Senate Bill S4490

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to a rebate for residents of Kings county who frequently commute across the Verrazzano-Narrows bridge

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation 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-S4490 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7094
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §553-j, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S762, A6627
2023-2024: S13, A4002

2019-S4490 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to a rebate for residents of Kings county who commute across the Verrazzano-Narrows bridge more than ten times per month while using a New York customer service E-ZPass account.

2019-S4490 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4490 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4490
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 13, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- 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 a rebate for
   residents of Kings county who frequently commute across the  Verrazza-
   no-Narrows bridge

   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.  VERRAZZANO-NARROWS  BRIDGE; KINGS COUNTY PROGRAM.  NOTWITH-
 STANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, BUT  SUBJECT  TO  AGREEMENTS
 WITH  NOTEHOLDERS  AND BONDHOLDERS, THE AUTHORITY SHALL CREDIT RESIDENTS
 OF THE COUNTY OF KINGS WHO MAKE TEN OR MORE TRIPS PER MONTH USING A  NEW
 YORK  CUSTOMER  SERVICE E-ZPASS ACCOUNT ON THE VERRAZZANO-NARROWS BRIDGE
 WITH THE SAME REBATE OR REBATES PROVIDED TO STATEN ISLAND RESIDENTS  WHO
 MAKE  THREE  OR  MORE  TRIPS PER MONTH USING A NEW YORK CUSTOMER SERVICE
 E-ZPASS ACCOUNT ON THE  VERRAZZANO-NARROWS  BRIDGE,  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,
 THAT SUCH CREDIT SHALL NOT APPLY TO TRIPS MADE BY VEHICLES THAT ARE USED
 FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10715-01-9



              

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