Establishes a 90 day application period for the issuance of temporary authority or emergency temporary authority that relates to a specific event in the state, except when event will be held in less than 90 days; specifies what must be included in an application and the commissioner's responsibilities with respect to such application.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9071
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 12, 2014
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Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to issuance of
temporary authority
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 153 of the transportation law, is amended by adding
a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
10. (A) AN APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY AUTHORITY OR EMERGENCY TEMPORARY
AUTHORITY THAT RELATES TO A SPECIFIC EVENT SCHEDULED WITHIN THE STATE
MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT AT LEAST NINETY DAYS PRIOR TO THE
START OF SUCH SCHEDULED EVENT; PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT THE DEPARTMENT MAY
ALLOW THE SUBMISSION OF SUCH AN APPLICATION AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS PRIOR
TO THE START OF A SCHEDULED EVENT SO LONG AS THE SPONSOR OF THE EVENT
DEMONSTRATES TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE DEPARTMENT THAT THE DATES OF THE
EVENT PRECLUDE THE SPONSOR FROM SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION AT LEAST
NINETY DAYS PRIOR TO THE EVENT.
(B) WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF RECEIPT OF ANY APPLICATION FOR TEMPO-
RARY AUTHORITY OR EMERGENCY TEMPORARY AUTHORITY, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
PROVIDE CONSPICUOUS NOTICE OF SUCH APPLICATION ON THE DEPARTMENT'S
WEBSITE AND, IF SUCH APPLICATION RELATES TO A SPECIFIC EVENT SCHEDULED
WITHIN THE STATE, MAKE OTHER REASONABLE EFFORTS TO NOTIFY CARRIERS IN
THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF THE SCHEDULED EVENT OF THE SUBMISSION OF SUCH
APPLICATION. THE NOTICE REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL INCLUDE, AT A
MINIMUM, (I) THE APPLICANT'S NAME AND ADDRESS, (II) THE TYPE OF APPLICA-
TION, AND (III) THE ROUTES OR TERRITORY REQUESTED. IF THE APPLICATION IS
FOR A SPECIFIC EVENT SCHEDULED WITHIN THE STATE, THEN SUCH NOTICE SHALL
ALSO INCLUDE THE NAME OF SUCH EVENT, THE LOCATION AND DATES OF SUCH
EVENT, THE SPONSOR OF THE EVENT, AND THE NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER AND
EMAIL ADDRESS OF THE EVENT SPONSOR OR THE EVENT SPONSOR'S BROKER FOR
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH EVENT.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law; provided however that, effective immediately, the
department of transportation is authorized and directed to add, amend
and/or repeal any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
this act on its effective date.
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