S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4179
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. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to issuance of
annual special hauling permits for trucking companies in certain
circumstances on the New York state thruway in the Westchester area
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
section 381-a to read as follows:
§ 381-A. FURTHER ADDITIONAL POWERS OF THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE SPECIAL
HAULING PERMITS IN THE WESTCHESTER AREA. 1. THE AUTHORITY IS HEREBY
AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ISSUE ANNUAL SPECIAL HAULING PERMITS TO
TRUCKING COMPANIES FOR TRAVEL WITHIN THE WESTCHESTER AREA WHEN SUCH
TRUCKING COMPANIES ARE OPERATING IN RESPONSE TO CERTAIN SPECIAL CIRCUM-
STANCES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
(A) AN EMERGENCY SITUATION CALLED IN BY THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTA-
TION AUTHORITY;
(B) AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ROCK SLIDES
AND BRIDGE OR STRUCTURAL COLLAPSES CALLED IN BY THE AUTHORITY;
(C) AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FACILITY AND
STRUCTURE MAINTENANCE CALLED IN BY CONSOLIDATED EDISON OR ANY OTHER
LOCAL UTILITY COMPANY.
2. SUCH PERMIT SHALL BE VALID FOR ONE YEAR AND MAY BE RENEWED ANNUAL-
LY.
3. THE PROCESSING FEE FOR SUCH PERMIT SHALL BE THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that the thruway authori-
ty shall promulgate any rules and regulations necessary for the imple-
mentation of this act on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04418-01-9