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                                 6287--A

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 11, 2017
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Introduced by Sens. LANZA, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when  printed  to  be  committed to the Committee on Transportation --
  recommitted to the Committee  on  Transportation  in  accordance  with
  Senate  Rule  6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
  the Move New York Fair Plan;  to  amend  the  state  finance  law,  in
  relation to establishing the Move New York mobility fund; to amend the
  public authorities law, in relation to the collection and disbursement
  of  the  funds  of  such  plan;  to  amend the tax law, in relation to
  rescinding certain tax exemptions; to  amend  the  executive  law,  in
  relation  to diversion of metropolitan transportation authority funds;
  to amend the public authorities law,  in  relation  to  directing  the
  metropolitan transportation authority to contract for the provision of
  an independent forensic audit of such authority; and providing for the
  repeal of certain provisions upon the expiration thereof

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

  Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
article 44-C to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 44-C
                         MOVE NEW YORK FAIR PLAN
SECTION 1701. DEFINITIONS.
        1702. AUTHORIZATION  AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MOVE NEW YORK FAIR
                PLAN.
        1703. MOVE NEW YORK TOLL SWAP.
        1704. VIOLATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT.
        1705. DISPOSITION OF REVENUE AND PENALTIES.
        1706. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
  § 1701. DEFINITIONS.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE  FOLLOWING
TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:

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

                                                           LBD05201-04-8

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  1. "CITY" MEANS THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
  2. "DEPARTMENT" MEANS THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF THE CITY.
  3.  "ELECTRONIC  FEE  COLLECTION  SYSTEM" MEANS A SYSTEM OF COLLECTING
FEES WHICH IS CAPABLE OF CHARGING AN ACCOUNT HOLDER THE APPROPRIATE  FEE
BY  TRANSMISSION  OF  INFORMATION  FROM  AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE IN OR ON A
VEHICLE TO A DEVICE SENSOR, WHICH INFORMATION  IS  USED  TO  CHARGE  THE
APPROPRIATE FEE.
  4.  "MOVE  NEW  YORK  MOBILITY  FUND"  MEANS THE FUND OF THE SAME NAME
ESTABLISHED IN SECTION EIGHTY-TWO OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
  5. "MOVE NEW YORK TOLL SWAP" MEANS THE IMPOSITION OF TOLLS ON CURRENT-
LY FREE CROSSINGS THAT LEAD INTO THAT AREA WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF MANHAT-
TAN SOUTH OF BUT EXCLUDING 60TH STREET AND THE REDUCTION OF TOLLS ON THE
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY'S EXISTING  SEVEN  TOLLED  BRIDGES
SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION SEVENTEEN HUNDRED THREE OF THIS
ARTICLE.
  6.  "OPERATION  DATE"  MEANS THE DATE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
THE TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND TUNNEL AUTHORITY  FOR  THE  BEGINNING  OF  THE
OPERATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE MOVE NEW YORK TOLL SWAP, BUT IN NO CASE
LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE.
  7.  "OWNER"  MEANS ANY PERSON, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, FIRM, AGENCY,
ASSOCIATION, LESSOR, OR ORGANIZATION WHO AT THE TIME A VEHICLE IS  OPER-
ATED:  (A) IS THE BENEFICIAL OR EQUITABLE OWNER OF SUCH VEHICLE; (B) HAS
TITLE TO SUCH VEHICLE; (C) IS THE REGISTRANT OR  CO-REGISTRANT  OF  SUCH
VEHICLE  WHICH  IS  REGISTERED  WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES OF
THIS STATE OR ANY OTHER STATE, TERRITORY, DISTRICT, PROVINCE, NATION  OR
OTHER  JURISDICTION; (D) USES SUCH VEHICLE IN ITS VEHICLE RENTING AND/OR
LEASING BUSINESS; OR (E) IS AN OWNER  OF  SUCH  VEHICLE  AS  DEFINED  BY
SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT OR SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION TWENTY-
ONE HUNDRED ONE OF THIS CHAPTER.
  8. "PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU" MEANS  THE  PARKING  VIOLATIONS  BUREAU
CREATED  IN THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 19-201 OF THE ADMINISTRA-
TIVE CODE OF THE CITY.
  9. "VEHICLE-MONITORING SYSTEM" MEANS A  VEHICLE  SENSOR  INSTALLED  AT
NEWLY TOLLED CROSSINGS, PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION
WITH  PHOTOGRAPHIC  OR  OTHER  RECORDING  EQUIPMENT  WHICH AUTOMATICALLY
PRODUCES ONE OR MORE PHOTOGRAPHS, ONE OR MORE MICROPHOTOGRAPHS, A  VIDE-
OTAPE,  DIGITAL RECORD OR OTHER RECORDED IMAGES OF A VEHICLE ENTERING OR
EXITING THE PERIMETER ESTABLISHED BY SUCH NEW TOLLS.
  § 1702. AUTHORIZATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF  THE  MOVE  NEW  YORK  FAIR
PLAN.    1. THE DEPARTMENT AND THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND SHALL, SUBJECT TO THE COMPLETION OF ANY  ENVI-
RONMENTAL REVIEW REQUIRED BY LAW OR REGULATION, ESTABLISH AND ADMINISTER
THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  ARTICLE TO BE KNOWN AS THE MOVE NEW YORK FAIR
PLAN SUBJECT TO AND CONDITIONAL UPON THE ESTABLISHMENT AND  CONTINUATION
OF  TOLLS  BY THE TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND TUNNEL AUTHORITY AS SET FORTH IN
THIS SECTION.
  2. THE PLAN SHALL COMMENCE ON THE  OPERATION  DATE  AS  DETERMINED  BY
AGREEMENT  BETWEEN  THE  DEPARTMENT AND THE TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND TUNNEL
AUTHORITY.
  3. CONTRACTING AND EMPLOYMENT CREATED THROUGH  THE  IMPLEMENTATION  OF
THIS  PLAN  SHALL  BE  REQUIRED  TO COMPLY WITH ARTICLE FIFTEEN-A OF THE
EXECUTIVE LAW OR THE MOST  CURRENT  MINORITY  AND  WOMEN-OWNED  BUSINESS
CONTRACTING PROVISIONS.
  § 1703. MOVE  NEW YORK TOLL SWAP.  1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL INSTALL AND
OPERATE AN ELECTRONIC FEE COLLECTION  SYSTEM  AND  A  VEHICLE-MONITORING
SYSTEM  OR  UTILIZE  ANY  OTHER  TECHNOLOGICAL  MEANS  TO EFFECTUATE THE

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PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE AT POINTS OF ENTRY  SPECIFIED  IN  PARAGRAPHS
(A)  AND  (B)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DETERMINE THE
APPROPRIATE PLACEMENT OF SUCH SYSTEMS SO AS TO IDENTIFY VEHICLES  ENTER-
ING  AND  EXITING THE PERIMETER CREATED BY THE POINTS SPECIFIED BY PARA-
GRAPHS (A) AND (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SO AS TO UTILIZE  THE  ELECTRONIC
FEE COLLECTION AND VEHICLE-MONITORING SYSTEM, PROVIDED THAT SUCH SYSTEMS
SHALL  BE  TECHNOLOGICALLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE ANALOGOUS SYSTEMS USED BY
THE TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND TUNNEL AUTHORITY AT THE FACILITIES  IDENTIFIED
IN  PARAGRAPH  (C)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION (SUCH THAT THE SYSTEMS WILL BE
INTEROPERABLE AND CUSTOMERS WILL UTILIZE THE SAME TRANSPONDERS OR  OTHER
MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION) AND BE PLACED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
  (A)  AT EACH INTERSECTION OF EAST OR WEST 60TH STREET WITH EACH NORTH-
BOUND OR SOUTHBOUND ROADWAY THAT CROSSES EAST OR WEST 60TH STREET IN THE
BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, INCLUDING WHERE 60TH STREET WOULD  INTERSECT  BOTH
FRANKLIN  DELANO ROOSEVELT DRIVE AND ROUTE 9A IF IT EXTENDED EAST TO THE
EAST RIVER AND WEST TO THE HUDSON RIVER, SUCH THAT ANY VEHICLE TRAVELING
IN A NORTHERLY OR SOUTHERLY DIRECTION AND PASSING OVER EAST OR WEST 60TH
STREET, AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, WILL BE MONITORED AND ELIGIBLE FOR TOLLING;
  (B) THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE, THE ED KOCH QUEENSBORO BRIDGE, THE  MANHATTAN
BRIDGE, AND THE WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE; AND
  (C) THE BROOKLYN BATTERY TUNNEL AND THE QUEENS MIDTOWN TUNNEL.
  (D)  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  OPENING  PARAGRAPH OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT PLACE SUCH  SYSTEMS  AT  THE  LINCOLN  TUNNEL,  THE
HOLLAND  TUNNEL OR ANY OTHER CROSSING NOT OTHERWISE NAMED IN THIS SUBDI-
VISION.
  2. THE COST OF TOLLS AT POINTS OF ENTRY SPECIFIED IN  PARAGRAPHS  (A),
(B),  AND  (C)  OF  SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE UNIFORM AND
EQUAL TO THOSE TOLLS ESTABLISHED FROM TIME TO  TIME  BY  THE  TRIBOROUGH
BRIDGE  AND TUNNEL AUTHORITY AT THE LOCATIONS SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH (C)
OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.  AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE  PASSAGE
OF THIS LEGISLATION, TOLLS SHALL BE REDUCED AT THOSE LOCATIONS SPECIFIED
IN  PARAGRAPH  (C) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION BY 9.75 PERCENT AT
THE TIME THE MOVE NEW YORK TOLL SWAP IS IMPLEMENTED.  SUCH TOLLS AND ALL
OTHER TOLLS AT THE  FACILITIES  OF  THE  TRIBOROUGH  BRIDGE  AND  TUNNEL
AUTHORITY  MAY THEREAFTER BE ADJUSTED FROM TIME TO TIME AS DETERMINED BY
THE TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE  AND  TUNNEL  AUTHORITY,  SUBJECT  TO  LEGISLATIVE
APPROVAL,  AND  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THOSE PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE
SETTING OF TOLLS FOR AUTHORITY FACILITIES GENERALLY.
  2-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  THIS
SECTION,  THE  TOLL  CHARGED FOR WESTBOUND VEHICLES UTILIZING THE NORTH-
BOUND EXIT OF THE ED KOCH QUEENSBORO BRIDGE SHALL BE FIFTY-FIVE  PERCENT
OF THE COST CHARGED AT ALL OTHER POINTS OF ENTRY ON SUCH BRIDGE.
  3.  TOLLS COLLECTED AT POINTS OF ENTRY SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPHS (A) AND
(B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL, EXCEPTING REVENUE  DERIVED
FROM  TOLLS  ON  FACILITIES OPERATED BY THE TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND TUNNEL
AUTHORITY, BE TRANSFERRED INTO THE MOVE NEW YORK  MOBILITY  FUND  ESTAB-
LISHED  BY  SECTION  EIGHTY-TWO  OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.   ALL REVENUE
COLLECTED FROM THE TOLLS AT POINTS OF ENTRY SPECIFIED IN  PARAGRAPH  (C)
OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF THIS SECTION SHALL CONTINUE TO BE COLLECTED AND
RETAINED BY THE TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND TUNNEL AUTHORITY.
  4. THE TOLLS AT THE POINTS OF ENTRY SPECIFIED IN  PARAGRAPHS  (A)  AND
(B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE IMPOSED AS OF THE OPERA-
TION DATE, AND MAINTAINED THEREAFTER, ONLY IF, SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE THEN-
PREVAILING  TOLLS  AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE LOWERED AND MAINTAINED
THEREAFTER BY THE TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND TUNNEL AUTHORITY  IN  ACCORDANCE
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION:

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  (A) HENRY HUDSON BRIDGE;
  (B) TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE;
  (C) WHITESTONE BRIDGE;
  (D) THROGS NECK BRIDGE;
  (E) CROSS BAY VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE;
  (F) MARINE PARKWAY-GIL HODGES MEMORIAL BRIDGE; AND
  (G) VERRAZANO BRIDGE.
  5. THE PRICE OF THE TOLLS AT THE POINT OF ENTRY SPECIFIED BY:
  (A) PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE UNIFORM
AND  NOT  MORE  THAN  TWENTY-EIGHT  PERCENT OF THE ELECTRONIC DIRECT-PAY
RATE, OR FIFTY-SIX PERCENT OF THE COST OF  THE  PAY-BY-MAIL  RATE,  THAT
WOULD BE CHARGED TO A VEHICLE AT THE TOLLS AT THE POINTS OF ENTRY SPECI-
FIED IN PARAGRAPHS (A), (B) AND (C) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION;
  (B)  PARAGRAPHS  (B),  (C),  (D)  AND  (G) OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS
SECTION SHALL BE UNIFORM AND NOT MORE THAN  FIFTY-FIVE  PERCENT  OF  THE
ELECTRONIC DIRECT-PAY RATE, OR SIXTY PERCENT OF THE COST OF THE TOLL-BY-
MAIL RATE, THAT WOULD BE CHARGED TO A VEHICLE AT THE TOLLS AT THE POINTS
OF  ENTRY SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPHS (A), (B) AND (C) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION; AND
  (C) PARAGRAPHS (E) AND (F) OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS  SECTION  SHALL
BE UNIFORM AND NOT MORE THAN TWENTY PERCENT OF THE ELECTRONIC DIRECT-PAY
RATE,  OR THIRTY-FOUR PERCENT OF THE COST OF THE TOLL-BY-MAIL RATE, THAT
WOULD BE CHARGED TO A VEHICLE AT THE TOLLS AT THE POINTS OF ENTRY SPECI-
FIED IN PARAGRAPHS (A), (B) AND (C) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
  (D) FOR THOSE BRIDGES WHERE A GOVERNOR-APPROVED RESIDENT TOLL DISCOUNT
IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT, SUCH DISCOUNT SHALL BE MADE PERMANENT,  AND  ANY
RESIDENT  RATE  FOR  THOSE  SAME CROSSINGS SHALL BE FIFTY PERCENT OF THE
STANDARD TOLL UNDER THIS PLAN FOR THOSE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRON-
IC, ONSITE, DIRECT PAYMENT TECHNOLOGY.
  6. IN THE EVENT THAT THE TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND TUNNEL AUTHORITY  FAILS
TO  ESTABLISH  AND  MAINTAIN  TOLLS AT THE FACILITIES SPECIFIED IN PARA-
GRAPHS (A) THROUGH (G) OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF  THIS  SECTION  AT  LEVELS
CONSISTENT  WITH  THE  RATIOS  ESTABLISHED  BY  SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS
SECTION, THEN THE AUTHORITY TO  ESTABLISH  AND  MAINTAIN  TOLLS  AT  THE
FACILITIES  SPECIFIED  IN  PARAGRAPHS  (A) AND (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION SHALL LAPSE AND BE OF NO FORCE AND EFFECT. VEHICLES  REGIS-
TERED  IN  ANY BOROUGH THAT LACKS SUBWAY SERVICE TO THE CENTRAL BUSINESS
DISTRICT WHICH ARE TRAVELING TO OR FROM THE CENTRAL  BUSINESS  DISTRICT,
SHALL  BE  LIMITED  TO  ONE TOLL PER DIRECTION SO LONG AS THE VEHICLE IN
QUESTION IS USING E-ZPASS OR OTHER FORM OF INSTANT, ONSITE  PAYMENT  AND
THAT  THE  SECOND TOLLED FACILITY THE DRIVER MAY CROSS IS REACHED WITHIN
THREE HOURS OF  THE  FIRST  TOLLED  FACILITY  IN  THAT  DIRECTION  BEING
CROSSED,  WHERE THE TOLLED FACILITIES IN QUESTION ARE THOSE SPECIFIED IN
PARAGRAPHS (A) AND (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE AND PARAGRAPH (G) OF  SUBDIVI-
SION FOUR OF THIS SECTION.
  7.  (A)  THE CITY TAXI AND LIMOUSINE COMMISSION, PURSUANT TO AN AGREE-
MENT TO BE ENTERED INTO WITH THE  MOVE  NEW  YORK  HIGHWAY  AND  TRANSIT
AUTHORITY,  BUT  IN NO CASE LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWEN-
TY-ONE SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO IMPOSE AND SHALL IMPOSE A SURCHARGE ON ALL
TAXIS, BLACK CARS, LIVERIES AND FOR-HIRE VEHICLES LICENSED BY  THE  CITY
TAXI AND LIMOUSINE COMMISSION PICKING UP OR DISCHARGING PASSENGERS WITH-
IN  THE  HAIL  EXCLUSIONARY  ZONE  AS  DEFINED BY THE TAXI AND LIMOUSINE
COMMISSION.
  (B) SUCH CHARGE SHALL BE DETERMINED AS FOLLOWS: TWELVE CENTS PER  TWO-
TENTHS  OF  ONE  MILE  TRAVELED AT A SPEED OF SIX MILES PER HOUR OR MORE
PLUS TWENTY CENTS PER TWO-TENTHS OF ONE MILE TRAVELED AT A SPEED OF LESS

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THAN SIX MILES PER HOUR, WITHIN THE HAIL EXCLUSIONARY ZONE AS DEFINED BY
THE TAXI AND LIMOUSINE COMMISSION. THE CHARGES SPECIFIED IN THIS  SUBDI-
VISION  SHALL  VARY  ACCORDING  TO SUBDIVISION TEN OF THIS SECTION. SUCH
CHARGES  MAY  BE  ADJUSTED UPWARD FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE CITY TAXI AND
LIMOUSINE COMMISSION.
  (C) ALL CHARGES UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE COLLECTED BY THE  TAXI
AND  LIMOUSINE  COMMISSION AND REMITTED TO THE MOVE NEW YORK HIGHWAY AND
TRANSIT AUTHORITY ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.
  (D) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY CONTRARY PROVISION OF LAW, ANY FOR HIRE  VEHI-
CLE OR TAXI SUBJECT TO THE SURCHARGE SPECIFIED BY THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL
BE  EXEMPT  FROM  THE  TOLLS SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPHS (A), (B) AND (C) OF
SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
  8. (A) A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE, AS DEFINED BY THE NEW YORK  CITY  TRAFFIC
RULES,  EQUIPPED  WITH  AN OPERATIONAL COMMERCIAL E-ZPASS, SHALL ONLY BE
CHARGED A SINGLE ROUND TRIP TOLL PER DAY NOTWITHSTANDING THE  NUMBER  OF
TIMES  SUCH  VEHICLE MAY CROSS THE PERIMETER OF THE TOLLS ESTABLISHED BY
THIS SECTION.
  (B) ALL VEHICLES AND VEHICLE TYPES OR CLASSES SHALL PAY THE  NEW  TOLL
CROSSINGS  WITH  THE  EXCEPTION  OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND NEW YORK CITY
GOVERNMENT VEHICLES AS MAY BE  PROVIDED  PURSUANT  TO  THE  RULE  MAKING
AUTHORITY OF THE MOVE NEW YORK HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT AUTHORITY BOARD.
  9.  IT SHALL BE A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION FOR THE OWNER OF ANY VEHI-
CLE SUBJECT TO A TOLL CHARGE PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE OR  ANY  SURCHARGE
PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF THIS SECTION TO FAIL TO PAY SUCH TOLL
CHARGE OR SURCHARGE TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER  THE  END
OF A DAY IN WHICH THE VEHICLE HAS INCURRED SUCH TOLL CHARGE OR SURCHARGE
PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION  OR WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS OF RECEIVING WRITTEN
NOTICE, WHICHEVER IS LATER.
  10. THE DEPARTMENT BY AGREEMENT WITH THE MOVE  NEW  YORK  HIGHWAY  AND
TRANSIT  AUTHORITY  AND  THE  TRIBOROUGH  BRIDGE AND TUNNEL AUTHORITY IS
HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ESTABLISH A  DEMAND-BASED  PRICING  SCHEME  WHEREBY
TOLLS  SHALL  BE  HIGHER  DURING TIMES OF HEAVY TRAFFIC VOLUME AND LOWER
DURING TIMES OF LIGHTER TRAFFIC VOLUME, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT  IN  ALL
CASES  REVENUE  RAISED  FROM  THE FEES ESTABLISHED BY THIS SECTION SHALL
MEET THE REVENUE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN RAISED IF  RATES  DID  NOT  CHANGE
THROUGHOUT THE DAY, AS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION OF THIS ARTICLE.
  NOTHING IN THIS SECTION IS INTENDED NOR SHALL IT BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT
OR  MODIFY  THE  AUTHORITY AND POWER OF THE TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND TUNNEL
AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH TOLLS AT ITS OWN FACILITIES.
  § 1704. VIOLATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT.    1.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER
PROVISION OF LAW, VIOLATIONS OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE ADJUDICATED PURSU-
ANT TO THIS SECTION. THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A PENAL-
TY IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IF SUCH VEHICLE WAS USED OR OPERATED
WITH  THE PERMISSION OF THE OWNER, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IN VIOLATION OF
THIS ARTICLE, AND SUCH VIOLATION IS EVIDENCED  BY  INFORMATION  OBTAINED
FROM A VEHICLE-MONITORING SYSTEM OR OTHER CREDIBLE EVIDENCE.
  2.  A  CERTIFICATE,  SWORN  TO OR AFFIRMED BY A TECHNICIAN EMPLOYED OR
CONTRACTED BY THE CITY, OR A  FACSIMILE  OR  ELECTRONIC  IMAGE  THEREOF,
BASED  UPON  INSPECTION  OF  PHOTOGRAPHS,  MICROPHOTOGRAPHS,  VIDEOTAPE,
DIGITAL RECORD, DIGITAL RECORDING OR OTHER RECORDED IMAGES PRODUCED BY A
VEHICLE-MONITORING SYSTEM SHALL BE PRIMA FACIE  EVIDENCE  OF  THE  FACTS
CONTAINED THEREIN. ANY PHOTOGRAPHS, MICROPHOTOGRAPHS, VIDEOTAPE, DIGITAL
RECORDING,  DIGITAL  RECORD,  OR OTHER RECORDED IMAGES EVIDENCING SUCH A
VIOLATION SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IN ANY PROCEEDING TO ADJUDI-
CATE THE LIABILITY FOR SUCH VIOLATION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.

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  3. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, AN OWNER LIABLE  FOR  A
VIOLATION  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  SHALL  BE LIABLE FOR MONETARY PENALTIES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING INITIAL SCHEDULE:
     (A) FOR FAILURE TO RESPOND TO WRITTEN
         NOTICE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS ....................... FIFTY DOLLARS
     (B) FOR FAILURE TO RESPOND TO WRITTEN
         NOTICE WITHIN SIXTY DAYS .................. ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
     (C) FOR FAILURE TO RESPOND TO WRITTEN
         NOTICE WITHIN NINETY OR MORE DAYS ... ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS
  THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OR THE PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU
SHALL ADJUDICATE LIABILITY IMPOSED BY THIS SECTION.
  4.  AN  IMPOSITION  OF LIABILITY PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE
DEEMED A CONVICTION AS AN OPERATOR AND SHALL NOT BE  MADE  PART  OF  THE
OPERATING  RECORD  OF THE PERSON UPON WHOM SUCH LIABILITY IS IMPOSED NOR
SHALL IT BE USED FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES IN THE PROVISION OF MOTOR  VEHI-
CLE INSURANCE COVERAGE.
  5.  A  NOTICE  OF  LIABILITY SHALL BE SENT BY FIRST CLASS MAIL TO EACH
PERSON ALLEGED TO BE LIABLE AS AN OWNER FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE.
PERSONAL SERVICE ON THE OWNER SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED. A MANUAL  OR  AUTO-
MATIC  RECORD  OF  MAILING  PREPARED  IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS
SHALL BE PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF THE FACTS CONTAINED THEREIN. THE NOTICE
OF LIABILITY SHALL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
  (A) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE PERSON ALLEGED  TO  BE  LIABLE  AS  AN
OWNER FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE;
  (B) THE REGISTRATION NUMBER OF THE VEHICLE INVOLVED IN SUCH VIOLATION;
  (C)  THE  DATE,  TIME,  AND LOCATION OR LOCATIONS WHERE SUCH VIOLATION
TOOK PLACE;
  (D) THE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER  OF  THE  VEHICLE-MONITORING  SYSTEM  OR
OTHER DOCUMENT LOCATOR NUMBER;
  (E)  INFORMATION ADVISING THE PERSON CHARGED OF THE MANNER AND TIME IN
WHICH HE OR SHE MAY CONTEST THE LIABILITY ALLEGED IN THE NOTICE; AND
  (F) A WARNING TO ADVISE THE PERSON CHARGED THAT FAILURE TO CONTEST  IN
THE  MANNER AND TIME PROVIDED SHALL BE DEEMED AN ADMISSION OF LIABILITY,
MAY SUBJECT THE PERSON TO ADDITIONAL PENALTIES, AND THAT A DEFAULT JUDG-
MENT MAY BE ISSUED THEREON.
  6. IF THE EVIDENCE OF THE VIOLATION IS DERIVED FROM AN OFFICIAL SOURCE
OTHER THAN THE VEHICLE-MONITORING SYSTEM, SUCH AS FROM  AN  EMPLOYEE  OF
THE  POLICE  DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY, THE NOTICE SHALL CONTAIN SUFFICIENT
INFORMATION DETAILING THE NAME  AND  TITLE  OF  THE  CITY  EMPLOYEE  WHO
OBSERVED  THE  VIOLATION  IN  ADDITION  TO  THE INFORMATION DESCRIBED IN
SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION.
  7. IF AN OWNER RECEIVES A NOTICE OF LIABILITY PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
FOR ANY TIME PERIOD DURING WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS REPORTED TO THE  POLICE
DEPARTMENT  AS  HAVING  BEEN  STOLEN,  IT SHALL BE A VALID DEFENSE TO AN
ALLEGATION OF LIABILITY FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE THAT THE VEHICLE
HAD BEEN REPORTED TO  THE  POLICE  AS  STOLEN  PRIOR  TO  THE  TIME  THE
VIOLATION OCCURRED AND HAD NOT BEEN RECOVERED BY SUCH TIME. FOR PURPOSES
OF ASSERTING THE DEFENSE PROVIDED BY THIS SUBDIVISION IT SHALL BE SUFFI-
CIENT  THAT  A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT ON THE STOLEN VEHICLE
BE SENT BY FIRST CLASS MAIL TO THE CITY DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE OR PARKING
VIOLATIONS BUREAU.
  8. (A) AN OWNER WHO IS A LESSOR OF A VEHICLE  TO  WHICH  A  NOTICE  OF
LIABILITY  WAS ISSUED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION SHALL
NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE PROVIDED THAT:
  (I) PRIOR TO THE VIOLATION THE LESSOR HAS FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE OF THE CITY OR  THE  PARKING  VIOLATIONS  BUREAU  AND  PAID  THE

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REQUIRED  FILING  FEE  IN  ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION TWO
HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER; AND
  (II)  WITHIN THIRTY-SEVEN DAYS AFTER RECEIVING NOTICE FROM THE DEPART-
MENT OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OR THE PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU OF THE DATE
AND TIME OF A LIABILITY, TOGETHER WITH THE OTHER  INFORMATION  CONTAINED
IN  THE  ORIGINAL NOTICE OF LIABILITY, THE LESSOR SUBMITS TO THE DEPART-
MENT OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OR THE PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU THE CORRECT
NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE LESSEE OF THE VEHICLE IDENTIFIED IN  THE  NOTICE
OF  LIABILITY  AT  THE  TIME OF SUCH VIOLATION, TOGETHER WITH SUCH OTHER
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE RENTAL LEASE OR  OTHER  CONTRACT
DOCUMENT,  AS MAY BE REASONABLY REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE OF
THE CITY OR THE PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU PURSUANT TO  REGULATIONS  THAT
MAY BE PROMULGATED FOR SUCH PURPOSE.
  (B)  FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS
SUBDIVISION SHALL RENDER THE OWNER LIABLE FOR THE PENALTY PRESCRIBED  IN
THIS SECTION.
  (C) WHERE THE LESSOR COMPLIES WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION,
THE LESSEE OF SUCH VEHICLE ON THE DATE OF SUCH VIOLATION SHALL BE DEEMED
TO  BE  THE OWNER OF SUCH VEHICLE FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, AND SUCH
LESSEE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO LIABILITY FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE AND
SHALL BE SENT A NOTICE OF LIABILITY PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS
SECTION.
  9. IF THE OWNER LIABLE FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS  ARTICLE  WAS  NOT  THE
OPERATOR  OF  THE  VEHICLE  AT  THE TIME OF THE VIOLATION, THE OWNER MAY
MAINTAIN AN ACTION FOR INDEMNIFICATION AGAINST THE OPERATOR.
  10. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, NO OWNER OF A
VEHICLE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A PENALTY IMPOSED PURSUANT TO  THIS  SECTION
IF  THE  OPERATOR OF SUCH VEHICLE WAS OPERATING SUCH VEHICLE WITHOUT THE
CONSENT OF THE OWNER AT THE TIME SUCH OPERATOR COMMITTED A VIOLATION  OF
THIS  ARTICLE.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THERE SHALL BE A
PRESUMPTION THAT THE OPERATOR OF SUCH VEHICLE WAS OPERATING SUCH VEHICLE
WITH THE CONSENT OF THE OWNER AT THE  TIME  SUCH  OPERATOR  COMMITTED  A
VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE.
  11.  NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT THE LIABILITY
OF AN OPERATOR OF A VEHICLE FOR ANY VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE.
  § 1705. DISPOSITION OF REVENUE AND PENALTIES. 1. ALL TOLLS,  FEES  AND
SURCHARGES  COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE SHALL AT ALL TIMES BE THE
PROPERTY OF THE MOVE NEW YORK HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT AUTHORITY, EXCEPT  FOR
THAT  PORTION  ALLOCABLE  AND  PAID TO THE TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND TRANSIT
AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE  OF  SECTION  EIGHTY-TWO  OF  THE
STATE  FINANCE LAW, WHICH SHALL BE RETAINED BY THE TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND
TUNNEL AUTHORITY, SHALL BE DEPOSITED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS INTO THE  MOVE
NEW  YORK  MOBILITY  FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECTION EIGHTY-TWO OF THE STATE
FINANCE LAW.
  2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ALL  FINES  AND  PENALTIES
COLLECTED  BY  THE  MOVE  NEW  YORK  HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT AUTHORITY FOR A
VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF  SECTION  SEVEN-
TEEN HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL AT ALL TIMES BE THE PROPERTY OF,
AND SHALL BE PAID TO, THE AUTHORITY AND SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE MOVE
NEW  YORK  MOBILITY  FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECTION EIGHTY-TWO OF THE STATE
FINANCE LAW.
  § 1706. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORI-
TY, THE TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND TUNNEL AUTHORITY, THE MOVE NEW YORK  HIGH-
WAY  AND  TRANSIT  AUTHORITY AND ANY AGENCIES OF THE CITY, INCLUDING THE
DEPARTMENT, THE CITY DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND  THE  PARKING  VIOLATIONS
BUREAU,  ARE  EMPOWERED  AND  AUTHORIZED  TO  PROMULGATE ANY REGULATIONS

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NECESSARY OR IN AID OF THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES PURSUANT TO THIS  ARTICLE
INCLUDING ADJUSTMENTS IN FEES AND PENALTIES.
  §  2.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section 82 to
read as follows:
  § 82. MOVE NEW YORK MOBILITY FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY  ESTABLISHED  IN
THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE MOVE NEW YORK HIGHWAY
AND  TRANSIT  AUTHORITY, A SPECIAL REVENUE FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "MOVE
NEW YORK MOBILITY FUND".
  2. MONEYS IN THE MOVE NEW YORK MOBILITY FUND SHALL  BE KEPT SEPARATELY
FROM AND SHALL NOT BE COMMINGLED WITH ANY OTHER MONEYS IN THE  JOINT  OR
SOLE  CUSTODY  OF  THE  STATE COMPTROLLER OR METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY.
  3. THE FUND SHALL CONSIST OF:  (I)  ANY  TOLLS,  FEES  AND  SURCHARGES
COLLECTED  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR-C OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC
LAW, EXCEPT TOLLS COLLECTED ON FACILITIES  OPERATED  BY  THE  TRIBOROUGH
BRIDGE  AND  TUNNEL  AUTHORITY;  (II)  ANY PENALTIES IMPOSED PURSUANT TO
ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR-C OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, AND  ADMINISTRATIVE
FEES  IMPOSED  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  FIFTEEN OF SECTION TWENTY-NINE
HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW; AND (III)  ANY  FUNDS
REALIZED  BY  THE  RESCISSION  OF  THE TAX EXEMPTION FOR NEW YORK COUNTY
RESIDENTS PURSUANT TO SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED TWELVE-A OF THE TAX LAW.
  4. MONEYS OF THE FUND SHALL BE DISBURSED  WITHOUT  APPROPRIATION  ONLY
UPON DIRECTION OF THE MOVE NEW YORK HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT AUTHORITY.
  5.  MONEYS IN THE FUND SHALL BE DISBURSED IN THE FOLLOWING FASHION AND
ORDER OF PRIORITY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS:
  (A) SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO COVER THE  LOST  REVENUES  FROM:  (I)  REDUCED
TOLLS  ON  THE  FACILITIES  IDENTIFIED  IN PARAGRAPHS (A) THROUGH (G) OF
SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION SEVENTEEN HUNDRED THREE OF THE  VEHICLE  AND
TRAFFIC  LAW  CALCULATED  ON  AN  ANNUAL  BASIS  BASED ON THE HISTORICAL
PERCENTAGE (REFLECTING THE THREE YEAR  PERIOD  PRIOR  TO  THE  OPERATION
DATE) SHARE THAT SUCH FACILITIES CONTRIBUTE TO ALL TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND
TUNNEL  AUTHORITY REVENUES THAT ARE COLLECTED FROM ALL BRIDGE AND TUNNEL
CROSSINGS, AND (II) ANY TOLL  EXEMPTIONS  TO  VEHICLES  REQUIRED  BY  OR
IMPLEMENTED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS ARTICLE AND DETERMINED BY THE TRIBOROUGH
BRIDGE AND TUNNEL AUTHORITY AND VERIFIED BY THE COMPTROLLER ON AN ANNUAL
BASIS BASED UPON ACTUAL EXPERIENCE. SUCH REVENUE MAKE-UP  PAYMENT  SHALL
BE CALCULATED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS AND PAID BY THE MOVE NEW YORK HIGHWAY
AND  TRANSIT  AUTHORITY  FROM  THE  MOVE  NEW  YORK MOBILITY FUND TO THE
TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND TUNNEL AUTHORITY WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE END  OF
EACH CALENDAR QUARTER.
  (B)  SUFFICIENT  FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF THE CITY
OF NEW YORK TO COVER THE AMORTIZED COST OF INSTALLING,  MAINTAINING  AND
ADMINISTERING  THE  TOLLS ON THE ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES SPECIFIED IN PARA-
GRAPHS (A) AND (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION SEVENTEEN HUNDRED THREE
OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
  (C) UP TO THE FIRST THREE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS TO THE NEW YORK CITY
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR ACTUAL AND VERIFIABLE  COSTS  OF  MAIN-
TAINING  THE  BRIDGES  SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION SEVENTEEN
HUNDRED THREE OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW OVER A TEN YEAR PERIOD.
  (D) FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY TO  THE  METRO-
POLITAN  TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, ALL OR A PORTION OF WHICH MAY BE USED
TO SECURE INDEBTEDNESS OF UP TO  SEVEN  BILLION  THREE  HUNDRED  MILLION
DOLLARS BY SUCH AUTHORITY.
  (E)  SEVENTY-FIVE  MILLION  DOLLARS  PER YEAR PLUS ANY FUNDS ALLOCATED
UNDER PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION THAT ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR BRIDGE

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MAINTENANCE COSTS TO THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION  FOR
MISCELLANEOUS ROAD AND BRIDGE MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS.
  (F)  AS  PROVIDED  IN  SECTION  NINE OF THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO
THOUSAND SEVENTEEN  THAT  ADDED  THIS  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  TWENTY-ONE
MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR TO THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY TO
IMPLEMENT  TRANSIT  ACCESS  IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE FIVE BOROUGHS OF
NEW YORK CITY.
  (G) THREE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR TO SECURE  INDEBTEDNESS  OF
THE  METROPOLITAN  TRANSPORTATION  AUTHORITY  OF UP TO FOUR BILLION FIVE
HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX MILLION DOLLARS TO BE  UTILIZED  AS  THE  TRANSIT  GAP
INVESTMENT  FUND-NYC  TO  BE  USED  BY  THE  METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY, THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY AND  THE  NEW  YORK  CITY
DEPARTMENT  OF  TRANSPORTATION  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH AND APPROVAL BY A
TRANSIT GAP INVESTMENT FUND-NYC BOARD WHICH SHALL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOW-
ING OFFICIALS OR, AT THE DISCRETION OF SUCH  OFFICIALS,  APPOINTEES  WHO
SHALL  REPRESENT SUCH OFFICIALS: THE GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEM-
BLY, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW
YORK, EACH BOROUGH PRESIDENT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE NEW YORK  CITY
COUNCIL SPEAKER, AND TWO REPRESENTATIVES, ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED
BY  THE  HUDSON  VALLEY  DELEGATION OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE, AND ONE OF
WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE  LONG  ISLAND  DELEGATION  OF  THE  STATE
LEGISLATURE. THE BOARD SHALL ADDITIONALLY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING EX OFFI-
CIO,  NONVOTING MEMBERS: THE PRESIDENT OF THE TRANSIT WORKERS UNION, THE
CHAIR OF THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT RIDERS COUNCIL OF THE PERMANENT CITI-
ZENS ADVISORY COUNCIL TO THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY,  THE
PRESIDENT OF THE REGIONAL PLANNING ASSOCIATION AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM
THE   TRANSIT   RIDERS  ADVOCACY  COMMUNITY  SUCH  REPRESENTATIVE  BEING
APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE  SENATE.  THE  BOARD  SHALL,
PRIOR  TO  VOTING  ON  ANY  SPENDING PROPOSALS, HOLD AT LEAST ONE PUBLIC
MEETING AT WHICH AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC  COMMENT  ON  SUCH  PROPOSALS
SHALL BE PROVIDED.
  (G-1)  THE  METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, THROUGH THE TRANSIT
GAP INVESTMENT FUND-NYC BOARD, SHALL DEDICATE THREE BILLION FIVE HUNDRED
MILLION DOLLARS TO NETWORK EXPANSION PROJECTS. IN DEDICATING SUCH FUNDS,
THE BOARD SHALL CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING  EXPANSION  PROJECTS:    CITYWIDE
FERRY  CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION (SEVENTY MILLION DOLLARS), SHERIDAN EXPRESS-
WAY CONVERSION IN  THE  BRONX  (SEVENTY  MILLION  DOLLARS),  TRIBORO  RX
CIRCUMFERENTIAL  RAPID  TRANSIT (ONE BILLION DOLLARS), BUS RAPID TRANSIT
ON THE NORTH SHORE OF STATEN ISLAND (FIVE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS), BIKE
AND PEDESTRIAN PATH WIDENING AT THE BROOKLYN  BRIDGE  (NINETEEN  MILLION
DOLLARS),  AND CONSTRUCTION OF SUCH PATHS ON THE VERRAZANO BRIDGE (FIFTY
MILLION DOLLARS), CONVERSION OF THE ATLANTIC AVENUE  LINE  OF  THE  LONG
ISLAND  RAIL  ROAD  TO A SUBWAY OPERATED BY NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT (SEVEN
HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS), INITIAL WORK ON PHASE 2  OF  THE  SECOND
AVENUE SUBWAY (FIVE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS), MANHATTAN CROSSTOWN CORRI-
DOR  SELECT  BUS SERVICE ON 14TH; 42ND; 57TH AND 96TH STREETS (FORTY-SIX
MILLION DOLLARS), SELECT BUS SERVICE BETWEEN 125TH STREET  TO  LAGUARDIA
AIRPORT;  ON  WEBSTER  AVENUE  IN THE BRONX; ALONG THE SOUTHERN BROOKLYN
EAST-WEST CORRIDOR; ALONG THE SOUTHERN BRONX EAST-WEST  CORRIDOR;  ALONG
WOODSIDE  AVENUE  IN QUEENS; AND ALONG UTICA AVENUE IN BROOKLYN (EIGHTY-
THREE MILLION DOLLARS), G TRAIN EXTENSION TO QUEENS PLAZA OR  QUEENSBORO
PLAZA  WITH  A  NEW PEDESTRIAN TRANSFER BETWEEN THE TWO FACILITIES (FOUR
HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS); FREE OUT OF STATION TRANSFERS  BETWEEN  THE  G
AND  JMZ  LINES  AT  THE  BROADWAY  AND  HEWES STATIONS; AND FREE OUT OF
STATION TRANSFERS BETWEEN THE G AND L LINES AT THE BROADWAY AND  LORIMER
STATIONS  (TWO  MILLION  DOLLARS), FREE OUT OF STATION TRANSFERS BETWEEN

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THE 3 LINE AT JUNIUS STREET STATION AND THE L  LINE  AT  LIVONIA  AVENUE
STATION  (ONE MILLION DOLLARS), AND A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR REACTIVATION
OF COMMUTER RAIL SERVICE ON THE LOWER MONTAUK BRANCH OF THE LONG  ISLAND
RAIL ROAD (TWO MILLION DOLLARS).
  (G-2)  THE  REMAINING BILLION DOLLARS SHALL BE ALLOCATED BY THE METRO-
POLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF THE
CITY OF NEW YORK IN THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS: THREE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS
FOR THE BOROUGHS  OF  BROOKLYN  AND  QUEENS,  ONE  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FIVE
MILLION  FOR  THE BOROUGHS OF THE BRONX AND MANHATTAN, AND FIFTY MILLION
FOR THE BOROUGH OF STATEN ISLAND.  PROJECTS FROM FUNDS DEDICATED  PURSU-
ANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE USED FOR HYPERLOCAL TRANSIT ACCESSIBIL-
ITY  PROJECTS  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO, NEW BUS SHELTERS, SUBWAY
STATION ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS AND STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS CONSIST-
ENT WITH THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF  TRANSPORTATION'S  VISION  ZERO
GOALS.    IN  EVERY BOROUGH, EACH COMMUNITY BOARD SHALL PETITION FOR ITS
PRIORITY PROJECTS, AND THE FINAL LIST IN EVERY BOROUGH SHALL BE APPROVED
AT THE FIRST BOROUGH BOARD MEETING SUBSEQUENT TO  THE  ESTABLISHMENT  OF
THE  BOARD.  FUNDS  SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED EVENLY BETWEEN COMMUNITY BOARDS
WITHIN A BOROUGH, WITHIN A TEN PERCENT MARGIN DIFFERENTIAL. THE  MINIMUM
PROJECT SIZE SHALL BE UP TO THE DISCRETION OF THE MANAGING AGENCY.
  (G-3)  THE  TRANSIT  GAP INVESTMENT FUND-NYC SHALL BE ANNUALLY AUDITED
UNTIL ALL MONEYS WITHIN THE FUND ARE DEPLETED BY BOTH  THE  STATE  COMP-
TROLLER  AND  THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. ALL MONEYS WITHIN
THE FUND SHALL BE EXPENDED OR ALLOCATED WITHIN FIVE YEARS  OF  RECEIVING
BONDED REVENUES.
  (H)  TWENTY-THREE  MILLION  FIVE  HUNDRED  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  ALL OR A
PORTION OF WHICH MAY BE USED TO  SECURE  INDEBTEDNESS  OF  UP  TO  THREE
HUNDRED  FIFTY  MILLION  DOLLARS TO ESTABLISH THE TRANSIT GAP INVESTMENT
FUND-HUDSON VALLEY FOR TRANSIT CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE COUNTIES OF WEST-
CHESTER, PUTNAM, DUTCHESS, ORANGE,  AND  ROCKLAND,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT
LIMITED  TO,  TRANSFORMING THE TAPPAN ZEE EXPRESS BUS SERVICE INTO A BUS
RAPID TRANSIT LINE; SUPPLEMENTING EXISTING COUNTY BUS  SYSTEM  OPERATING
BUDGETS WITH UP TO TEN PERCENT OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING; INVESTING IN TRAN-
SIT-ORIENTED  DEVELOPMENT  AND  INCREASED  PARKING  CAPACITY  AT  SELECT
METRO-NORTH RAILROAD STATIONS; AND ESTABLISHING NEW EXPRESS ROUTES  FROM
POINTS  ORIGINATING  WEST  OF  THE HUDSON RIVER INTO MANHATTAN'S CENTRAL
BUSINESS  DISTRICT.    FUNDS  PROVIDED  BY  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  BE
CONTROLLED  BY A   BOARD CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING OFFICIALS, OR THEIR
APPOINTEES: THE GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER OF  THE  ASSEMBLY,  THE  TEMPORARY
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND FIVE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE HUDSON VALLEY
DELEGATION OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE (EACH OF WHOM SHALL REPRESENT ONE OF
THE  FIVE  COUNTIES) AND ONE MEMBER JOINTLY APPOINTED BY THE FIVE COUNTY
EXECUTIVES. THE BOARD SHALL, PRIOR TO VOTING ON ANY SPENDING  PROPOSALS,
HOLD  AT  LEAST  ONE  PUBLIC  MEETING AT WHICH AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT ON SUCH PROPOSALS SHALL BE PROVIDED.
  (I) TWENTY-THREE MILLION FIVE  HUNDRED  THOUSAND  DOLLARS,  ALL  OR  A
PORTION  OF  WHICH  MAY  BE  USED  TO SECURE INDEBTEDNESS OF UP TO THREE
HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS TO ESTABLISH THE  TRANSIT  GAP  INVESTMENT
FUND-LONG  ISLAND TO FINANCE TRANSIT CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE COUNTIES OF
NASSAU AND SUFFOLK, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: SUPPLEMENTING  EXIST-
ING  COUNTY BUS SYSTEM OPERATING BUDGETS WITH UP TO TEN PERCENT OF ADDI-
TIONAL FUNDING; INVESTING IN TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AND  INCREASED
PARKING  CAPACITY  AT  LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD STATIONS. FUNDS PROVIDED BY
THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE  CONTROLLED  BY  A  BOARD  CONSISTING  OF  THE
FOLLOWING  OFFICIALS,  OR THEIR APPOINTEES: THE GOVERNOR, SPEAKER OF THE
ASSEMBLY, THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  SENATE,  AND  TWO  MEMBERS

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APPOINTED  BY  THE LONG ISLAND DELEGATION OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE (EACH
OF WHOM SHALL REPRESENT ONE OF THE TWO  COUNTIES)  AND  THE  TWO  COUNTY
EXECUTIVES.  THE BOARD SHALL, PRIOR TO VOTING ON ANY SPENDING PROPOSALS,
HOLD  AT  LEAST  ONE  PUBLIC  MEETING AT WHICH AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT ON SUCH PROPOSALS SHALL BE PROVIDED.
  (J) ANY SUMS REMAINING IN THE FUND SHALL BE ALLOCATED  THREE  QUARTERS
TO THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND ONE QUARTER TO THE CITY
DEPARTMENT  OF  TRANSPORTATION  TO BE UTILIZED IN BOTH CASES FOR CAPITAL
PURPOSES ONLY IN THE FIRST YEAR THERE IS A SURPLUS AND EVERY YEAR THERE-
AFTER.
  (K) IN THE EVENT THAT THERE MAY BE INSUFFICIENT FUNDS TO BE  DISBURSED
PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPHS  (G),  (H),  AND  (I) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, 86.5
PERCENT OF AVAILABLE FUNDS SHALL BE ALLOCATED TO THE TRANSIT GAP INVEST-
MENT FUND-NYC, 6.75 PERCENT OF AVAILABLE FUNDS SHALL BE ALLOCATED TO THE
TRANSIT GAP INVESTMENT FUND-HUDSON VALLEY, AND 6.75 PERCENT OF AVAILABLE
FUNDS SHALL BE ALLOCATED TO THE TRANSIT GAP INVESTMENT FUND-LONG ISLAND.
  § 3. The public authorities law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
1279-d to read as follows:
  §  1279-D. MOVE NEW YORK HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT AUTHORITY. 1. CREATION OF
AUTHORITY. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED A  PUBLIC  BENEFIT  CORPORATION  THAT
SHALL  BE  KNOWN  AS  THE "MOVE NEW YORK HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT AUTHORITY".
THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE A  BODY  CORPORATE  AND  POLITIC  CONSTITUTING  A
PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION. THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF THE METROPOLITAN
TRANSPORTATION  AUTHORITY SHALL SERVE, EX OFFICIO, AS THE MEMBERS OF THE
BOARD OF THE MOVE NEW YORK HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT AUTHORITY.
  2. DUTIES OF THE AUTHORITY.   THE MOVE NEW YORK  HIGHWAY  AND  TRANSIT
AUTHORITY SHALL HAVE THE SOLE DUTY OF: (A) RECEIVING REVENUE PURSUANT TO
ARTICLE  FORTY-FOUR-C OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW ADMINISTERED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ANY FEES OR  FINES
FOR  VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AND ANY FUNDS REALIZED BY THE RESCISSION OF THE
TAX EXEMPTION FOR NEW YORK COUNTY RESIDENTS PURSUANT TO  SECTION  TWELVE
HUNDRED  TWELVE-A  OF THE TAX LAW; (B) DISBURSING SUCH FUNDS PURSUANT TO
SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION EIGHTY-TWO OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW  AND  IN
ACCORDANCE  WITH  SUBDIVISION  FIVE  OF SUCH SECTION; (C) ISSUING BONDS,
NOTES AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS AGAINST REVENUE  COLLECTED  UNDER  PARAGRAPH
(A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION; (D) FURNISHING AN ANNUAL REPORT ON ALL RECEIPTS
AND  EXPENDITURES OF THE FUND, AND OPERATION EXPENSES OF THE PLAN ESTAB-
LISHED BY ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR-C OF THE VEHICLE AND  TRAFFIC  LAW,  TO  BE
PUBLISHED  ON  THE  WEBSITE OF THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
AND SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR, STATE  LEGISLATURE,  AND  THE  MAYOR  AND
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; AND (E) TAKING ALL NECESSARY OR CONVEN-
IENT MEASURES TO EFFECTUATE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  3.  POWERS  OF  THE  AUTHORITY. THE AUTHORITY SHALL POSSESS ALL OF THE
POWERS OF THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AS DESCRIBED IN THIS
TITLE AS ARE NECESSARY TO FULFILL THESE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
  4. AGREEMENT OF THE STATE. THE STATE DOES HEREBY PLEDGE TO  AND  AGREE
WITH THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, NEW
YORK  CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AND TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE
AND TUNNEL AUTHORITY, AND THE HOLDERS OF ANY NOTES, BONDS OR OTHER OBLI-
GATIONS, INCLUDING LEASE OBLIGATIONS, ISSUED OR INCURRED, NOT TO  IMPAIR
THE  ABILITY  OF, OR INTERFERE WITH THE RIGHTS AND POWERS VESTED IN, THE
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND  ITS  SUBSIDIARIES,  NEW  YORK
CITY  TRANSIT  AUTHORITY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AND TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND
TUNNEL AUTHORITY BY THIS TITLE TO FULFILL THE TERMS  OF  ANY  AGREEMENTS
MADE  BY  ANY OF THEM WITH THE HOLDERS THEREOF, OR IN ANY WAY IMPAIR THE
RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF SUCH HOLDERS UNTIL SUCH  NOTES,  BONDS  OR  OTHER

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OBLIGATIONS,  INCLUDING  LEASE  OBLIGATIONS,  TOGETHER WITH THE INTEREST
THEREON, WITH INTEREST ON ANY UNPAID INSTALLMENTS OF INTEREST,  AND  ALL
COSTS  AND  EXPENSES FOR WHICH THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
OR  ITS  SUBSIDIARIES,  NEW  YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY AND ITS SUBSID-
IARIES,  AND  TRIBOROUGH  BRIDGE  AND  TUNNEL  AUTHORITY  IS  LIABLE  IN
CONNECTION  WITH  ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY OR ON BEHALF OF SUCH HOLD-
ERS, ARE FULLY  MET  AND  DISCHARGED.  THE  METROPOLITAN  TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY  AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY AND ITS
SUBSIDIARIES, AND  TRIBOROUGH  BRIDGE  AND  TUNNEL  AUTHORITY  ARE  EACH
AUTHORIZED  TO  INCLUDE  THIS  PLEDGE  AND AGREEMENT OF THE STATE IN ANY
AGREEMENT WITH THE HOLDERS OF SUCH NOTES, BONDS  OR  OTHER  OBLIGATIONS,
INCLUDING LEASE OBLIGATIONS.
  5. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT. SUCH AMOUNT OF REVENUE GENERATED PURSUANT TO
ARTICLE  FORTY-FOUR-C  OF  THE  VEHICLE  AND TRAFFIC LAW WILL BE USED TO
INCREASE THE LEVEL OF FUNDS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE MADE  AVAILABLE  FOR
PURPOSES  SPECIFIED  BY SECTION EIGHTY-TWO OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW, AND
NOT TO SUPPLANT THE AMOUNT TO BE PROVIDED TO THE METROPOLITAN  TRANSPOR-
TATION  AUTHORITY OR THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY OR ANY OF THEIR
SUBSIDIARIES PROVIDED BY STATE OR LOCAL LAW, RULE OR REGULATION.
  § 4. Section 2985 of the public authorities law is amended  by  adding
three new subdivisions 15, 16 and 17 to read as follows:
  15. IN ADDITION TO ANY MONETARY LIABILITY THAT MAY BE IMPOSED PURSUANT
TO THIS SECTION AND ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR-C OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW,
A PUBLIC AUTHORITY THAT OPERATES A TOLL HIGHWAY, BRIDGE OR TUNNEL FACIL-
ITY  IS  HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO IMPOSE AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE
OR FEES ON AN OWNER, AN OPERATOR OR AN ACCOUNT HOLDER THAT HAS  VIOLATED
TOLL COLLECTION REGULATIONS.
  16. ANY NOTICE REQUIRED TO BE SENT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION OR ARTICLE
FORTY-FOUR-C  OF  THE  VEHICLE  AND  TRAFFIC LAW BY FIRST CLASS MAIL MAY
INSTEAD BE SENT, WITH CONSENT, BY ELECTRONIC MEANS OF  COMMUNICATION.  A
MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC RECORD OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS PREPARED IN THIS
ORDINARY  COURSE  OF  BUSINESS  SHALL BE ADEQUATE EVIDENCE OF ELECTRONIC
NOTICE.
  17. THE TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND TUNNEL AUTHORITY, WITH  RESPECT  TO  ITS
TOLL FACILITIES AND THE MOVE NEW YORK HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT AUTHORITY WITH
RESPECT  TO  NEW  TOLL FACILITIES ESTABLISHED BY ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR-C OF
THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW ARE AUTHORIZED  TO  ADOPT  RULES  AND  REGU-
LATIONS  TO  ESTABLISH  AN  ADMINISTRATIVE  TRIBUNAL  TO  ADJUDICATE THE
LIABILITY OF OWNERS FOR VIOLATION  OF  TOLL  COLLECTION  REGULATIONS  AS
DEFINED  IN  AND  IN  ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION AND
ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR-C OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW AND  THE  APPLICABLE
TOLL  REGULATIONS  OF  SUCH  AUTHORITIES. SUCH TRIBUNAL SHALL HAVE, WITH
RESPECT TO VIOLATION OF TOLL COLLECTION REGULATIONS OF SUCH AUTHORITIES,
NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OVER VIOLATIONS OF THE RULES AND  REGULATIONS
WHICH  MAY  FROM  TIME  TO  TIME  BE  ESTABLISHED BY SUCH AUTHORITIES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION AND ARTICLE  FORTY-FOUR-C
OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW. VIOLATIONS SHALL BE HEARD AND DETERMINED
IN  THE  COUNTY IN WHICH THE VIOLATION IS ALLEGED TO HAVE OCCURRED OR IN
THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE PUBLIC AUTHORITY HAS  ITS  PRIMARY  OR  REGIONAL
ADMINISTRATIVE  OFFICES  AND  REGULATIONS MAY PROVIDE FOR THE CONDUCT OF
HEARINGS VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING.
  § 5. Subdivision 4-d of section 510 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
added by chapter 379 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
  4-d. Suspension of registration for failure to answer or pay penalties
with respect to certain violations. Upon the receipt of a  notification,
IN  THE  MANNER  AND  FORM  PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER, from a court

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[or], an administrative tribunal,  A  PUBLIC  AUTHORITY,  OR  ANY  OTHER
PUBLIC  ENTITY  IMPOSING  VIOLATIONS,  that  an owner of a motor vehicle
failed to appear on the  return  date  or  dates  or  a  new  subsequent
adjourned  date or dates or failed to pay any penalty imposed by a court
or failed to comply with the rules and regulations of an  administrative
tribunal  following  entry of a final decision or decisions, in response
to five or more notices of liability or other process, issued within  an
eighteen month period FROM ANY AND ALL JURISDICTIONS charging such owner
with  a  violation of toll collection regulations in accordance with the
provisions of section two  thousand  nine  hundred  eighty-five  of  the
public authorities law or sections sixteen-a, sixteen-b and sixteen-c of
chapter  seven  hundred  seventy-four  of  the  laws of nineteen hundred
fifty, OR OTHER COMPARABLE LAW, the commissioner or  his  OR  HER  agent
shall  suspend  the  registration of the vehicle or vehicles involved in
the violation or the privilege of operation of any motor  vehicle  owned
by the registrant. Such suspension shall take effect no less than thirty
days  from  the date on which notice thereof is sent by the commissioner
to the person whose registration or privilege  is  suspended  and  shall
remain  in effect until such registrant has appeared in response to such
notices of liability or has paid such penalty  or  in  the  case  of  an
administrative  tribunal, the registrant has complied with the rules and
regulations following the entry of a final decision or decisions.
  § 6. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401
of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by section 8 of  chapter  222
of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
  (i) If at the time of application for a registration or renewal there-
of  there  is  a  certification from a court, parking violations bureau,
traffic and parking violations  agency  or  administrative  tribunal  of
appropriate  jurisdiction  that  the  registrant or his or her represen-
tative failed to appear on the return date or any  subsequent  adjourned
date  or  failed to comply with the rules and regulations of an adminis-
trative tribunal following entry of a final decision in  response  to  a
total  of  three  or  more  summonses or other process in the aggregate,
issued within an eighteen month period, charging either that:  (i)  such
motor  vehicle was parked, stopped or standing, or that such motor vehi-
cle was operated for hire by the registrant or his or her agent  without
being  licensed  as  a  motor  vehicle for hire by the appropriate local
authority, in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter  or  of
any  law,  ordinance,  rule  or regulation made by a local authority; or
(ii) the registrant was liable in accordance with section eleven hundred
eleven-a, section eleven hundred  eleven-b  or  section  eleven  hundred
eleven-d  of  this chapter for a violation of subdivision (d) of section
eleven hundred eleven of this  chapter;  or  (iii)  the  registrant  was
liable  in accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-c of this chap-
ter for a violation of  a  bus  lane  restriction  as  defined  in  such
section,  or  (iv)  the registrant was liable in accordance with section
eleven hundred eighty-b of this chapter for a violation  of  subdivision
(c)  or (d) of section eleven hundred eighty of this chapter, or (v) the
registrant was liable in accordance with section eleven hundred eighty-c
of this chapter for a violation of subdivision (c)  or  (d)  of  section
eleven hundred eighty of this chapter; or (vi) the registrant was liable
in accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-e of this chapter for a
violation  of  subdivision  (d) of section eleven hundred eleven of this
chapter, OR (VII) THE REGISTRANT WAS LIABLE IN ACCORDANCE  WITH  ARTICLE
FORTY-FOUR-C OF THIS CHAPTER, the commissioner or his or her agent shall
deny  the  registration  or  renewal  application  until  the  applicant

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provides proof from the court, traffic and parking violations agency  or
administrative  tribunal wherein the charges are pending that an appear-
ance or answer has been made or in the case of an administrative  tribu-
nal  that  he or she has complied with the rules and regulations of said
tribunal following entry of a final decision. Where  an  application  is
denied  pursuant  to  this  section, the commissioner may, in his or her
discretion, deny a registration or  renewal  application  to  any  other
person  for  the  same  vehicle  and  may deny a registration or renewal
application for any other motor vehicle registered in the  name  of  the
applicant  where  the commissioner has determined that such registrant's
intent has been to evade the purposes of this subdivision and where  the
commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe that such registration or
renewal  will have the effect of defeating the purposes of this subdivi-
sion. Such denial shall only remain in effect as long as  the  summonses
remain  unanswered,  or  in  the case of an administrative tribunal, the
registrant fails to comply with  the  rules  and  regulations  following
entry of a final decision.
  §  6-a.  Paragraph  a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of the vehicle
and traffic law, as amended by section 8-a of chapter 222 of the laws of
2015, is amended to read as follows:
  a. If at the time of application for a registration or renewal thereof
there is a certification from a  court  or  administrative  tribunal  of
appropriate  jurisdiction  that  the  registrant or his or her represen-
tative failed to appear on the return date or any  subsequent  adjourned
date  or  failed to comply with the rules and regulations of an adminis-
trative tribunal following entry of a final decision in  response  to  a
total  of  three  or  more  summonses or other process in the aggregate,
issued within an eighteen month period, charging either that:  (i)  such
motor  vehicle was parked, stopped or standing, or that such motor vehi-
cle was operated for hire by the registrant or his or her agent  without
being  licensed  as  a  motor  vehicle for hire by the appropriate local
authority, in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter  or  of
any  law,  ordinance,  rule  or regulation made by a local authority; or
(ii) the registrant was liable in accordance with section eleven hundred
eleven-b of this chapter for a violation of subdivision (d)  of  section
eleven  hundred  eleven  of  this  chapter;  or (iii) the registrant was
liable in accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-c of this  chap-
ter  for  a  violation  of  a  bus  lane  restriction as defined in such
section; or (iv) the registrant was liable in  accordance  with  section
eleven  hundred  eleven-d of this chapter for a violation of subdivision
(d) of section eleven hundred eleven of this chapter or (v)  the  regis-
trant  was  liable in accordance with section eleven hundred eighty-b of
this chapter for a violation of subdivision (b), (c), (d), (f) or (g) of
section eleven hundred eighty of this chapter; or (v) the registrant was
liable in accordance with section eleven hundred eighty-c of this  chap-
ter  for a violation of subdivision (b), (c), (d), (f) or (g) of section
eleven hundred eighty of this chapter; or (vi) the registrant was liable
in accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-e of this chapter for a
violation of subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred  eleven  of  this
chapter,  OR  (VII) THE REGISTRANT WAS LIABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE
FORTY-FOUR-C OF THIS CHAPTER, the commissioner or his or her agent shall
deny  the  registration  or  renewal  application  until  the  applicant
provides  proof  from  the  court or administrative tribunal wherein the
charges are pending that an appearance or answer has been made or in the
case of an administrative tribunal that he or she has complied with  the
rules  and regulations of said tribunal following entry of a final deci-

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sion. Where an application is  denied  pursuant  to  this  section,  the
commissioner  may,  in  his  or  her  discretion, deny a registration or
renewal application to any other person for the  same  vehicle  and  may
deny  a  registration or renewal application for any other motor vehicle
registered in the name of  the  applicant  where  the  commissioner  has
determined  that such registrant's intent has been to evade the purposes
of this subdivision and where the commissioner has reasonable grounds to
believe that such registration  or  renewal  will  have  the  effect  of
defeating  the  purposes  of  this  subdivision.  Such denial shall only
remain in effect as long as the summonses remain unanswered, or  in  the
case  of an administrative tribunal, the registrant fails to comply with
the rules and regulations following entry of a final decision.
  § 6-b. Paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401  of  the  vehicle
and traffic law, as amended by section 8-b of chapter 222 of the laws of
2015, is amended to read as follows:
  a. If at the time of application for a registration or renewal thereof
there  is  a  certification  from  a court or administrative tribunal of
appropriate jurisdiction that the registrant or  his  or  her  represen-
tative  failed  to appear on the return date or any subsequent adjourned
date or failed to comply with the rules and regulations of  an  adminis-
trative  tribunal  following  entry  of  a final decision in response to
three or more summonses or other  process,  issued  within  an  eighteen
month  period, charging that: (i) such motor vehicle was parked, stopped
or standing, or that such motor vehicle was operated  for  hire  by  the
registrant or his or her agent without being licensed as a motor vehicle
for  hire by the appropriate local authority, in violation of any of the
provisions of this chapter or of any law, ordinance, rule or  regulation
made  by a local authority; or (ii) the registrant was liable in accord-
ance with  section  eleven  hundred  eleven-c  of  this  chapter  for  a
violation of a bus lane restriction as defined in such section; or (iii)
the  registrant  was  liable  in  accordance with section eleven hundred
eleven-d of this chapter for a violation of subdivision (d)  of  section
eleven hundred eleven of this chapter; or (iv) the registrant was liable
in accordance with section eleven hundred eighty-b of this chapter for a
violation  of  subdivision  (b),  (c), (d), (f) or (g) of section eleven
hundred eighty of this chapter, or the registrant was liable in  accord-
ance  with  section  eleven  hundred  eighty-c  of  this  chapter  for a
violation of subdivision (b), (c), (d), (f) or  (g)  of  section  eleven
hundred  eighty  of  this  chapter;  or (v) the registrant was liable in
accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-e of this  chapter  for  a
violation  of  subdivision  (d) of section eleven hundred eleven of this
chapter, OR (VI) THE REGISTRANT WAS LIABLE IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  ARTICLE
FORTY-FOUR-C OF THIS CHAPTER, the commissioner or his or her agent shall
deny  the  registration  or  renewal  application  until  the  applicant
provides proof from the court or  administrative  tribunal  wherein  the
charges are pending that an appearance or answer has been made or in the
case  of an administrative tribunal that he or she has complied with the
rules and regulations of said tribunal following entry of a final  deci-
sion.  Where  an  application  is  denied  pursuant to this section, the
commissioner may, in his or  her  discretion,  deny  a  registration  or
renewal  application  to  any  other person for the same vehicle and may
deny a registration or renewal application for any other  motor  vehicle
registered  in  the  name  of  the  applicant where the commissioner has
determined that such registrant's intent has been to evade the  purposes
of this subdivision and where the commissioner has reasonable grounds to
believe  that  such  registration  or  renewal  will  have the effect of

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defeating the purposes of  this  subdivision.  Such  denial  shall  only
remain  in  effect as long as the summonses remain unanswered, or in the
case of an administrative tribunal, the registrant fails to comply  with
the rules and regulations following entry of a final decision.
  §  6-c.  Paragraph  a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of the vehicle
and traffic law, as amended by section 8-c of chapter 222 of the laws of
2015, is amended to read as follows:
  a. If at the time of application for a registration or renewal thereof
there is a certification from a  court  or  administrative  tribunal  of
appropriate  jurisdiction  that  the  registrant or his or her represen-
tative failed to appear on the return date or any  subsequent  adjourned
date  or  failed to comply with the rules and regulations of an adminis-
trative tribunal following entry of a  final  decision  in  response  to
three  or  more  summonses  or  other process, issued within an eighteen
month period, charging that: (i) such motor vehicle was parked,  stopped
or  standing,  or  that  such motor vehicle was operated for hire by the
registrant or his or her agent without being licensed as a motor vehicle
for hire by the appropriate local authority, in violation of any of  the
provisions  of this chapter or of any law, ordinance, rule or regulation
made by a local authority; or (ii) the registrant was liable in  accord-
ance  with  section  eleven  hundred  eleven-d  of  this  chapter  for a
violation of subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred  eleven  of  this
chapter;  or  (iii) the registrant was liable in accordance with section
eleven hundred eighty-b of this chapter for  violations  of  subdivision
(b), (c), (d), (f) or (g) of section eleven hundred eighty of this chap-
ter,  or  the  registrant  was  liable in accordance with section eleven
hundred eighty-c of this chapter for violations of subdivision (b), (c),
(d), (f) or (g) of section eleven hundred eighty  of  this  chapter;  or
(iv) the registrant was liable in accordance with section eleven hundred
eleven-e  of  this chapter for a violation of subdivision (d) of section
eleven hundred eleven of this chapter, OR (V) THE REGISTRANT WAS  LIABLE
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR-C OF THIS CHAPTER, the commission-
er  or  his or her agent shall deny the registration or renewal applica-
tion until the applicant provides proof from the court or administrative
tribunal wherein the charges are pending that an  appearance  or  answer
has  been  made or in the case of an administrative tribunal that he has
complied with the rules and regulations of said tribunal following entry
of a final decision. Where an application is  denied  pursuant  to  this
section,  the  commissioner may, in his or her discretion, deny a regis-
tration or renewal application to any other person for the same  vehicle
and  may  deny a registration or renewal application for any other motor
vehicle registered in the name of the applicant where  the  commissioner
has  determined  that  such  registrant's  intent  has been to evade the
purposes of this subdivision and where the commissioner  has  reasonable
grounds  to  believe  that  such  registration  or renewal will have the
effect of defeating the purposes of this subdivision. Such denial  shall
only  remain in effect as long as the summonses remain unanswered, or in
the case of an administrative tribunal, the registrant fails  to  comply
with the rules and regulations following entry of a final decision.
  §  6-d.  Paragraph  a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of the vehicle
and traffic law, as amended by section 8-d of chapter 222 of the laws of
2015, is amended to read as follows:
  a. If at the time of application for a registration or renewal thereof
there is a certification from a  court  or  administrative  tribunal  of
appropriate  jurisdiction  that  the  registrant or his or her represen-
tative failed to appear on the return date or any  subsequent  adjourned

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date  or  failed to comply with the rules and regulations of an adminis-
trative tribunal following entry of a  final  decision  in  response  to
three  or  more  summonses  or  other process, issued within an eighteen
month  period,  charging  that such motor vehicle was parked, stopped or
standing, or that such motor vehicle was operated for hire by the regis-
trant or his agent without being licensed as a motor vehicle for hire by
the appropriate local authority, in violation of any of  the  provisions
of  this  chapter or of any law, ordinance, rule or regulation made by a
local authority, or the registrant was liable in accordance with section
eleven hundred eighty-c of this chapter for  violations  of  subdivision
(b), (c), (d), (f) or (g) of section eleven hundred eighty of this chap-
ter,  or  the  registrant  was  liable in accordance with section eleven
hundred eleven-d of this chapter for a violation of subdivision  (d)  of
section  eleven  hundred  eleven  of this chapter, or the registrant was
liable in accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-e of this  chap-
ter  for a violation of subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred eleven
of this chapter, OR THE REGISTRANT WAS LIABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE
FORTY-FOUR-C OF THIS CHAPTER, the commissioner or his or her agent shall
deny  the  registration  or  renewal  application  until  the  applicant
provides  proof  from  the  court or administrative tribunal wherein the
charges are pending that an appearance or answer has been made or in the
case of an administrative tribunal that he or she has complied with  the
rules  and regulations of said tribunal following entry of a final deci-
sion. Where an application is  denied  pursuant  to  this  section,  the
commissioner  may,  in  his  or  her  discretion, deny a registration or
renewal application to any other person for the  same  vehicle  and  may
deny  a  registration or renewal application for any other motor vehicle
registered in the name of  the  applicant  where  the  commissioner  has
determined  that such registrant's intent has been to evade the purposes
of this subdivision and where the commissioner has reasonable grounds to
believe that such registration  or  renewal  will  have  the  effect  of
defeating  the  purposes  of  this  subdivision.  Such denial shall only
remain in effect as long as the summonses remain unanswered, or  in  the
case  of an administrative tribunal, the registrant fails to comply with
the rules and regulations following entry of a final decision.
  § 6-e. Paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401  of  the  vehicle
and traffic law, as amended by section 8-e of chapter 222 of the laws of
2015, is amended to read as follows:
  a. If at the time of application for a registration or renewal thereof
there  is  a  certification  from  a court or administrative tribunal of
appropriate jurisdiction that the registrant or  his  or  her  represen-
tative  failed  to appear on the return date or any subsequent adjourned
date or failed to comply with the rules and regulations of  an  adminis-
trative  tribunal  following  entry  of  a final decision in response to
three or more summonses or other  process,  issued  within  an  eighteen
month  period,  charging  that such motor vehicle was parked, stopped or
standing, or that such motor vehicle was operated for hire by the regis-
trant or his or her agent without being licensed as a motor vehicle  for
hire  by  the  appropriate  local  authority, in violation of any of the
provisions of this chapter or of any law, ordinance, rule or  regulation
made  by  a  local authority, or the registrant was liable in accordance
with section eleven hundred eleven-d of this chapter for a violation  of
subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred eleven of this chapter, or the
registrant was liable in accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-e
of  this  chapter  for  a violation of subdivision (d) of section eleven
hundred eleven of this chapter, OR THE REGISTRANT IS LIABLE  IN  ACCORD-

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ANCE  WITH ARTICLE FORTY-FOUR-C OF THIS CHAPTER, the commissioner or his
or her agent shall deny the registration or  renewal  application  until
the  applicant  provides proof from the court or administrative tribunal
wherein  the  charges  are pending that an appearance or answer has been
made or in the case of an administrative tribunal that he  has  complied
with  the  rules  and  regulations of said tribunal following entry of a
final decision.   Where  an  application  is  denied  pursuant  to  this
section,  the  commissioner may, in his or her discretion, deny a regis-
tration or renewal application to any other person for the same  vehicle
and  may  deny a registration or renewal application for any other motor
vehicle registered in the name of the applicant where  the  commissioner
has  determined  that  such  registrant's  intent  has been to evade the
purposes of this subdivision and where the commissioner  has  reasonable
grounds  to  believe  that  such  registration  or renewal will have the
effect of defeating the purposes of this subdivision. Such denial  shall
only  remain in effect as long as the summonses remain unanswered, or in
the case of an administrative tribunal, the registrant fails  to  comply
with the rules and regulations following entry of a final decision.
  §  6-f.  Paragraph  a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of the vehicle
and traffic law, as amended by section 8-f of chapter 222 of the laws of
2015, is amended to read as follows:
  a. If at the time of application for a registration or renewal thereof
there is a certification from a  court  or  administrative  tribunal  of
appropriate  jurisdiction  that  the  registrant or his or her represen-
tative failed to appear on the return date or any  subsequent  adjourned
date  or  failed to comply with the rules and regulations of an adminis-
trative tribunal following entry of a  final  decision  in  response  to
three  or  more  summonses  or  other process, issued within an eighteen
month period, charging that such motor vehicle was  parked,  stopped  or
standing, or that such motor vehicle was operated for hire by the regis-
trant  or his or her agent without being licensed as a motor vehicle for
hire by the appropriate local authority, in  violation  of  any  of  the
provisions  of this chapter or of any law, ordinance, rule or regulation
made by a local authority, or the registrant was  liable  in  accordance
with  section eleven hundred eleven-e of this chapter for a violation of
subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred eleven of this chapter, OR THE
REGISTRANT IS LIABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH  ARTICLE  FORTY-FOUR-C  OF  THIS
CHAPTER,  the  commissioner or his or her agent shall deny the registra-
tion or renewal application until the applicant provides proof from  the
court or administrative tribunal wherein the charges are pending that an
appearance  or  answer has been made or in the case of an administrative
tribunal that he has complied with the rules  and  regulations  of  said
tribunal  following  entry  of a final decision. Where an application is
denied pursuant to this section, the commissioner may,  in  his  or  her
discretion,  deny  a  registration  or  renewal application to any other
person for the same vehicle and  may  deny  a  registration  or  renewal
application  for  any  other motor vehicle registered in the name of the
applicant where the commissioner has determined that  such  registrant's
intent  has been to evade the purposes of this subdivision and where the
commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe that such registration or
renewal will have the effect of defeating the purposes of this  subdivi-
sion.  Such  denial shall only remain in effect as long as the summonses
remain unanswered, or in the case of  an  administrative  tribunal,  the
registrant  fails  to  comply  with  the rules and regulations following
entry of a final decision.

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  § 6-g. Paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401  of  the  vehicle
and  traffic  law,  as separately amended by chapters 339 and 592 of the
laws of 1987, is amended to read as follows:
  a. If at the time of application for a registration or renewal thereof
there  is  a  certification  from  a court or administrative tribunal of
appropriate jurisdiction  that  the  registrant  or  his  representative
failed  to appear on the return date or any subsequent adjourned date or
failed to comply with the rules and  regulations  of  an  administrative
tribunal  following  entry  of  a final decision in response to three or
more summonses or other process, issued within an eighteen month period,
charging that such motor vehicle was parked,  stopped  or  standing,  or
that  such  motor vehicle was operated for hire by the registrant or his
agent without being licensed as a motor vehicle for hire by  the  appro-
priate  local  authority,  in violation of any of the provisions of this
chapter or of any law, ordinance, rule or regulation  made  by  a  local
authority,  OR  THE  REGISTRANT  IS  LIABLE  IN  ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE
FORTY-FOUR-C OF THIS CHAPTER, the commissioner or his agent  shall  deny
the  registration  or  renewal  application until the applicant provides
proof from the court or administrative tribunal wherein the charges  are
pending  that an appearance or answer has been made or in the case of an
administrative tribunal that he has complied with the  rules  and  regu-
lations  of  said tribunal following entry of a final decision. Where an
application is denied pursuant to this section, the commissioner may, in
his discretion, deny a registration or renewal application to any  other
person  for  the  same  vehicle  and  may deny a registration or renewal
application for any other motor vehicle registered in the  name  of  the
applicant  where  the commissioner has determined that such registrant's
intent has been to evade the purposes of this subdivision and where  the
commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe that such registration or
renewal  will have the effect of defeating the purposes of this subdivi-
sion. Such denial shall only remain in effect as long as  the  summonses
remain  unanswered,  or  in  the case of an administrative tribunal, the
registrant fails to comply with  the  rules  and  regulations  following
entry of a final decision.
  §  7.  The  opening  paragraph  of  paragraph  1 of subdivision (a) of
section 1212-A of the tax law, as amended by chapter 196 of the laws  of
1995, is amended to read as follows:
  a tax on receipts from every sale of the service of providing parking,
garaging  or  storing  for  motor vehicles by persons operating a garage
(other than a garage which is part of  premises  occupied  solely  as  a
private one or two family dwelling), parking lot or other place of busi-
ness  engaged  in providing parking, garaging or storing for motor vehi-
cles, in any county within such city with a population density in excess
of fifty thousand persons per square mile, at  the  rate  of  eight  per
centum,  on  receipts from every sale of such services[, except receipts
from the sale of such services to an individual resident of such  county
when such services are rendered on a monthly or longer-term basis at the
principal location for the parking, garaging or storing of a motor vehi-
cle  owned  or leased (but only in the case of a lease for a term of one
year or more) by such individual resident]. The population of  a  county
shall be determined by reference to the latest federal census.
  § 8. Section 182 of the executive law, as amended by section 1 of part
J of chapter 56 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  § 182. Diversion of funds dedicated to the metropolitan transportation
authority  or  the  New  York  city  transit  authority and any of their
subsidiaries to the general fund of the state OR TO ANY  OTHER  PURPOSE,

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is  prohibited.  1.  The director OF THE BUDGET shall be prohibited from
diverting revenues derived from taxes and fees paid by the  public  into
any  fund  created by law including, but not limited to sections EIGHTY-
TWO,  eighty-eight-a [and], eighty-nine-c AND NINETY-TWO-FF of the state
finance law and chapter twenty-five of the laws of two thousand nine for
the purpose of funding the metropolitan transportation authority or  the
New  York  city transit authority and any of their subsidiaries into the
general fund of the state or into any  other  fund  maintained  for  the
support of another governmental purpose. No diversion of funds can occur
contrary to this section by an administrative act of the director OF THE
BUDGET  or any other person in the executive branch [unless the governor
declares a fiscal emergency, and  communicates  such  emergency  to  the
temporary  president  of  the  senate and speaker of the assembly, and a
statute is enacted into law authorizing a diversion that would otherwise
be prohibited by this section].
  2. IF ANY DIVERSION OF FUNDS OCCURS BY PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION DURING A
REGULAR OR EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE DIRECTOR OF THE
BUDGET SHALL CREATE AND INCLUDE WITH THE BUDGET OR LEGISLATION DIVERTING
FUNDS, A DIVERSION IMPACT STATEMENT WHICH SHALL  INCLUDE  THE  FOLLOWING
INFORMATION:
  (A) THE AMOUNT OF THE DIVERSION FROM DEDICATED MASS TRANSIT FUNDS;
  (B) THE AMOUNT DIVERTED FROM EACH FUND;
  (C) THE AMOUNT DIVERTED EXPRESSED AS CURRENT MONTHLY TRANSIT FARES;
  (D)  THE  CUMULATIVE  AMOUNT  OF DIVERSION FROM DEDICATED MASS TRANSIT
FUNDS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS;
  (E) THE DATE OR DATES WHEN THE DIVERSION IS TO OCCUR; AND
  (F) A DETAILED ESTIMATE OF THE IMPACT OF DIVERSION FROM DEDICATED MASS
TRANSIT FUNDS WILL HAVE ON THE LEVEL  OF  PUBLIC  TRANSPORTATION  SYSTEM
SERVICE, MAINTENANCE, SECURITY, AND THE CURRENT CAPITAL PROGRAM.
  §  9. Notwithstanding any other law, rule, regulation to the contrary,
the metropolitan transportation authority shall, as a part of its  2015-
2019  capital program with funding provided pursuant to paragraph (f) of
subdivision 5 of section 82 of the state finance law:
  (a) increase the number and availability of express bus routes;
  (b) reduce the cost of all express bus fares by one dollar;
  (c) set the cost of all Long Island Rail Road and metro-north railroad
trips taken wholly within New York with CityTicket to six dollars during
peak hours and four dollars during non-peak hours;
  (d) provide for the availability of CityTicket on weekdays in addition
to weekends;
  (e) provide for the availability of CityTicket for trips taken between
stations within New York city and  Far  Rockaway  and  all  trips  taken
between and including Fordham and Manhattan; and
  (f)  fund  the  freedom  ticket  proposal of the New York City Transit
Riders Council contained in such council's December 2015 report entitled
"Freedom Ticket: Southeast Queens Proof  of  Concept"  and  expand  such
pilot program to extend throughout New York city and include all Express
Bus routes and stations of the metro-north railroad and Long Island Rail
Roads located within New York city.
  For  the  purposes  of  this  section "CityTicket" shall mean the fare
option so denominated and provided by  the  metropolitan  transportation
authority.
  §  10.  The  public authorities law is amended by adding a new section
1265-c to read as follows:
  § 1265-C. INDEPENDENT FORENSIC AUDIT.  1.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER
PROVISION  OF  LAW, THE AUTHORITY SHALL, WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF THE EFFEC-

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TIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION AND AT ITS OWN EXPENSE, CONTRACT WITH A CERTI-
FIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE PROVISION OF AN INDEPENDENT, COMPRE-
HENSIVE, FORENSIC AUDIT OF THE AUTHORITY. SUCH AUDIT SHALL BE  PERFORMED
IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  GENERALLY  ACCEPTED GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS.
SUCH AUDIT SHALL BE INDEPENDENT OF AND IN ADDITION  TO  THE  INDEPENDENT
AUDIT  OF  THE  AUTHORITY  CONDUCTED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT
HUNDRED TWO OF THIS CHAPTER.
  2. THE CERTIFIED INDEPENDENT  PUBLIC  ACCOUNTING  FIRM  PROVIDING  THE
AUTHORITY'S  INDEPENDENT, COMPREHENSIVE, FORENSIC AUDIT SHALL BE PROHIB-
ITED FROM PROVIDING AUDIT SERVICES IF THE LEAD (OR  COORDINATING)  AUDIT
PARTNER  (HAVING  PRIMARY  RESPONSIBILITY  FOR  THE AUDIT), OR THE AUDIT
PARTNER  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  REVIEWING  THE  AUDIT,  HAS  PERFORMED  AUDIT
SERVICES  FOR  THE AUTHORITY WITHIN ANY OF THE TEN PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS
OF THE AUTHORITY.
  3. THE CERTIFIED INDEPENDENT  ACCOUNTING  FIRM  PERFORMING  THE  AUDIT
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM PERFORMING ANY NON-AU-
DIT SERVICES FOR THE AUTHORITY CONTEMPORANEOUSLY WITH THE AUDIT.
  4.  IT  SHALL  BE  PROHIBITED  FOR  THE  CERTIFIED  INDEPENDENT PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PERFORM FOR THE AUTHORITY ANY AUDIT  SERVICE  IF  THE
CHIEF  EXECUTIVE  OFFICER,  COMPTROLLER,  CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, CHIEF
ACCOUNTING OFFICER OR ANY OTHER PERSON SERVING IN AN EQUIVALENT POSITION
IN THE AUTHORITY WAS AN EMPLOYEE, CONSULTANT OR  INDEPENDENT  CONTRACTOR
OF THAT CERTIFIED INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM AND PARTICIPATED IN
ANY CAPACITY IN THE AUDIT OF THE AUTHORITY AT ANY TIME IN THE PAST.
  5.  THE  CERTIFIED  INDEPENDENT  PUBLIC  ACCOUNTING FIRM CONTRACTED TO
PERFORM THE INDEPENDENT COMPREHENSIVE, FORENSIC AUDIT OF  THE  AUTHORITY
SHALL,  ON  OR BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE, REPORT ITS
FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO  THE  GOVERNOR,  THE  STATE
COMPTROLLER,  THE  TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE
ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIR AND RANKING MINORITY MEMBER OF  THE  SENATE  FINANCE
COMMITTEE,  THE  CHAIR  AND RANKING MINORITY MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS
AND MEANS COMMITTEE, THE CHAIRS AND  RANKING  MINORITY  MEMBERS  OF  THE
SENATE  AND  THE  ASSEMBLY  CORPORATIONS,  AUTHORITIES  AND  COMMISSIONS
COMMITTEES, AND THE CHAIRS AND RANKING MINORITY MEMBERS  OF  THE  SENATE
AND THE ASSEMBLY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEES.
  §  11.  This act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that
section seven of this act shall take effect on the first of January next
succeeding the date on which it shall have become a  law;  and  provided
further:
  (a)  the  amendments to subparagraph (i) of paragraph a of subdivision
5-a of section 401 of the vehicle and traffic law made by section six of
this act shall not affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall  be
deemed  to  expire  therewith,  when  upon  such  date the provisions of
section six-a of this act shall take effect;
  (b) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of
the vehicle and traffic law made by section six-a of this act shall  not
affect  the  expiration  of such paragraph and shall be deemed to expire
therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section six-b  of  this
act shall take effect;
  (c) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of
the  vehicle and traffic law made by section six-b of this act shall not
affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be  deemed  to  expire
therewith,  when  upon such date the provisions of section six-c of this
act shall take effect;
  (d) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of
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affect  the  expiration  of such paragraph and shall be deemed to expire
therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section six-d  of  this
act shall take effect;
  (e) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of
the  vehicle and traffic law made by section six-d of this act shall not
affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be  deemed  to  expire
therewith,  when  upon such date the provisions of section six-e of this
act shall take effect;
  (f) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of
the vehicle and traffic law made by section six-e of this act shall  not
affect  the  expiration  of such paragraph and shall be deemed to expire
therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section six-f  of  this
act shall take effect;
  (g) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of
the  vehicle and traffic law made by section six-f of this act shall not
affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be  deemed  to  expire
therewith,  when  upon such date the provisions of section six-g of this
act shall take effect; and
  (h) section ten of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed  Janu-
ary 2, 2021.