Assembly Bill A2542

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Creates a pilot program designed to assess various issues related to implementing a vehicle-miles-traveled fee

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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-A2542 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9848
2017-2018: A670
2021-2022: A4094

2019-A2542 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a pilot program designed to assess various issues related to implementing a vehicle-miles-traveled fee.

2019-A2542 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2542
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RODRIGUEZ  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to create a pilot  program  designed  to  assess  various  issues
   related to implementing a vehicle-miles-traveled fee
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative findings.  The  legislature  hereby  finds  and
 declares  that  an  efficient  transportation system is critical for New
 York's economy and quality of  life  and  that  the  revenues  currently
 available  for  highways  and local roads are inadequate to preserve and
 maintain existing infrastructure and to provide funds  for  improvements
 that would reduce congestion and improve service.
   The  legislature further recognizes that the gas tax is an ineffective
 mechanism for meeting New York's long-term revenue needs because it will
 steadily generate less revenue as cars become more  fuel  efficient  and
 alternative  sources of fuel are identified. Additionally, bundling fees
 for roads and highways into the gas tax makes it difficult for users  to
 understand the amount they are paying for roads and highways.
   The  legislature further finds that other states have begun to explore
 the potential for a road usage charge to replace traditional gas  taxes,
 including  the  state  of  Oregon, which established the first permanent
 road user charge program in the nation. Road usage charging is a  policy
 whereby  motorists  pay  for the use of the roadway network based on the
 distance they travel. Drivers pay the same rate per mile driven, regard-
 less of what part of the roadway network they use. A road  usage  charge
 program  has  the  potential to distribute the gas tax burden across all
 vehicles regardless of fuel source and to minimize  the  impact  of  the
 current regressive gas tax structure.
   The  legislature  therefore  finds  that  experience  to date in other
 states across the nation demonstrates that mileage-based charges can  be
 implemented  in  a  way  that  ensures data security and maximum privacy
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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