Assembly Bill A751

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to discounted bridge and tunnel tokens issued to senior citizens

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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-A751 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3267
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §553-j, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10429, S5907
2013-2014: A6197, S4138
2015-2016: A4475, S2908
2017-2018: A3587, S3534

2019-A751 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a 50% discount for bridge and tunnel tokens issued to senior citizens.

2019-A751 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    751
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public authorities law, in relation to discounted
   bridge and tunnel tokens issued to senior citizens
 
   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 553-j to read as follows:
   § 553-J. SENIOR CITIZEN DISCOUNT TOKENS.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  INCON-
 SISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, BUT SUBJECT TO AGREEMENTS WITH NOTEHOLDERS AND
 BONDHOLDERS,  THE  AUTHORITY SHALL OFFER FOR SALE TO SENIOR CITIZENS AGE
 SIXTY YEARS OR OLDER, TOKENS OR OTHER PAYMENT DEVICES, AND  MAY,  EXCEPT
 AS  OTHERWISE  PROVIDED  IN THIS SECTION, REGULATE THE USE THEREOF. SUCH
 TOKENS OR OTHER PAYMENT DEVICES SHALL ENTITLE SENIOR CITIZENS TO  CROSS-
 INGS OVER THE BRIDGES AND TUNNELS OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY AT A REDUCED
 COST  OF FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REGULAR FARE OR TOLL IMPOSED.  SUCH SENIOR
 CITIZEN DISCOUNT SHALL BE APPLIED AFTER ANY AND ALL OTHER DISCOUNTS THAT
 THE SENIOR CITIZEN MAY BE LEGALLY ENTITLED TO BY LAW HAVE BEEN  APPLIED.
 IN  THE  EVENT THE AUTHORITY SHALL IMPOSE A SURCHARGE IN ADDITION TO THE
 REGULAR TOLL FOR CROSSINGS OVER SUCH BRIDGES AND TUNNELS, SUCH SURCHARGE
 SHALL NOT BE DEEMED A PART OF THE REGULAR CROSSING FARE FOR PURPOSES  OF
 THIS SECTION AND THE TOKENS OR OTHER PAYMENT DEVICES OFFERED FOR SALE TO
 SENIOR CITIZENS AS HEREIN PROVIDED SHALL ALSO ENTITLE THE PURCHASER TO A
 PERMANENT  EXEMPTION  FROM THE PAYMENT OF ANY SURCHARGE. APPLICATION FOR
 SUCH TOKENS OR OTHER PAYMENT DEVICES SHALL BE MADE  IN  SUCH  MANNER  AS
 PRESCRIBED  BY  THE  AUTHORITY AND SHALL CONTAIN SUCH INFORMATION AS THE
 AUTHORITY MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00243-01-9

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