Assembly Bill A7697

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Exempts residents of lower Manhattan and Staten Island from congestion surcharge pricing

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A7697 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8952
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1299-a, Tax L

2023-A7697 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts residents of lower Manhattan and Staten Island from the congestion surcharge imposed under the tax law.

2023-A7697 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7697
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. FALL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting residents of lower
   Manhattan and Staten Island from congestion surcharge pricing
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  1299-a of the tax law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision (e) to read as follows:
   (E) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR  REGULATION  TO  THE
 CONTRARY,  THE  SURCHARGE IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY
 FOR-HIRE TRANSPORTATION  TRIP  FOR  A  PASSENGER  THAT  RESIDES  IN  THE
 CONGESTION ZONE OR IN THE BOROUGH OF STATEN ISLAND.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11474-01-3

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