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Assembly Bill A6936

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Exempts operators of handicapped accessible taxicabs, livery service and black car service vehicles in New York city who operate without a handicapped medallion from certain fees

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2011-A6936 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง19-504 & 11-802, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A949

2011-A6936 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts operators of handicapped accessible taxicabs in New York City who operate without a handicapped medallion from certain fees.

2011-A6936 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6936

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 6, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. KELLNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Cities

AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
  relation  to  exempting wheelchair accessible taxicabs, livery service
  and black car service vehicles from certain fees

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

  Section  1.  Section  19-504 of the administrative code of the city of
New York is amended by adding a new subdivision r to read as follows:
  R. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW, ALL LICENSED OPERATORS
OF WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VANS WHO ARE: (I) NOT OWNERS  OF  A  WHEELCHAIR
ACCESSIBLE  MEDALLION  ISSUED  BY  THE  NEW YORK CITY TAXI AND LIMOUSINE
COMMISSION OR (II) OWNERS OF A LIVERY  OR  BLACK  CAR  SERVICE  BUT  WHO
PROVIDE  WHEELCHAIR  ACCESSIBLE  VANS  FOR HIRE IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK,
SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE FEES LISTED IN SUBDIVISION B OF THIS SECTION TO
THE EXTENT THAT SUCH FEES PERTAIN TO  THE  WHEELCHAIR  ACCESSIBLE  VANS.
THE  TERM  "WHEELCHAIR  ACCESSIBLE  VAN" SHALL, FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
SUBDIVISION, REFER TO A VEHICLE THAT COMPLIES WITH  FEDERAL  REGULATIONS
PROMULGATED  PURSUANT  TO THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT APPLICABLE
TO VANS UNDER TWENTY-TWO FEET IN LENGTH, BY THE  FEDERAL  DEPARTMENT  OF
TRANSPORTATION,  IN  CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 49, PARTS 37 AND
38, AND BY THE FEDERAL ARCHITECTURE AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS  COMPLI-
ANCE  BOARD,  IN CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 36, SECTION 1192.23,
AND THE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS, CODE  OF  FEDERAL  REGU-
LATIONS, TITLE 29, PART 57.
  S 2. Section 11-802 of the administrative code of the city of New York
is amended by adding a new subdivision e to read as follows:
  E. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW, ALL LICENSED OPERATORS
OF  WHEELCHAIR  ACCESSIBLE  VANS WHO ARE: (I) NOT OWNERS OF A WHEELCHAIR
ACCESSIBLE MEDALLION ISSUED BY THE NEW  YORK  CITY  TAXI  AND  LIMOUSINE
COMMISSION  OR  (II)  OWNERS  OF  A  LIVERY OR BLACK CAR SERVICE BUT WHO

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08566-03-1

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