BILL NUMBER:A10923
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to
requiring taxis to participate in the electronic toll collection system
and to utilize facilities and traffic lanes established for such system
PURPOSE: Requires all owners and operators of taxis to participate in
the electronic toll collection system and to utilize the facilities and
lanes provided therefor.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds a new section (396-ww) relating to
the; participation in electronic toll collection system: Every owner or
operator of a taxi shall be an account holder in the electronic toll
system; every taxi shall use the appropriate facilities and traffic
lanes for participation in the electronic toll collection system; every
violation of this section is a traffic infraction punishable by a fine
of not less then fifty dollars nor more then one hundred fifty dollars.
JUSTIFICATION: As recently evidenced, some taxicabs are ignoring their
E-ZPass tags and taking the cash lanes only to purposely increase their
riders fare. This legislation will make it mandatory that the cabs must
have and must use their E-ZPass' and any violation is subject to a fine.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: None,
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10923
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 30, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. SPANO, FIELDS, GALEF, ROBINSON, MAISEL,
D. WEPRIN, SCARBOROUGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. TITONE --
read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring taxis
to participate in the electronic toll collection system and to utilize
facilities and traffic lanes established for such system
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
396-ww to read as follows:
S 396-WW. TAXIS; PARTICIPATION IN ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION SYSTEM.
1. EVERY OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A TAXI IN THIS STATE SHALL BE AN ACCOUNT
HOLDER IN THE ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION SYSTEM, AND EACH TAXI OPERATED
ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH THE APPROPRIATE
RECEIVER-TRANSMITTER FOR USE OF SUCH SYSTEM.
2. EVERY TAXI SHALL USE THE APPROPRIATE FACILITIES AND TRAFFIC LANES
FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION SYSTEM. UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES, SHALL A TAXI USE A CASH LANE OR ANY OTHER LANE NOT
SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION AT
ANY TOLL COLLECTION FACILITY AT WHICH ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION IS
AVAILABLE.
3. EVERY VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION IS A TRAFFIC INFRACTION PUNISHABLE
BY A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN FIFTY DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED FIFTY
DOLLARS.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD17044-01-0
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