Assembly Bill A4935

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for reduced fare tokens for residents of Nassau county for use of certain bridges operated by the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A4935 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §553-j, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6227
2011-2012: A6652
2013-2014: A4458
2017-2018: A5726

2015-A4935 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for reduced fare tokens (80% of regular rate) for residents of Nassau county for use of the Triborough, Bronx-Whitestone, Throgs Neck and Verrazano-Narrows bridges operated by the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority upon approval by bond and note holders of such authority and subject to regulation for usage by the authority.

2015-A4935 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4935

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. CURRAN, FINCH -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to  authorizing
  reduced fare tokens for residents of Nassau county over certain bridg-
  es operated by the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority

  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 553-j to read as follows:
  S  553-J.  TOKENS; NASSAU COUNTY RESIDENTS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCON-
SISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, BUT SUBJECT TO AGREEMENTS WITH NOTEHOLDERS AND
BONDHOLDERS, THE AUTHORITY SHALL OFFER FOR SALE TOKENS WITH  RESPECT  TO
RESIDENTS  OF THE COUNTY OF NASSAU AND MAY, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED
HEREIN, REGULATE THE USE THEREOF. TOKENS FOR RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY  OF
NASSAU  SHALL  ENTITLE  THE  PURCHASER TO CROSSINGS OVER THE TRIBOROUGH,
BRONX-WHITESTONE,  THROGS  NECK,  AND  VERRAZANO-NARROWS  BRIDGES  AT  A
REDUCED  COST  OF EIGHTY PER CENTUM OF THE REGULAR CROSSING FARE IMPOSED
ON NONRESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY OF NASSAU.   APPLICATION FOR  SUCH  TOKENS
SHALL  BE  MADE  IN SUCH MANNER AS PRESCRIBED BY THE AUTHORITY AND SHALL
CONTAIN SUCH INFORMATION AS THE AUTHORITY MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08052-01-5

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