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Assembly Bill A2440

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes bridge and tunnel officers of Triborough bridge and tunnel authority to enforce all provisions of law in and about authority facilities

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2009-A2440 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3898
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง553, Pub Auth L

2009-A2440 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs bridge and tunnel officers of the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority to enforce all provisions of law in and about the facilities of such authority and to arrest all persons guilty of violating any law or ordinance.

2009-A2440 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2440

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN  ACT  to  amend  the public authorities law, in relation to providing
  certain powers and duties to bridge and tunnel officers of the Tribor-
  ough bridge and tunnel authority

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  7-a of section 553 of the public authorities
law, as added by chapter 1033 of the laws of 1970, is amended to read as
follows:
  7-a. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, the bridge and
tunnel officers employed by the authority shall have the power to  issue
simplified  traffic  informations  for traffic infractions as defined in
section one hundred fifty-five of the vehicle and traffic law, committed
on the sites owned, operated and maintained by the [triborough]  TRIBOR-
OUGH  bridge  and tunnel authority, such informations to be administered
pursuant to the provisions of [title A of chapter forty] CHAPTER TWO  OF
TITLE  NINETEEN  of  the  administrative code of the city of New York or
article two-A of the vehicle and traffic law, as applicable.   IN  ADDI-
TION,  SUCH OFFICERS SHALL HAVE THE POWER AND IT SHALL BE THEIR DUTY, IN
AND ABOUT TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND TUNNEL AUTHORITY FACILITIES, TO PRESERVE
THE PUBLIC PEACE; PREVENT CRIME AND ARREST OFFENDERS; REGULATE,  DIRECT,
CONTROL  AND  RESTRICT PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC; ENFORCE AND PREVENT VIOLATION
OF ALL LAWS AND ORDINANCES; AND FOR THESE PURPOSES TO ARREST ALL PERSONS
GUILTY OF VIOLATING ANY LAW OR ORDINANCE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05411-01-9

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