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Assembly Bill A7498A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes the issuance of two thousand wheelchair accessible taxicab licenses in the city of New York

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2013-A7498 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City

2013-A7498 - Summary

Authorizes the issuance of two thousand wheelchair accessible taxicab licenses in the city of New York.

2013-A7498 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7498

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 22, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN ACT in relation to wheelchair accessible taxicab license in the  city
  of New York

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

  Section 1. Accessible taxicab license issuance. The city of  New  York
may,  acting by the mayor alone, administratively authorize the taxi and
limousine commission (TLC) or its successor agency to issue  up  to  two
thousand taxicab licenses in addition to those already issued, provided,
however,  that  such  taxicab  licenses  shall be restricted to vehicles
designated for the purpose of transporting  persons  in  wheelchairs  or
containing  a physical device or alteration designed to permit access to
and enable the transportation of persons in  wheelchairs  in  accordance
with  the  Americans  with  Disabilities Act, provided further that such
additional licenses shall be issued by public sale and  shall  be  fully
transferable.
  The  TLC shall prescribe by regulation the procedures for the issuance
and public sale of such additional licenses, by public  auction,  sealed
bids or other competitive process. For the purposes of this subdivision,
the  term  "wheelchair accessible taxicab" shall refer to a vehicle that
complies with federal regulations promulgated pursuant to the  Americans
with  Disabilities  Act  applicable to taxicabs 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 Compliance Board, in Code of  Federal  Regu-
lations, title 36, section 1192.23, and the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards, Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, part 57.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09856-02-3

2013-A7498A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City

2013-A7498A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the issuance of two thousand wheelchair accessible taxicab licenses in the city of New York.

2013-A7498A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7498--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 22, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. KELLNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Cities -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
  as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT in relation to wheelchair accessible taxicab license in the  city
  of New York

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

  Section 1. Accessible taxicab license issuance. The city of  New  York
may,  by  local  law,  authorize  the  New  York city taxi and limousine
commission (TLC) or its successor agency to issue  up  to  two  thousand
taxicab licenses in addition to those already issued, provided, however,
that  such  taxicab  licenses shall be restricted to vehicles designated
for the purpose of transporting persons in wheelchairs or  containing  a
physical  device  or  alteration designed to permit access to and enable
the transportation of persons in  wheelchairs  in  accordance  with  the
Americans  with  Disabilities Act, provided further that such additional
licenses shall be issued by public sale and shall be fully transferable.
  The TLC shall prescribe by regulation the procedures for the  issuance
and  public  sale of such additional licenses, by public auction, sealed
bids or other competitive process. For the purposes of this subdivision,
the term "wheelchair accessible taxicab" shall refer to a  vehicle  that
complies  with federal regulations promulgated pursuant to the Americans
with Disabilities Act applicable to taxicabs 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 Compliance Board, in Code of Federal Regu-
lations, title 36, section 1192.23, and the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards, Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, part 57.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09856-03-3

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