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| Apr 27, 2009 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S5095
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 24th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S5095 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S5095 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5095
TITLE OF BILL : An act to establish a high speed E-ZPass lane at all
toll booths in New York state
PURPOSE : To establish a high speed E-Z Pass lanes at all toll
booths in New York State.
SUMMARY PROVISIONS : Section 1 requires the New York State Thruway
Authority and the Metropolitan Authority to establish that all toll
booth lanes be high speed lanes for E-Z Pass use.
JUSTIFICATION : With last years high gas prices and the publics
concern for greenhouse gases and global warming New York State should
become the leading state in the nation to reduce harmful emissions.
This environmental friendly proposal will save time and convenience
for drivers, increase fuel efficiency, and reduce harmful greenhouse
gases from being released into the atmosphere. Environmentalists know
that accelerating and decelerating through tool booths is harmful to
the environment and wastes fuel and decreases fuel efficiency. This
bill is green legislation is good for the environment, convenient for
drivers and good public policy.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY : New bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS : None.
2009-S5095 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5095
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 27, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to establish a high speed E-ZPass lane at all toll booths in New
York state
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The New York state thruway authority and the metropolitan
transit authority are hereby authorized and directed to establish at
least one high speed lane at all toll booths in New York state for
E-ZPass use.
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 and MTA shall promulgate any rules and regulations necessary for the
implementation 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.
LBD11554-01-9
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