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                                   7978
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 18, 2023
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 Introduced  by M. of A. MAMDANI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to registration
   fees for certain vehicles; and to repeal certain  provisions  of  such
   law relating thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The opening paragraph of paragraph a of  subdivision  6  of
 section  401  of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by section 1 of
 part G of chapter 59 of the laws of 2009, is amended and two  new  para-
 graphs a-1 and a-2 are added to read as follows:
   [The]  PRIOR TO JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR, THE following
 fees shall be paid to the commissioner, or agent, upon the  registration
 or  reregistration  of a motor vehicle, including a suburban, in accord-
 ance with the provisions of this article:
   A-1. BEGINNING IN TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  BE
 AUTHORIZED  TO  INCREMENTALLY  INCREASE  REGISTRATION AND REREGISTRATION
 FEES ANNUALLY UNTIL SUCH FEES REACH THE AMOUNTS SET FORTH  IN  PARAGRAPH
 A-TWO OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   A-2.(I)  BEGINNING IN TWO THOUSAND THIRTY, THE FOLLOWING FEES SHALL BE
 PAID TO THE COMMISSIONER, OR AGENT, UPON THE REGISTRATION OR REREGISTRA-
 TION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WHICH IS A SEDAN, HARDTOP,  COUPE,  CONVERTIBLE,
 STATION  WAGON  OR  HATCHBACK  IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 ARTICLE:
   THE FIRST NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-NINE POUNDS OF THE  WEIGHT  OF  SUCH
 MOTOR  VEHICLE,  FULLY EQUIPPED, ZERO CENTS PER POUND; FOR EACH POUND OF
 MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHT OF AT LEAST TWO THOUSAND POUNDS BUT LESS THAN THREE
 THOUSAND POUNDS, TEN CENTS PER POUND; FOR EACH POUND  OF  MOTOR  VEHICLE
 WEIGHT  OF  AT  LEAST  THREE THOUSAND POUNDS BUT LESS THAN FOUR THOUSAND
 POUNDS, FIFTEEN CENTS PER POUND; FOR EACH POUND OF MOTOR VEHICLE  WEIGHT
 OF  AT  LEAST  FOUR  THOUSAND POUNDS BUT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 TWENTY-ONE CENTS PER POUND; FOR EACH POUND OF MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHT OF AT
 LEAST FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS BUT LESS THAN SIX THOUSAND POUNDS, THIRTY-ONE
 CENTS PER POUND; FOR EACH POUND OF MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHT OF AT LEAST  SIX
 THOUSAND  POUNDS  BUT  LESS THAN SEVEN THOUSAND POUNDS, FORTY-FIVE CENTS
 PER POUND; FOR EACH POUND OF MOTOR VEHICLE  WEIGHT  OF  AT  LEAST  SEVEN
 THOUSAND POUNDS BUT LESS THAN EIGHT THOUSAND POUNDS, SIXTY-SIX CENTS PER
 POUND; FOR EACH POUND OF MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHT OF AT LEAST EIGHT THOUSAND
 POUNDS BUT LESS THAN NINE THOUSAND POUNDS, NINETY-SEVEN CENTS PER POUND;
 FOR EACH POUND OF MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHT OF NINE THOUSAND POUNDS OR GREAT-
 ER, ONE DOLLAR AND FORTY-ONE CENTS PER POUND.
   (II)  BEGINNING  IN  TWO  THOUSAND THIRTY, THE FOLLOWING FEES SHALL BE
 PAID TO THE COMMISSIONER, OR AGENT, UPON THE REGISTRATION OR REREGISTRA-
 TION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WHICH IS A SPORTS UTILITY VEHICLE,  MINIVAN,  OR
 TRUCK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE:
   THE  FIRST  NINETEEN  HUNDRED NINETY-NINE POUNDS OF THE WEIGHT OF SUCH
 MOTOR VEHICLE, FULLY EQUIPPED, TEN CENTS PER POUND; FOR  EACH  POUND  OF
 MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHT OF AT LEAST TWO THOUSAND POUNDS BUT LESS THAN THREE
 THOUSAND  POUNDS, FIFTEEN CENTS PER POUND; FOR EACH POUND OF MOTOR VEHI-
 CLE WEIGHT OF AT LEAST THREE THOUSAND POUNDS BUT LESS THAN FOUR THOUSAND
 POUNDS, TWENTY-TWO CENTS PER POUND; FOR  EACH  POUND  OF  MOTOR  VEHICLE
 WEIGHT  OF  AT  LEAST  FOUR  THOUSAND POUNDS BUT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND
 POUNDS, THIRTY-TWO CENTS PER POUND; FOR  EACH  POUND  OF  MOTOR  VEHICLE
 WEIGHT  OF  AT  LEAST  FIVE  THOUSAND  POUNDS BUT LESS THAN SIX THOUSAND
 POUNDS, FORTY-SEVEN CENTS PER POUND; FOR EACH  POUND  OF  MOTOR  VEHICLE
 WEIGHT  OF  AT  LEAST  SIX  THOUSAND POUNDS BUT LESS THAN SEVEN THOUSAND
 POUNDS, SIXTY-EIGHT CENTS PER POUND; FOR EACH  POUND  OF  MOTOR  VEHICLE
 WEIGHT  OF  AT  LEAST SEVEN THOUSAND POUNDS BUT LESS THAN EIGHT THOUSAND
 POUNDS, ONE DOLLAR PER POUND; FOR EACH POUND OF MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHT  OF
 AT  LEAST  EIGHT THOUSAND POUNDS BUT LESS THAN NINE THOUSAND POUNDS, ONE
 DOLLAR AND FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER POUND; FOR EACH POUND OF  MOTOR  VEHICLE
 WEIGHT  OF NINE THOUSAND POUNDS OR GREATER, TWO DOLLARS AND TWELVE CENTS
 PER POUND.
   (III) FOR THE REGISTRATION OR REREGISTRATION OF ANY MOTOR  VEHICLE  IN
 ACCORDANCE  WITH  SUBPARAGRAPHS  (I)  AND  (II)  OF  THIS PARAGRAPH THAT
 PRODUCES ZERO EMISSIONS AND WEIGHS NO MORE THAN  FIVE  THOUSAND  POUNDS,
 THE FEE FOR ONE THOUSAND POUNDS OF MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHT AT A RATE OF TEN
 CENTS PER POUND SHALL BE WAIVED.
   (IV) NOTWITHSTANDING SUBPARAGRAPHS (I) AND (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, FOR
 MOTOR  VEHICLES  DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF THIS SECTION, THE FEE
 FOR SUCH REGISTRATION SHALL BE AS THEREIN PRESCRIBED.
   (V) THE CURB WEIGHT OF MOTOR VEHICLE SHALL BE ACCEPTED AS  THE  WEIGHT
 FOR THE PURPOSE OF REGISTRATION AND REREGISTRATION UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH.
   §  2.  Subdivision 21 of section 401 of the vehicle and traffic law is
 REPEALED and a new subdivision 21 is added to read as follows:
   21. A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEPOSIT  DAILY  THE  PERCENTAGES  LISTED
 BELOW  OF ALL FEES COLLECTED OR RECEIVED BY THE COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO
 CERTAIN REGISTRATION FEES IMPOSED BY (I) PARAGRAPHS A, A-ONE  AND  A-TWO
 OF  SUBDIVISION  SIX  OF THIS SECTION, (II) ALL SCHEDULES OF SUBDIVISION
 SEVEN OF THIS SECTION, AND (III) PARAGRAPH A  OF  SUBDIVISION  EIGHT  OF
 THIS  SECTION  IN  A  RESPONSIBLE  BANK, BANKING HOUSE OR TRUST COMPANY,
 WHICH SHALL PAY THE HIGHEST RATE OF  INTEREST  TO  THE  STATE  FOR  SUCH
 DEPOSIT  TO  THE  CREDIT  OF THE COMPTROLLER ON ACCOUNT OF THE DEDICATED
 HIGHWAY AND BRIDGE TRUST FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  EIGHTY-
 NINE-B  OF  THE  STATE  FINANCE LAW. ANNUALLY, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SO
 DEPOSIT SUCH REGISTRATION FEES SO COLLECTED OR SO RECEIVED  AFTER  MARCH
 THIRTY-FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-FOUR  UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE ANNUAL
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 FINANCIAL PLAN OF THE DEDICATED HIGHWAY AND BRIDGE TRUST  FUND  AND  THE
 DEDICATED  MASS  TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND ARE MET. THEREAFTER, SEVENTY-
 FIVE PERCENT OF SUCH REGISTRATION FEES COLLECTED SHALL  BE  DIRECTED  TO
 FUNDING  NEW  STATE  AND  LOCAL STREET SAFETY PROJECTS INCLUDING BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO PROTECTED BIKE LANES, BOLLARDS, ROAD DIETS, PEDESTRIANIZATION
 OF STREETS, PEDESTRIAN ISLANDS, RAISED CROSSWALKS, CHICANES, TURN  CALM-
 ING,  RUMBLE  STRIPS, LEADING PEDESTRIAN INTERVALS AND CURB AND SIDEWALK
 EXTENSIONS.  THE REMAINING TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT  SHALL  BE  EXPENDED  FOR
 MAINTENANCE,  REPAIR,  AND  REVITALIZATION  OF STATE AND LOCAL ROADWAYS,
 WITH A PREFERENCE FOR PROJECTS THAT UTILIZE GREEN ASPHALT.   THE  AFORE-
 MENTIONED  FUNDS  FOR STREET SAFETY AND ROADWAY PROJECTS SHALL BE PRIOR-
 ITIZED FOR USE IN LOCAL PROJECTS BEFORE USE IN STATE  PROJECTS.    EVERY
 BANK,  BANKING  HOUSE  OR TRUST COMPANY THAT ACCEPTS SUCH DEPOSITS SHALL
 EXECUTE AND FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT AND CONTROL AN
 UNDERTAKING TO THE STATE, IN THE SUM, AND WITH  SUCH  SURETIES,  AS  ARE
 REQUIRED AND APPROVED BY THE COMPTROLLER FOR THE SAFE KEEPING AND PROMPT
 PAYMENT ON LEGAL DEMAND THEREFOR OF ALL SUCH MONEYS HELD BY OR ON DEPOS-
 IT  IN SUCH BANK, BANKING HOUSE, OR TRUST COMPANY, WITH INTEREST THEREON
 ON DAILY BALANCES AT SUCH RATE AS THE COMPTROLLER MAY  FIX.  EVERY  SUCH
 UNDERTAKING  SHALL HAVE ENDORSED THEREON OR ANNEXED THERETO THE APPROVAL
 OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AS TO ITS FORM.
   B. OF THE REVENUES SO DEPOSITED, THE COMPTROLLER SHALL RETAIN IN THEIR
 HANDS SUCH AMOUNT AS THE COMMISSIONER MAY DETERMINE TO BE NECESSARY  FOR
 REFUNDS  OR REIMBURSEMENTS OF THE FEES COLLECTED OR RECEIVED PURSUANT TO
 (I) PARAGRAPHS A, A-ONE AND A-TWO OF SUBDIVISION SIX  OF  THIS  SECTION,
 (II) ALL SCHEDULES OF SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF THIS SECTION, AND (III) PARA-
 GRAPH  A OF SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF THIS SECTION TO WHICH REGISTRANTS SHALL
 BE ENTITLED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, OUT  OF  WHICH  AMOUNT
 THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PAY  ANY REFUNDS OR REIMBURSEMENTS OF THE FEES
 COLLECTED OR RECEIVED PURSUANT TO  PARAGRAPHS  A,  A-ONE  AND  A-TWO  OF
 SUBDIVISION  SIX,  ALL SCHEDULES OF SUBDIVISION SEVEN AND PARAGRAPH A OF
 SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF THIS SECTION TO WHICH REGISTRANTS SHALL BE ENTITLED
 UNDER SUCH PROVISIONS. THE COMPTROLLER, AFTER RESERVING  THE  AMOUNT  TO
 PAY  SUCH REFUNDS OR REIMBURSEMENTS, SHALL, ON OR BEFORE THE LAST DAY OF
 EACH MONTH, DEPOSIT THE BALANCE OF THE REVENUE SO DEPOSITED DURING  SUCH
 MONTH  INTO  THE  DEDICATED  HIGHWAY  AND  BRIDGE TRUST FUND ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGHTY-NINE-B OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW AND THE  MASS
 TRANSPORTATION  TRUST FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGHTY-NINE-C
 OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   C. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF THIS SECTION,  ELEVEN
 DOLLARS  AND  FIFTY CENTS OF THE REGISTRATION FEES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO
 PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED  TEN  OF  THIS
 TITLE SHALL BE DEPOSITED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION. THREE DOLLARS AND
 FIFTY  CENTS  OF SUCH FEES COLLECTED IN RELATION TO APPLICATIONS FOR NEW
 REGISTRATIONS AND RENEWALS OF EXISTING REGISTRATIONS SHALL BE  DEPOSITED
 TO  THE  CREDIT  OF  THE  DEDICATED  HIGHWAY  AND BRIDGE TRUST FUND. TWO
 DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS OF SUCH REGISTRATION  FEES  SHALL  BE  DEPOSITED
 INTO  THE MOTORCYCLE SAFETY FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-
 TWO-G OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   § 3. The commissioner of the department of transportation shall submit
 a report to the governor and the legislature  annually  that  lists,  by
 county,  the  street  safety  projects  and roadway improvement projects
 funded by paragraph a of  subdivision 21 of section 410 of  the  vehicle
 and  traffic  law, as added by section two of this act. The report shall
 also include, by county, vehicle weight data,  the  number  of  vehicles
 receiving a fee reduction for producing zero emissions and the number of
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 vehicles  categorized  by vehicle weight involved in crashes with pedes-
 trians, cyclists or other vehicles  resulting  in  serious  injuries  or
 fatalities.   The report shall be made publicly available on the depart-
 ment of transportation website.
   § 4. This act shall take effect January 1, 2024.