Senate Bill S2787A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Allows the New York state thruway authority to provide a discounted toll rate to farmers transporting agricultural products

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 14, 2020	print number 2787a
Jan 14, 2020	amend and recommit to transportation
Jan 08, 2020	referred to transportation
Jan 29, 2019	referred to transportation

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2019-S2787 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1265
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Add §354-a, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S4826
2017-2018: S1240, A10493
2021-2022: S3433, A3568
2023-2024: S1089, A1012
2025-2026: S2168, A379

2019-S2787 - Summary

Allows the New York state thruway authority to provide a discounted toll rate to farmers transporting agricultural products.

2019-S2787 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S2787

SPONSOR: COMRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to allowing the
New York state thruway authority to provide a discounted toll rate to
farmers transporting agricultural products

 
PURPOSE:

To reduce the transportation costs that New York farmers face when
bringing agricultural products to market.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the Public Authorities Law by adding a section 354(a),
which provides a fifty percent discount on tolls along roads maintained
by the Thruway Authority for farmers who have filed a "Farmer's and
Commercial Horse Boarding Operator's Exemption Certificate"(ST-125).

Section 2 sets forth the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In recent years, there has been a local food movement in New York State,
where residents are starting to see the benefits of purchasing locally
grown products. They support farmers who live in their own state, or
even in their immediate county. In turn, residents receive healthy foods
that don't have the artificial preservatives needed to ship the products
across long distances.

High transportation costs are often a factor that prevent farmers from
shipping goods to market. Farmers have tight profit margins, and the
combination of fuel, vehicle maintenance, and highway tolls does not
help their financial situation.

This bill reduces those expenses by allowing farmers who are in the
process of shipping goods to only pay half the normal toll. It eases the
burden of the Thruway's high user fees, which are only increasing with
time. This bill supports the local food movement and assists the state's
agriculture sector.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S 1240-A VALESKY Same as A 10493 Stirpe

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This bill shall take effect on January 1, 2020.

2019-S2787 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2787
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to allowing  the
   New  York state thruway authority to provide a discounted toll rate to
   farmers transporting agricultural products

   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 354-a to read as follows:
   § 354-A. DISCOUNT FOR FARMERS. FARMERS, ENGAGED IN  ACTIVITIES  LISTED
 IN  SUBDIVISION  FOUR OF SECTION TWO OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW,
 AND PRODUCING PRODUCTS AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION TWO  OF
 THE  AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, SHALL RECEIVE A TOLL DISCOUNT ON ROADS
 MAINTAINED BY THE THRUWAY AUTHORITY. THOSE FARMERS ELIGIBLE  FOR  A  TAX
 EXEMPTION  UNDER  SUBPARAGRAPH (A) OF PARAGRAPH TWO OF SUBSECTION (A) OF
 SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIX OF THE TAX LAW WILL BE DISCOUNTED FIFTY  PERCENT
 OF  THE NORMAL TOLL RATE. THIS DISCOUNT SHALL NOT APPLY TO SURCHARGES IN
 ADDITION TO THE REGULAR CROSSING FARE, AND SHALL NOT BE  USED  IN  OCCA-
 SIONS  OF  NON-COMMERCIAL  VEHICLE  TRAVEL.  FARMERS  RECEIVING  THE TAX
 EXEMPTION UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (A) OF PARAGRAPH TWO OF SUBSECTION  (A)  OF
 SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIX OF THE TAX LAW MAY FILE THE CERTIFICATE PRODUCED
 FOR  THAT  EXEMPTION  WITH  THE  THRUWAY  AUTHORITY.  UPON RECEIVING THE
 CERTIFICATE, THE THRUWAY AUTHORITY SHALL ISSUE E-ZPASS TAGS TO THE FARM-
 ERS, PROVIDING THEM THE FIFTY PERCENT TOLL RATE DISCOUNT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2020.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00550-02-9

2019-S2787A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1265
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Add §354-a, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S4826
2017-2018: S1240, A10493
2021-2022: S3433, A3568
2023-2024: S1089, A1012
2025-2026: S2168, A379

2019-S2787A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows the New York state thruway authority to provide a discounted toll rate to farmers transporting agricultural products.

2019-S2787A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S2787A

SPONSOR: COMRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to allowing the
New York state thruway authority to provide a discounted toll rate to
farmers transporting agricultural products

 
PURPOSE:

To reduce the transportation costs that New York farmers face when
bringing agricultural products to market.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the Public Authorities Law by adding a section 354(a),
which provides a fifty percent discount on tolls along roads maintained
by the Thruway Authority for farmers who have filed a "Farmer's and
Commercial Horse Boarding Operator's Exemption Certificate"(ST-125).
Section 2 sets forth the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In recent years, there has been a local food movement in New York State,
where residents are starting to see the benefits of purchasing locally
grown products. They support farmers who live in their own state, or
even in their immediate county. In turn, residents receive healthy foods
that don't have the artificial preservatives needed to ship the products
across long distances.  High transportation costs are often a factor
that prevent farmers from shipping goods to market. Farmers have tight
profit margins, and the combination of fuel, vehicle maintenance, and
highway tolls does not help their financial situation.  This bill
reduces those expenses by allowing farmers who are in the process of
shipping goods to only pay half the normal toll. It eases the burden of
the Thruway's high user fees, which are only increasing with time. This
bill supports the local food movement and assists the state's agricul-
ture sector.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2015-2016: S.4826-A passed senate
2017-2018: S.1240-A/A.10493 passed senate

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This bill shall take effect on January 1, 2021.

2019-S2787A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2787--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation  --  recom-
   mitted  to  the  Committee on Transportation in accordance with Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to allowing the
   New York state thruway authority to provide a discounted toll rate  to
   farmers transporting agricultural products
 
   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 354-a to read as follows:
   §  354-A.  DISCOUNT FOR FARMERS. FARMERS, ENGAGED IN ACTIVITIES LISTED
 IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION TWO OF THE AGRICULTURE AND  MARKETS  LAW,
 AND  PRODUCING PRODUCTS AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION TWO OF
 THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, SHALL RECEIVE A TOLL DISCOUNT ON  ROADS
 MAINTAINED  BY  THE  THRUWAY AUTHORITY. THOSE FARMERS ELIGIBLE FOR A TAX
 EXEMPTION UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (A) OF PARAGRAPH TWO OF SUBSECTION  (A)  OF
 SECTION  SIX HUNDRED SIX OF THE TAX LAW WILL BE DISCOUNTED FIFTY PERCENT
 OF THE NORMAL TOLL RATE. THIS DISCOUNT SHALL NOT APPLY TO SURCHARGES  IN
 ADDITION  TO  THE  REGULAR CROSSING FARE, AND SHALL NOT BE USED IN OCCA-
 SIONS OF  NON-COMMERCIAL  VEHICLE  TRAVEL.  FARMERS  RECEIVING  THE  TAX
 EXEMPTION  UNDER  SUBPARAGRAPH (A) OF PARAGRAPH TWO OF SUBSECTION (A) OF
 SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIX OF THE TAX LAW MAY FILE THE CERTIFICATE PRODUCED
 FOR THAT EXEMPTION  WITH  THE  THRUWAY  AUTHORITY.  UPON  RECEIVING  THE
 CERTIFICATE, THE THRUWAY AUTHORITY SHALL ISSUE E-ZPASS TAGS TO THE FARM-
 ERS, PROVIDING THEM THE FIFTY PERCENT TOLL RATE DISCOUNT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2021.

 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00550-04-9

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2019-S2787 - Details

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2019-S2787 - Sponsor Memo

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2019-S2787A (ACTIVE) - Details

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2019-S2787A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

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2019-S2787 - Details

2019-S2787 - Summary

2019-S2787 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2787 - Bill Text download pdf

2019-S2787A (ACTIVE) - Details

2019-S2787A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S2787A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2787A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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