Assembly Bill A2170

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides for the exemption of disabled veterans of the armed forces of the United States from New York state thruway tolls

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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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2019-A2170 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §361, Pub Auth L; amd §1630, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11269
2011-2012: A1398
2013-2014: A324
2015-2016: A3774
2017-2018: A1706
2021-2022: A5537
2023-2024: A2051

2019-A2170 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the exemption of disabled veterans of the armed forces of the United States from New York State Thruway tolls.

2019-A2170 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2170
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law and the vehicle and traffic
   law, in relation to the exemption  of  disabled  veterans  from  tolls
   collected by the New York state thruway authority

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 361 of the public
 authorities law, as amended by chapter 621  of  the  laws  of  1998,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (a)  In  addition  to  the powers conferred by the vehicle and traffic
 law, the authority is hereby authorized to  promulgate  such  rules  and
 regulations for the use and occupancy of the thruway as may be necessary
 and  proper  for the public safety and convenience, for the preservation
 of its property and for the collection of  tolls  and  provided  further
 that  the  authority,  in  consultation with the departments of environ-
 mental conservation and transportation, is hereby authorized to  promul-
 gate  rules  and regulations necessary to implement a heavy duty vehicle
 roadside inspection program pursuant to section 19-0320 of the  environ-
 mental conservation law.  SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL AUTHORIZE THE
 EXEMPTION  FROM  THE  COLLECTION  OF  SUCH TOLLS UPON ANY NEW YORK STATE
 RESIDENT WHO IS A VETERAN AND IS CERTIFIED BY THE UNITED  STATES  VETER-
 ANS'  ADMINISTRATION OR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE
 DISABILITY PAYMENTS UPON THE CERTIFICATION  OF  SUCH  ADMINISTRATION  OR
 DEPARTMENT FOR A DISABILITY INCURRED BY HIM OR HER IN TIME OF WAR.
   §  2.  Subdivision 4 of section 1630 of the vehicle and traffic law is
 amended to read as follows:
   4. Charging of tolls, taxes, fees, licenses or permits for the use  of
 the highway or any of its parts, where the imposition thereof is author-
 ized  by law.  NO SUCH TOLL SHALL BE IMPOSED BY THE NEW YORK STATE THRU-
 WAY AUTHORITY UPON ANY NEW YORK STATE RESIDENT WHO IS A VETERAN  AND  IS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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