizing  electronic

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08745-01-3
              

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toll collection systems, as defined in subdivision 12 of section 2985 of
the  public authorities law, at all toll barriers and interchanges oper-
ated by such authority within the territorial limits of the state of New
York.  Such  study  shall examine the effect of the current placement of
cash lanes and lanes utilizing electronic  toll  collection  systems  on
traffic  flow  and  volume through toll barriers and interchanges and on
vehicle occupant and toll collector safety. Following  such  review  and
study,  such  authority  shall  determine whether changes to the current
placement of such lanes at toll  barriers  and  interchanges  should  be
instituted  to  make  such  placement  uniform, and whether such uniform
placement would maximize the efficient flow of traffic and  improve  the
safety  of  vehicle  occupants  and toll collectors. The chairman of the
port authority of New York and New Jersey shall report such findings  to
the  governors  and  the  legislatures of the states of New York and New
Jersey by January 30, 2015.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that:
  a. section two of this act shall take effect upon the  enactment  into
law by the state of New Jersey of legislation having an identical effect
with  such  section,  but if the state of New Jersey has already enacted
such legislation, section two of this act shall take effect on the  same
date this act takes effect;
  b. the New York state thruway authority and the metropolitan transpor-
tation authority are authorized and directed to promulgate any rules and
regulations  necessary  to  implement  the  provisions of this act on or
before such effective date; and
  c. the chairman of the port authority of New York and New Jersey shall
notify the legislative bill drafting commission upon the  occurrence  of
the  enactment  into  law  by the state of New Jersey of the legislation
provided for in section two of this act in order that the commission may
maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text
of the laws of the state of New York in  furtherance  of  effecting  the
provisions  of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the
public officers law.