S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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560
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to providing
special-use permits for certain commercial or oversized vehicles on
certain special parkways
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 71 of the transportation law, as
added by chapter 370 of the laws of 1979, is amended and a new subdivi-
sion 8 is added to read as follows:
5. To limit or prohibit travel by types or classes of commercial vehi-
cles as may be required due to roadway design or safety considerations
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF THIS SECTION, and to estab-
lish speed limits and standards of travel safety on all such special
parkways designated by this article.
8. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULES, OR REGULATIONS TO THE CONTRARY, THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLE-
MENT A SPECIAL-USE PERMIT FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL OR OVERSIZED VEHICLES
PERMITTING THE USE OF CERTAIN SPECIAL PARKWAYS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMIT-
ED TO, AMBULATORY VETERINARIANS USE OF THE TACONIC STATE PARKWAY.
(A) THE OWNER OF SUCH COMMERCIAL OR OVERSIZED VEHICLE MAY FILE WITH
THE COMMISSIONER OR ANY AGENT OF THE COMMISSIONER AN APPLICATION FOR
ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL-USE PERMIT FOR SUCH VEHICLE. THE APPLICATION SHALL
BE MADE ON A FORM FURNISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR SUCH PURPOSE AND
SHALL CONTAIN SUCH INFORMATION AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE. IF
SATISFIED THAT THE VEHICLE IS TO BE OPERATED AS PROVIDED IN THIS
SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL UPON PAYMENT OF A FEE OF TEN DOLLARS
ASSIGN TO SUCH VEHICLE A DISTINCTIVE NUMBER AND ISSUE AND DELIVER TO THE
APPLICANT A SPECIAL-USE PERMIT, IN SUCH FORM AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
PRESCRIBE, INDICATING WHERE TO DISPLAY SUCH PERMIT IN SUCH VEHICLE, THE
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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EXTENT TO WHICH THE VEHICLE COVERED BY SUCH PERMIT MAY BE OPERATED ON
THE SPECIAL PARKWAYS, AND SUCH VEHICLE MAY BE OPERATED ONLY AS SO INDI-
CATED.
(B) IF A SPECIAL-USE PERMIT IS ISSUED BY A COUNTY CLERK, ACTING AS
AGENT OF THE COMMISSIONER, SUCH COUNTY CLERK SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THE
SUM OF THIRTY-FIVE CENTS FOR EACH SPECIAL-USE PERMIT ISSUED, WHICH SUM
SHALL BE DEDUCTED BEFORE REMITTING THE FEE FOR SUCH SPECIAL-USE PERMIT
TO THE COMMISSIONER.
§ 2. 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.