Assembly Bill A10019

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   10019
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2018
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  FAHY, MORELLE, ENGLEBRIGHT, BRINDISI, VANEL,
   McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Corporations,
   Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public authorities law, in relation to providing
   discounted congestion charge rates for certain transportation  network
   company vehicles

   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 2858 to read as follows:
   §  2858.  DISCOUNTED  RATES FOR CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY
 VEHICLES.  1. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY LAW TO THE CONTRARY,
 IF ANY AUTHORITY SHALL IMPLEMENT ANY TOLLS, FARES, FEES OR OTHER CHARGES
 FOR THE PURPOSE OF RAISING REVENUES FOR  PUBLIC  TRANSIT  SYSTEMS,  SUCH
 TOLLS,  FARES,  FEES  OR OTHER CHARGES SHALL BE REDUCED BY THE FOLLOWING
 AMOUNTS FOR THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF VEHICLES FOR  TRANSPORTATION  NETWORK
 COMPANIES:
   A.  FOR  AN  ELECTRIC  OR  HYDROGEN FUEL CELL VEHICLE THE RATE OF SUCH
 TOLLS, FARES, FEES OR OTHER CHARGES SHALL BE ONE-HALF OF THE RATE ESTAB-
 LISHED TO RAISE REVENUE; AND
   B. FOR A HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE THE RATE OF SUCH TOLLS,  FARES,  FEES
 OR OTHER CHARGES SHALL BE THREE-FOURTHS OF THE RATE ESTABLISHED TO RAISE
 REVENUE.
   2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   A.  THE  TERM  "ELECTRIC OR HYDROGEN FUEL CELL VEHICLE" SHALL MEAN AND
 INCLUDE A MOTOR VEHICLE THAT:
   (I) HAS FOUR WHEELS;
   (II) WAS MANUFACTURED FOR USE PRIMARILY ON PUBLIC STREETS,  ROADS  AND
 HIGHWAYS;
   (III)  THE POWERTRAIN OF WHICH HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED FROM THE ORIGINAL
 MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS;
   (IV) IS RATED AT NOT MORE THAN  EIGHT  THOUSAND  FIVE  HUNDRED  POUNDS
 GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14491-02-8

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   (V)  HAS  A  MAXIMUM SPEED CAPABILITY OF AT LEAST FIFTY-FIVE MILES PER
 HOUR; AND
   (VI) IS PROPELLED AT LEAST IN PART BY AN ELECTRIC MOTOR AND ASSOCIATED
 POWER  ELECTRONICS WHICH PROVIDE ACCELERATION TORQUE TO THE DRIVE WHEELS
 SOMETIME DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATIONS, AND  THAT  DRAWS  ELECTRICITY
 FROM A HYDROGEN FUEL CELL OR FROM A BATTERY THAT:
   (A) HAS A CAPACITY OF NOT LESS THAN FOUR KILOWATT HOURS; AND
   (B) IS CAPABLE OF BEING RECHARGED FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE OF ELECTRIC-
 ITY.
   B. THE TERM "HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE" SHALL MEAN AND INCLUDE A COMMER-
 CIALLY  AVAILABLE  MASS  PRODUCTION MOTOR VEHICLE ORIGINALLY EQUIPPED BY
 THE MANUFACTURER WITH A COMBUSTION ENGINE SYSTEM AND ELECTRIC PROPULSION
 SYSTEM THAT OPERATE IN AN INTEGRATED MANNER.
   C. THE TERM "TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEAN-
 ING AS SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION  SIXTEEN  HUNDRED  NINETY-ONE  OF  THE
 VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.