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                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2023
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to allowing  the
   New  York  state  thruway authority to offer a discounted toll rate to
   residents of Rockland and Westchester  counties  for  Mario  M.  Cuomo
   bridge crossings
 
   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 354-a to read as follows:
   §   354-A.   RESIDENT  DISCOUNT.    NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  INCONSISTENT
 PROVISION OF LAW, BUT SUBJECT TO AGREEMENTS WITH NOTEHOLDERS  AND  BOND-
 HOLDERS,  THE  AUTHORITY SHALL OFFER A DISCOUNTED TOLL RATE FOR MARIO M.
 CUOMO BRIDGE CROSSINGS TO RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY OF  ROCKLAND  AND  THE
 COUNTY  OF  WESTCHESTER  AND  MAY,  EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS
 SECTION, REGULATE THE USE THEREOF. THE DISCOUNT  FOR  RESIDENTS  OF  THE
 COUNTY  OF  ROCKLAND  AND  THE  COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER SHALL ENTITLE SUCH
 RESIDENTS TO CROSSINGS OVER THE MARIO M. CUOMO BRIDGE AT A REDUCED  COST
 OF SIXTY PER CENTUM OF THE REGULAR CROSSING FARE IMPOSED ON NONRESIDENTS
 OF  THE  COUNTY  OF ROCKLAND AND THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. IN THE EVENT
 THE AUTHORITY SHALL IMPOSE A SURCHARGE IN ADDITION TO THE  REGULAR  TOLL
 FOR  CROSSINGS  OVER THE MARIO M. CUOMO BRIDGE, SUCH SURCHARGE SHALL NOT
 BE DEEMED A PART OF THE REGULAR  CROSSING  FARE  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION,  AND  THE  DISCOUNT  OFFERED  TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY OF
 ROCKLAND AND THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER AS  HEREIN  PROVIDED  SHALL  ALSO
 ENTITLE  SUCH RESIDENTS TO A PERMANENT EXEMPTION FROM THE PAYMENT OF ANY
 SUCH SURCHARGE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OF  ANY  SUCH  SURCHARGE
 IMPOSED  DURING CALENDAR YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE. APPLICATION FOR
 SUCH DISCOUNT SHALL BE MADE IN SUCH MANNER AS PRESCRIBED BY THE AUTHORI-
 TY AND SHALL CONTAIN SUCH INFORMATION AS THE  AUTHORITY  MAY  REASONABLY
 REQUIRE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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