Assembly Bill A3238

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                 3238--A
                                                        Cal. No. 255

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 23, 2009
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Introduced  by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, ABBATE, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A.  BRENNAN, COLTON, HOYT, McENENY, PHEFFER, ROBINSON -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Transportation -- reported  from
  committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,
  retaining its place on the order of third reading

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, 2012.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06243-03-0
              

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  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
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 governor and the legislature by January 30, 2012.
  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.