Assembly Bill A8239

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Exempts commuter vans from congestion pricing in New York city

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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-A8239 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7708
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1299 & 1299-a, Tax L; add §1704-b, V & T L

2023-A8239 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts commuter vans from the congestion surcharge and the central business district tolling program in New York city.

2023-A8239 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8239
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LEE -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Ways and Means
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law and the vehicle and traffic law, in relation
   to exempting commuter vans from congestion pricing in New York city
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1299 of the tax law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision (h) to read as follows:
   (H) "COMMUTER VAN" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED
 PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION P OF SECTION 19-502 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
 OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
   § 2. Section 1299-a of the tax law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
 sion (c-1) to read as follows:
   (C-1) NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE  SURCHARGE  IMPOSED  BY  THIS
 ARTICLE  SHALL NOT APPLY TO TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PROVIDED BY COMMUTER
 VANS, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWELVE  HUNDRED  NINE-
 TY-NINE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   §  3.  The  vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
 1704-b to read as follows:
   § 1704-B. EXEMPTION FROM CENTRAL BUSINESS  DISTRICT  TOLLING  PROGRAM.
 ANY  OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A COMMUTER VAN, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED PURSU-
 ANT TO SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED NINETY-NINE OF THE TAX LAW, WHILE  IN  THE
 COURSE  OF  OPERATING SUCH COMMUTER VAN FOR THE PURPOSES OF TRANSPORTING
 PASSENGERS, SHALL NOT BE CHARGED FOR ENTRY  INTO  OR  REMAINING  IN  THE
 CENTRAL  BUSINESS  DISTRICT PURSUANT TO SECTION SEVENTEEN HUNDRED FOUR-A
 OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13378-03-3

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