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Senate Bill S224

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Makes provisions on imposition of surcharges on certain bridges and tunnels

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2009-S224 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §553-h-1, amd §1219-a, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S2673

2009-S224 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits a toll surcharge on tolls for bridges and tunnels subject to the jurisdiction of the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority; increases the amount of annual surplus to be transferred by the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority to the New York city transit authority.

2009-S224 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S224 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   224

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to  the  imposi-
  tion of tolls and surcharges for certain bridges and tunnels

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

  Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 553-h-1 to read as follows:
  S 553-H-1. BRIDGE CROSSINGS AND TUNNELS; SURCHARGE. 1. NO TOLL CHARGED
BY  THE  AUTHORITY  FOR  CROSSINGS  OVER AN AUTHORITY BRIDGE OR USING AN
AUTHORITY TUNNEL SHALL BE INCREASED ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOU-
SAND NINE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING  IN  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE
CONSTRUED  TO  PROHIBIT OR OTHERWISE LIMIT THE AUTHORITY FROM IMPOSING A
SURCHARGE IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR TOLL CHARGED FOR CROSSINGS OVER  AN
AUTHORITY BRIDGE OR USING AN AUTHORITY TUNNEL.
  2.  IN THE EVENT THE AUTHORITY SHALL IMPOSE A SURCHARGE IN ADDITION TO
THE REGULAR TOLL FOR CROSSINGS OVER AN  AUTHORITY  BRIDGE  OR  USING  AN
AUTHORITY TUNNEL, SUCH SURCHARGE SHALL NOT BE DEEMED A PART OF THE REGU-
LAR  FARE,  AND  THE  TOKENS  OFFERED  FOR  SALE  SHALL ALSO ENTITLE THE
PURCHASER TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE PAYMENT OF ANY SUCH SURCHARGE  IN  AN
AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OF ANY SUCH SURCHARGE IMPOSED DURING CALENDAR
YEARS  TWO  THOUSAND  NINE  THROUGH TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN. APPLICATION FOR
SUCH TOKENS OR OTHER PAYMENT DEVICES SHALL BE MADE  IN  SUCH  MANNER  AS
PRESCRIBED  BY  THE  AUTHORITY AND SHALL CONTAIN SUCH INFORMATION AS THE
AUTHORITY MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE.
  S 2. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of  subdivision  2  of  section
1219-a of the public authorities law, as amended by section 19 of part O
of chapter 61 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
  (i) [twenty-four] SEVENTY-TWO million dollars PLUS AN AUTOMATIC ANNUAL
INCREASE  EQUAL  TO  ANY  INCREASE  AS DETERMINED BY THE AVERAGE MONTHLY

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

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