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Assembly Bill A3708

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Directs the N.Y. state thruway authority to issue short distance commuter passes on the thruway in the Rochester area at no charge

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2009-A3708 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง378, Pub Auth L

2009-A3708 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the NYS thruway authority to issue annual short distance commuter permits on the thruway in the Rochester area at no charge between interchanges and barriers in the permit area; authority may restrict use of such permit to peak commuter hours.

2009-A3708 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3708

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. KOON, GANTT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  JOHN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the public authorities  law,  in  relation  to  commuter
  passes on the New York state thruway in the Rochester area

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

  Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 378 of the public authori-
ties law is designated subdivision 1 and a new subdivision 2 is added to
read as follows:
  2. (A) THE AUTHORITY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ISSUE ANNUAL
SHORT DISTANCE COMMUTER PERMITS WHICH SHALL PROVIDE  FOR  TRAVEL  AT  NO
CHARGE  BETWEEN  INTERCHANGES  AND  BARRIERS  IN  THE  PERMIT  AREA. FOR
PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM  "PERMIT  AREA"  SHALL  MEAN  THE
DISTANCE  BETWEEN INTERCHANGES FORTY-FOUR AND FORTY-FIVE OF THE NEW YORK
STATE THRUWAY.  SUCH PERMITS SHALL BE VALID ONLY FOR TRAVEL  WITHIN  THE
PERMIT  AREA.  THE AUTHORITY MAY RESTRICT THE USE OF SUCH PERMIT TO PEAK
COMMUTER HOURS.
  (B) IF, UPON THE COMPLETION OF  AN  AUDIT  CONDUCTED  BY  A  CERTIFIED
PUBLIC  ACCOUNTANT  SELECTED  BY THE AUTHORITY, THE AUTHORITY CAN DEMON-
STRATE THAT THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AS AUTHORIZED IN  PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF
THIS SUBDIVISION FOR USE DURING PEAK COMMUTER HOURS CAUSES A SIGNIFICANT
LOSS  OF REVENUE TO THE AUTHORITY, THE AUTHORITY IS AUTHORIZED, PURSUANT
TO A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD, TO OFFER SUCH PERMITS AT A DISCOUNT OF THE
CASH COST PER MILE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH BOARD  RESOL-
UTION,  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  HOLD  AT  LEAST ONE PUBLIC HEARING IN THE
PERMIT AREA, AT A TIME AND LOCATION WHICH WILL, TO THE EXTENT  PRACTICA-
BLE, MAXIMIZE THE PARTICIPATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that the thruway authori-
ty  shall  promulgate any rules and regulations necessary for the imple-
mentation of this act on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02444-01-9

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