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Senate Bill S1095

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Directs the New York state thruway authority to establish an electronic toll collection device for trucks used by farms, which grants a 10% discount for use of the thruway

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2019-S1095 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7703
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §378-b, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S5400
2017-2018: S890, A10285
2021-2022: S4079, A8804
2023-2024: S424
2025-2026: S6571

2019-S1095 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the New York state thruway authority to establish an electronic toll collection device for trucks used by farms, which grants a 10% discount for use of the thruway.

2019-S1095 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1095 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1095
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. AMEDORE, AKSHAR, GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Trans-
   portation
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to directing the
   New  York  state  thruway  authority to establish a farm EZ pass which
   grants discounted tolls for certain motor  vehicles  used  by  persons
   engaged in agricultural production
 
   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 378-b to read as follows:
   §  378-B.  FARM  EZ  PASS.  1. THE AUTHORITY SHALL ESTABLISH AND ISSUE
 ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION DEVICES FOR SINGLE  UNIT  TRUCKS  AND  TRUCKS
 HAVING  TWO  OR  MORE  AXLES WHICH ARE OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PERSON OR
 ENTITY ENGAGED IN THE  PRODUCTION  OF  CROPS,  LIVESTOCK  AND  LIVESTOCK
 PRODUCTS,  AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED ONE OF
 THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, WHEN SUCH TRUCKS ARE  USED  EXCLUSIVELY
 TO FURTHER THE CONDUCTING OF SUCH PRODUCTION. THE USE OF SUCH ELECTRONIC
 TOLL COLLECTION DEVICES SHALL PROVIDE A TEN PERCENT DISCOUNT ON THE TOLL
 OTHERWISE  IMPOSED  FOR  THE  USE  OF THE THRUWAY SYSTEM, OR ANY PORTION
 THEREOF, BY THE TRUCK TO WHICH THE DEVICE IS AFFIXED.
   2. THE AUTHORITY SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS  TO  IMPLEMENT
 THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION,  INCLUDING  ESTABLISHING THE TYPE OF
 DOCUMENTATION OR OTHER PROOF REQUIRED TO PROVE THAT A  TRUCK  IS  EXCLU-
 SIVELY  USED TO FURTHER THE CONDUCTING OF THE PRODUCTION OF CROPS, LIVE-
 STOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, any rules  and  regu-
 lations  necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its effec-
 tive date are authorized and directed to be completed on or before  such
 date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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