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                                   4089
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2021
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 Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to providing that a county
   board of supervisors shall be authorized to require that a ferry shall
   carry without charge or fee of any kind for transportation any  member
   of  the  United  States  armed  forces in uniform during their term of
   enlistment in the service of the United States
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 131-g of the highway law, as amended by chapter 897
 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
   §  131-g. Regulation of toll rates. 1. Such boards shall have power by
 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to authorize  an  alter-
 ation,  reduction  or change of the rates of toll charged or received by
 any turnpike, plank or gravel road, or other toll road within such coun-
 ty, or by any bridge company or ferry within such county, or, if  within
 more  than one county, then by joint action with the supervisors of such
 counties, provided such alteration shall be asked for by the  directors,
 trustees  or  owners of such road, bridge or ferry; but that no increase
 of toll shall be so authorized unless notice of such  proposed  increase
 shall have been published once each week for three successive weeks in a
 newspaper  having general circulation in each town in which such road or
 bridge is located or in which such  ferry  is  operated,  commencing  at
 least  thirty  days  prior  to  the  date of such authorization; and any
 alteration in rates of toll authorized by any board of  supervisors  may
 be  changed or modified by any subsequent board, on their own motion, by
 a like vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to such board;  but
 nothing  [herein]  IN THIS SECTION contained shall affect or abridge the
 powers of any city.
   2. IN THE CASE OF RATES OF TOLL FOR A  FERRY,  SUCH  BOARDS  SHALL  BE
 AUTHORIZED  TO  ADOPT  A  LOCAL  LAW TO PROVIDE THAT A FERRY SHALL CARRY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD05788-01-1

 A. 4089                             2
 
 WITHOUT CHARGE OR FEE OF ANY  KIND  FOR  TRANSPORTATION  BETWEEN  POINTS
 WHOLLY  WITHIN  THE  STATE  OF  NEW YORK ANY MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES
 ARMED FORCES IN UNIFORM DURING THEIR TERM OF ENLISTMENT IN  THE  SERVICE
 OF  THE  UNITED STATES.   PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO A FERRY OWNED OR OPERATED  BY  A  MUNICI-
 PALITY  THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED FOUR OF
 THE TRANSPORTATION LAW.
   § 2. Severability. The provisions of this act shall be  severable  and
 if  any  portion  thereof  or the applicability thereof to any person or
 circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder of this act  and  the
 application thereof shall not be affected thereby.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.