Senate Bill S7708

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Exempts commuter vans from congestion pricing in New York city

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations 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-S7708 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8239
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1299 & 1299-a, Tax L; add §1704-b, V & T L

2023-S7708 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-S7708 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7708 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7708
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             October 16, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LIU  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 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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