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Assembly Bill A3327

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes the New York State Thruway Authority to develop and implement a program providing for all electronic tolling on the Tappan Zee Bridge

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2013-A3327 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง389, Pub Auth L

2013-A3327 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the New York State Thruway Authority to develop and implement a program providing for all electronic tolling on the Tappan Zee Bridge and directs the New York State Thruway Authority to prepare a report on the effectiveness of the program.

2013-A3327 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3327

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 24, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to  authorizing
  the  New  York  State  Thruway  Authority  to  develop and implement a
  program providing for all electronic tolling on the Tappan Zee  Bridge
  and directing the New York State Thruway Authority to prepare a report
  on the effectiveness of the program

  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 389 to read as follows:
  S  389. ALL ELECTRONIC TOLLING. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "ALL ELEC-
TRONIC TOLLING" MEANS A TOLLING SYSTEM THAT ONLY  ALLOWS  PAYMENT  ELEC-
TRONICALLY  AND VEHICLES MUST EITHER HAVE A TRANSPONDER OR BE BILLED THE
AMOUNT OWED AT A LATER DATE.
  2. THE AUTHORITY SHALL DEVELOP A PROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT "ALL  ELECTRONIC
TOLLING"  ON THE TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE DURING HOURS OF HIGH VOLUME BY DECEM-
BER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN. THE HOURS SHALL  BE  DETERMINED
BY  THE  AUTHORITY  BASED  ON  THE BRIDGE'S HIGHEST TIMES OF VOLUME. THE
PROGRAM WILL ELIMINATE CASH TOLLS DURING THESE TIMES ON THE  TAPPAN  ZEE
BRIDGE.  CASH  CUSTOMERS  WILL BE IDENTIFIED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE LICENSE
PLATE NUMBER AND SUBSEQUENTLY BE SENT A BILL  FOR  THE  OWED  TOLL.  THE
CUSTOMER  SHALL  HAVE  AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS TO PAY IN FULL THE TOLL OWED
AND MUST BE OFFERED THE ABILITY TO PAY THROUGH PERSON, MAIL  OR  ONLINE.
THE AUTHORITY SHALL ENCLOSE WITH EACH BILL FOR CASH TOLLS INFORMATION ON
THE EZ-PASS PROGRAM.
  3.  THE  AUTHORITY SHALL BILL OUT OF STATE CASH CUSTOMERS THE TOLL AND
MAY INCLUDE A SURCHARGE NOT TO EXCEED TEN PER CENTUM OF THE TOTAL TOLL.
  4. THE AUTHORITY SHALL COMMENCE A STUDY NO LATER THAN  DECEMBER  THIR-
TY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ALL

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06403-01-3

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