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Senate Bill S7669

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Enables public authorities to transmit electronic notifications to E-ZPass customers

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2021-S7669 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9904
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2855, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: A957
2025-2026: A5057

2021-S7669 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enables public authorities that offer E-ZPass payment for tolls, fares, fees, rentals or other charges to transmit electronic notifications stating that the electronic toll collection system has registered the customer's account to E-ZPass customers who opt in for such service.

2021-S7669 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7669 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7669
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. REICHLIN-MELNICK -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Corporations,
   Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public authorities law, in relation to enabling
   public authorities to transmit  electronic  notifications  to  E-ZPass
   customers

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 2855 of the public authorities  law,  as  added  by
 section  1  of  part KK of chapter 59 of the laws of 2006, is amended to
 read as follows:
   § 2855. Electronic method of payment[; periodic charges]. 1.  Notwith-
 standing  the  provisions  of  any law to the contrary, if any authority
 shall offer any electronic method of payment  for  tolls,  fares,  fees,
 rentals,  or other charges, including but not limited to a system called
 E-ZPass, such authority shall not impose any periodic administrative  or
 other  charge  for  the  privilege  of  using  such electronic method of
 payment for such charges. Nothing in this section shall be construed  to
 prohibit  any  authority  from  making  any  charge  for  extra services
 requested by a holder of such electronic method of payment,  any  charge
 for  lost  or  damaged  equipment,  or for defaults, such as charges for
 dishonored checks. The authority shall  not  enter  any  agreement  with
 bondholders that would require the imposition of administrative or other
 periodic charges relating to electronic methods of payment prohibited by
 this section.
   2.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE PROVISIONS OF ANY LAW TO THE CONTRARY, IF ANY
 AUTHORITY SHALL OFFER SUCH  ELECTRONIC  METHOD  OF  PAYMENT  FOR  TOLLS,
 FARES,  FEES,  RENTALS, OR OTHER CHARGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A
 SYSTEM CALLED E-ZPASS, SUCH AUTHORITY SHALL TRANSMIT ELECTRONIC  NOTIFI-
 CATION  PURSUANT  TO  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION TO A CUSTOMER THAT
 PASSES THROUGH A TOLL PLAZA OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY, PROVIDED THAT THE
 CUSTOMER HAS AN ACCOUNT FOR THE ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION  SYSTEM  THAT
 IS  REGISTERED  WITH  THE  NEW  YORK  E-ZPASS CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER OR
 SUCCESSOR ENTITY AND VOLUNTARILY OPTS IN  FOR  SUCH  NOTIFICATION.  SUCH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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