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Assembly Bill A8024

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to toll exemptions for certain vehicles under the central business district tolling program

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2023-A8024 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7635
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1704-a, V & T L

2023-A8024 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts vehicles owned by civil service employees, college students and commercial and residential repair businesses from tolls charged under the central business district tolling program.

2023-A8024 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8024
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                            September 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  vehicle  and  traffic  law,  in  relation  to  toll
   exemptions  for  certain  vehicles under the central business district
   tolling program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 1704-a of the vehicle and
 traffic law, as added by section 1 of subpart A of part ZZZ  of  chapter
 59 of the laws of 2019, are amended to read as follows:
   1. Consistent with the goals of reducing traffic congestion within the
 central  business  district  and funding capital projects the Triborough
 bridge and tunnel authority shall have the power, subject to  agreements
 with its bondholders, and applicable federal law to establish and charge
 variable  tolls  and  fees  for  vehicles  entering  or remaining in the
 central business district at any time and shall have the power,  subject
 to agreements with bondholders, and applicable federal law to make rules
 and regulations for the establishment and collection of central business
 district  tolls, fees, and other charges. For purposes of establishing a
 central business district toll or tolls the  board  shall,  at  minimum,
 ensure annual revenues and fees collected under such program, less costs
 of  operation  of  the  same,  provide  for sufficient revenues into the
 central business district  tolling  capital  lockbox  fund,  established
 pursuant to section five hundred fifty-three-j of the public authorities
 law  necessary  to fund fifteen billion dollars for capital projects for
 the 2020 to 2024 MTA capital program, and any additional revenues  above
 that amount to be available for any successor programs. Additionally, no
 toll  may  be  established  and charged on passenger vehicles registered
 pursuant to subdivision six of section four hundred one of this  chapter
 more  than  once  per  day for purposes of entering the central business
 district. ADDITIONALLY, NO TOLL MAY BE ESTABLISHED AND CHARGED ON  VEHI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13021-02-3

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