Assembly Bill A2655

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that operators of hybrid vehicles shall be permitted to travel in high occupancy vehicle lanes regardless of the number of passengers in such vehicle

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A2655 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1229-e, V & T L

2009-A2655 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that operators of qualified hybrid vehicles shall be permitted to travel in high occupancy vehicle lanes regardless of the number of passengers in such vehicle; defines terms.

2009-A2655 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2655

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. DIAZ, BENEDETTO, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A. BENJAMIN, THIELE -- read once and referred to  the  Committee
  on Transportation

AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to permitting
  drivers of qualified hybrid vehicles to travel in high occupancy vehi-
  cle lanes

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

  Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
section 1229-e to read as follows:
  S 1229-E. HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANE; QUALIFIED HYBRID  VEHICLES.  1.
NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, ANY OPERATOR OF A QUALIFIED
HYBRID VEHICLE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO TRAVEL IN ANY HIGH OCCUPANCY  VEHI-
CLE  LANE  IN  THIS  STATE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THE OPERATION OF
SUCH VEHICLE MEETS THE MINIMUM OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH LANE.
  2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING  TERMS  SHALL  HAVE  THE
FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  A. THE TERM "QUALIFIED HYBRID VEHICLE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING SET
FORTH  IN  SUBPARAGRAPH  (B)  OF  PARAGRAPH  THREE  OF SUBSECTION (P) OF
SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIX OF THE TAX LAW; AND
  B. THE TERM "HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANE" SHALL MEAN A  LANE  RESERVED
FOR  DESIGNATED  TYPES  OF VEHICLES AND/OR VEHICLES CARRYING A SPECIFIED
MINIMUM NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03910-01-9

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