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Senate Bill S8176

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to eliminating all tolls on the New York state thruway for trucks and delivery vehicles transporting essential supplies in response to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic

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2019-S8176 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S2038

2019-S8176 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the New York state thruway authority to eliminate all tolls on the New York state thruway for trucks and delivery vehicles transporting essential supplies, including but not limited to, medicine, medical supplies, cleaning products, food, beverages and construction equipment, in response to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-S8176 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8176 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8176
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 13, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to eliminate all tolls on the New York state thruway  for  trucks
   and  delivery  vehicles transporting essential supplies in response to
   the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic; and providing for the repeal of
   such provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or regu-
 lation to the contrary, the  New  York  state  thruway  authority  shall
 develop and implement regulations providing for the elimination of tolls
 on the New York state thruway for all trucks and delivery vehicles which
 are transporting essential supplies, including but not limited to, medi-
 cine,   medical   supplies,   cleaning  products,  food,  beverages  and
 construction equipment, in response to  the  outbreak  of  the  COVID-19
 pandemic.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire April 30,
 2021  when  upon  such  date  the provisions of this act shall be deemed
 repealed.
 
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16040-01-0

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