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                                   4100
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2019
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. KOLB, HAWLEY, BRABENEC -- Multi-Sponsored by --
   M. of A. GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Corpo-
   rations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law and the vehicle and traffic
   law, in relation to the  exemption  of  certain  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 HONORABLY DISCHARGED
 VETERANS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES. SUCH EXEMPTION  SHALL
 BE IN SUCH FORM AND MANNER AS THE COMMISSIONER MAY PROVIDE.
   §  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 HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS OF THE ARMED FORCES  OF
 THE UNITED STATES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   §  3.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commissioner of
 transportation is authorized and directed  to  reimburse  the  New  York
 state  thruway  authority for any loss in net revenue, up to one hundred
 thousand dollars per fiscal year, due to the exemption from  tolls  upon
 honorably  discharged  veterans of the armed forces of the United States
 authorized pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 361  of
 the public authorities law.
   § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.