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Assembly Bill A4458

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides for reduced fare tokens for residents of Nassau county for use of certain bridges operated by the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority

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2013-A4458 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง553-j, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6227
2011-2012: A6652
2015-2016: A4935
2017-2018: A5726

2013-A4458 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for reduced fare tokens (80% of regular rate) for residents of Nassau county for use of the Triborough, Bronx-Whitestone, Throgs Neck and Verrazano-Narrows bridges operated by the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority upon approval by bond and note holders of such authority and subject to regulation for usage by the authority.

2013-A4458 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4458

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CURRAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing
  reduced fare tokens for residents of Nassau county over certain bridg-
  es operated by the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority

  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-j to read as follows:
  S 553-J. TOKENS; NASSAU COUNTY RESIDENTS. NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  INCON-
SISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, BUT SUBJECT TO AGREEMENTS WITH NOTEHOLDERS AND
BONDHOLDERS,  THE  AUTHORITY SHALL OFFER FOR SALE TOKENS WITH RESPECT TO
RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY OF NASSAU AND MAY, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE  PROVIDED
HEREIN,  REGULATE THE USE THEREOF. TOKENS FOR RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY OF
NASSAU SHALL ENTITLE THE PURCHASER TO  CROSSINGS  OVER  THE  TRIBOROUGH,
BRONX-WHITESTONE,  THROGS  NECK,  AND  VERRAZANO-NARROWS  BRIDGES  AT  A
REDUCED COST OF EIGHTY PER CENTUM OF THE REGULAR CROSSING  FARE  IMPOSED
ON  NONRESIDENTS  OF  THE COUNTY OF NASSAU.  APPLICATION FOR SUCH TOKENS
SHALL BE MADE IN SUCH MANNER AS PRESCRIBED BY THE  AUTHORITY  AND  SHALL
CONTAIN SUCH INFORMATION AS THE AUTHORITY MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08462-01-3

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