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2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 15, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE, COLTON, PHEFFER, BOYLAND, ORTIZ,
J. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations,
Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law and the executive law, in
relation to the powers of 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. Section 553 of the public authorities law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 22 to read as follows:
22. TO SUBMIT, IN THE FORM AND AT THE INTERVALS APPROVED BY THE DIVI-
SION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES, A REPORT INDICATING:
(A) THE NUMBER OF SIMPLIFIED TRAFFIC INFORMATIONS FOR TRAFFIC INFRAC-
TIONS ISSUED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SEVEN-A OF THIS SECTION BY OFFICERS
OF THE AUTHORITY;
(B) THE NUMBER OF VIOLATIONS OF RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE AUTHORITY
GOVERNING TRAFFIC ON THE FACILITIES OF THE AUTHORITY. SUCH VIOLATIONS
SHALL BE TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE
HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW AND SHALL BE PUNISHA-
BLE AS SUCH;
(C) THE NUMBER OF ARRESTS MADE BY BRIDGE AND TUNNEL OFFICERS,
SERGEANTS AND LIEUTENANTS OF THE AUTHORITY;
(D) THE NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS AND MOTOR VEHICLE FIRES AS
REPORTED BY THE AUTHORITY ON THEIR FACILITIES; AND
(E) ANY OTHER INFORMATION REQUESTED BY THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SERVICES.
S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 837-b of the executive law, as amended
by chapter 459 of the laws of 1975, is amended to read as follows:
1. It is hereby made the duty of the state administrator of the
unified court system; and of every sheriff, county or city commissioner
of correction and head of every police department, state, county, or
local, and also railroad, steamship, park, aqueduct and tunnel police
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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[and], town constables AND OFFICERS OF THE TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND TUNNEL
AUTHORITY, of every district attorney, of every probation agency; and of
head of every institution or department, state, county and local, deal-
ing with criminals and of every other officer, person or agency, dealing
with crimes or criminals or with delinquency or delinquents, to transmit
to the commissioner not later than the fifteenth day of each calendar
month, or at such times as provided in the rules and regulations adopted
by the commissioner, such information as may be necessary to enable him
to comply with subdivision four of section eight hundred thirty-seven OF
THIS ARTICLE. Such reports shall be made upon forms which shall be
supplied by the commissioner.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.