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Senate Bill S857

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides electronic toll collection discounts for certain fuel efficient vehicles

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2009-S857 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6944
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง388, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2646
2013-2014: S869

2009-S857 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides electronic toll collection discounts for certain fuel efficient vehicles.

2009-S857 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S857 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   857

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law,  in  relation  to  providing
  electronic  toll collection discounts for certain fuel efficient vehi-
  cles

  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 388 to read as follows:
  S 388. GREEN E-ZPASS DISCOUNT. 1. ANY PERSON  WHO  HAS  AN  ELECTRONIC
TOLL  COLLECTION  SYSTEM  ACCOUNT WITH THE AUTHORITY SHALL RECEIVE A TEN
PERCENT DISCOUNT ON TOLLS INCURRED ON NEW YORK STATE TOLL  ROADS  FOR  A
MOTOR  VEHICLE  WHICH  HAS  A HIGHWAY MPG FUEL EFFICIENCY OF THIRTY-FIVE
MILES PER GALLON OR HIGHER. SUCH DISCOUNT SHALL BE KNOWN AS  THE  "GREEN
E-ZPASS DISCOUNT".
  2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOW-
ING MEANINGS:
  A. "ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION SYSTEM" SHALL MEAN A SYSTEM OF COLLECT-
ING  TOLLS OR CHARGES WHICH IS CAPABLE OF CHARGING AN ACCOUNT HOLDER THE
APPROPRIATE TOLL OR CHARGE BY TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION FROM AN  ELEC-
TRONIC  DEVICE ON A MOTOR VEHICLE TO THE TOLL LANE, WHICH INFORMATION IS
USED TO CHARGE THE ACCOUNT THE APPROPRIATE TOLL OR CHARGE; AND
  B. "HIGHWAY MPG FUEL EFFICIENCY" MEANS THE HIGHWAY  MILES  PER  GALLON
FUEL EFFICIENCY ESTIMATE PROVIDED BY AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS AND PRINT-
ED  ON THE FUEL ECONOMY LABEL AFFIXED TO A WINDOW ON A NEW MOTOR VEHICLE
PURSUANT  TO  THE  REGULATIONS  OF  THE  UNITED   STATES   ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY (40 CFR 600 ET.SEQ.).
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date is authorized to  be  made  and
completed on or before such date.

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

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