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Assembly Bill A6540

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that members of the New York state reserve and national guard receive free passage over toll road, through toll tunnels, and across toll bridges

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2009-A6540 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1605, V & T L

2009-A6540 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that members of the New York state reserve and national guard receive free passage over toll road, through toll tunnels, and across toll bridges.

2009-A6540 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6540

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 6, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ, EDDINGTON, MAGNARELLI, BENEDETTO, COLTON,
  POWELL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, CLARK, COOK, HIKIND,
  KOON, J. RIVERA, ROBINSON, SCARBOROUGH, SEMINERIO, WEISENBERG --  read
  once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing
  free access to most toll roads within the state for members of the New
  York state reserve and national guard

  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 1605 to read as follows:
  S 1605. FREE PASSAGE THROUGH TOLL-GATES AND TUNNELS AND OVER  BRIDGES.
1.  ANY  PERSON WHO IS OR WAS A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STATE RESERVE AND
NATIONAL GUARD MAY APPLY TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR  AN  EXEMPTION  FROM  ANY
TOLL  AUTHORIZED  PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER OR BY ANY AUTHORITY UNDER THE
PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW FOR TRAVELING ON ANY HIGHWAY, PASSING THROUGH ANY
TUNNEL, OR PASSING OVER ANY BRIDGE.
  2. UPON APPLICATION AND PROOF SUFFICIENT TO THE  COMMISSIONER  THAT  A
PERSON  IS  OR  WAS  A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STATE RESERVE AND NATIONAL
GUARD, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL GRANT SUCH INDIVIDUAL  AN  EXEMPTION  FROM
HAVING  TO  PAY  ANY TOLL IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER OR BY ANY
AUTHORITY UNDER THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW FOR TRAVELING ON ANY HIGHWAY,
PASSING THROUGH ANY TUNNEL, OR PASSING OVER ANY BRIDGE.
  3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE ANY RULE OR REGULATION  NECESSARY
TO  ACHIEVE  THE  OBJECTIVE OF THIS SECTION. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ALSO
CREATE AN APPLICATION PROCESS WHEREBY AN INDIVIDUAL MAY  APPLY  FOR  THE
EXEMPTION PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION.
  4.  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL WORK IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER
OF TRANSPORTATION AND ANY PUBLIC AUTHORITY THAT IMPLEMENTS A  TOLL  THAT
IS  SUBJECT  TO  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION TO IMPLEMENT A MECHANISM

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10004-01-9

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