Senate Bill S8597

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Removes caps on automated enforcement cameras for bus lanes and traffic lights in the city of New York, increases penalties and creates a graduated schedule of fines for repeat offenders

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S8597 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10882
Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1111-c & 1111-a, V & T L; amd §19-210, NYC Ad Cd; amd Part II §14 op ¶, Chap 59 of 2010; amd §17, Chap 746 of 1988; amd §2, NYC, LL 46 of 1989
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S1925, A1552, A6777

2017-S8597 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Removes caps on automated enforcement cameras for bus lanes and traffic lights in the city of New York, increases penalties and creates a graduated schedule of fines for repeat offenders, and directs that fines be deposited in the general transportation account of the New York city transportation assistance fund.

2017-S8597 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8597 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8597
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law,  in  relation  to  removing
   caps on automated enforcement cameras for bus lanes and traffic lights
   in the City of New York, increasing penalties and creating a graduated
   schedule  of  fines  for repeat offenders, and directing that fines be
   deposited in the general transportation account of the New  York  city
   transportation  assistance  fund;  to amend the administrative code of
   the city of New York in  relation  to  certain  traffic-control  indi-
   cations;  to amend part II of chapter 59 of the laws of 2010, amending
   the vehicle and traffic law and the public officers  law  relating  to
   establishing a bus rapid transit demonstration program to restrict the
   use  of  bus  lanes by means of bus lane photo devices, in relation to
   the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 746 of the  laws  of  1988
   amending  the  vehicle  and traffic law, the general municipal law and
   the public officers law relating to the  civil  liability  of  vehicle
   owners  for  traffic  control  signal  violations,  in relation to the
   effectiveness thereof; and to amend local law number 46 of the city of
   New York for the year 1989 amending the  administrative  code  of  the
   city  of  New  York  relating to civil liability of vehicle owners for
   traffic control signal violations, in relation  to  the  effectiveness
   thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 5 of subdivision (c), subdivision (e) and  subdi-
 vision (m) of section 1111-c of the vehicle and traffic law, paragraph 5
 of subdivision (c) and subdivision (e) as amended and subdivision (m) as
 added  by  section  6 of part NNN of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, are
 amended to read as follows:
   5. "bus rapid transit program" shall mean [up to ten routes] ANY ROUTE
 designated by the New York city department of transportation in  consul-
 tation  with  the applicable mass transit agency, in addition to the Bus
 Rapid Transit Phase I plan routes, that operate on designated bus  lanes
 and  that  may include upgraded signage, enhanced road markings, minimum
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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