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                                   10341
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 29, 2020
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 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Cities
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing
   a parking placard review board
 
   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 arti-
 cle 12 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 12
                       PARKING PLACARD REVIEW BOARD
 SECTION 3985. PARKING PLACARD REVIEW BOARD.
   §  3985.  PARKING PLACARD REVIEW BOARD. 1. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED THE
 PARKING PLACARD REVIEW "BOARD", HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE  "BOARD",
 WHICH  SHALL CONSIST OF A CHAIR AND FOURTEEN MEMBERS; THREE MEMBERS UPON
 THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE GOVERNOR, ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE  THE  CHAIR  OF
 THE  BOARD  AND  ONE  OF  WHOM SHALL BE THE COMMISSIONER OF THE NEW YORK
 STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE; THREE MEMBERS
 UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF  NEW  YORK,  ONE  OF
 WHOM SHALL BE THE COMMISSIONER OF THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANS-
 PORTATION OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE AND ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE THE CHANCELLOR
 OF THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE; TWO
 MEMBERS  UPON  THE  RECOMMENDATION  OF  THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT OF THE
 SENATE; TWO MEMBERS UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEM-
 BLY, ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE THE CHIEF JUDGE OF NEW YORK STATE  OR  HIS  OR
 HER DESIGNEE; ONE MEMBER WHO SHALL BE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PORT
 AUTHORITY  OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE; ONE MEMBER
 WHO SHALL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE METROPOLITAN  TRANSPORTATION  AUTHORITY
 OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE; ONE MEMBER WHO SHALL BE THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF
 THE  COUNTY OF NEW YORK OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE; AND ONE MEMBER WHO SHALL
 BE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE  FEDERAL  BUREAU  OF
 INVESTIGATION NEW YORK FIELD OFFICE OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE.
   2. THE BOARD SHALL UNDERTAKE A REVIEW OF THE IMPACT OF PARKING PLACARD
 USE  WITHIN  THE  CITY OF NEW YORK. THE BOARD SHALL ISSUE A FINAL REPORT
 AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO THE IMPACT OF PARKING PLACARDS  UPON
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15772-02-0

 A. 10341                            2
 
 CONGESTION  AND  SHALL  ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR THE RETENTION OF EXISTING
 PARKING PLACARDS AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF NEW PARKING PLACARDS, AND SHALL
 CONSIDER FACTORS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (A) THE IMPACT OF PARKING PLACARDS UPON CONGESTION;
   (B)  HOW OFTEN PARKING PLACARDS ARE MISUSED, INCLUDING ILLEGAL PARKING
 AT BUS STOPS, IN LOADING ZONES AND AT UNPAID METERS;
   (C) THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ANY MEASURES THAT HAVE  ALREADY  BEEN  IMPLE-
 MENTED TO ADDRESS PARKING PLACARDS, INCLUDING LEGISLATION ENACTED BY THE
 CITY  OF  NEW  YORK,  AND HOW SUCH MEASURES MAY BE IMPROVED AND EXPANDED
 UPON;
   (D) THE NUMBER OF PARKING PLACARD COMPLAINTS THAT ARE RECEIVED AND THE
 RESPONSE AND RESOLUTION OF SUCH COMPLAINTS;
   (E) REQUIRING ENTITIES WHO ISSUE PARKING PLACARDS TO IMPLEMENT A CEIL-
 ING ON THE NUMBER OF PLACARDS ISSUED;
   (F) ELIMINATING RESERVED OR DEDICATED  PARKING  FOR  INDIVIDUALS  WITH
 PLACARDS; AND
   (G)  ENFORCEMENT  OF PENALTIES FOR PARKING PLACARD MISUSE BY AN ENTITY
 WITH INDEPENDENCE FROM THE INDIVIDUALS IT WOULD NEED TO ENFORCE.
   3. THE BOARD SHALL, WITHIN SIX MONTHS  OF  CONVENING,  ISSUE  A  FINAL
 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW
 YORK,  THE  TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEM-
 BLY, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE NEW YORK STATE  DEPARTMENT  OF  TRANSPORTA-
 TION,  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTA-
 TION, THE CHANCELLOR OF THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF  EDUCATION,  THE
 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, THE
 CHAIRMAN  OF  THE  METROPOLITAN  TRANSPORTATION  AUTHORITY, THE DISTRICT
 ATTORNEY OF THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK, AND THE ASSISTANT  DIRECTOR  OF  THE
 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION NEW YORK FIELD OFFICE.
   4.  THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK AND ANY STATE AGENCY, AUTHORITY OR OFFICE
 SHALL PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE NECESSARY TO ASSIST IN  THE  COMPLETION  OF
 THE BOARD'S WORK AND PROMPTLY RESPOND TO ANY REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION OR
 CONSULTATION CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION.
   5. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.