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Senate Bill S8803

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to toll reimbursement for all represented and non-represented persons employed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

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2023-S8803 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8973
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Laws Affected:
Add Art XXIII, §1 of Chap 154 of 1921
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A3718

2023-S8803 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for toll reimbursement for port authority of New York and New Jersey employees for entering or exiting the port authority port district, the twenty-five mile radius of the Statue of Liberty National Monument.

2023-S8803 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8803 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8803
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 13, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 154 of the laws of 1921  relating  to  the  port
   authority  of  New York and New Jersey, in relation to toll reimburse-
   ment for all represented and non-represented persons employed  by  the
   port authority of New York and New Jersey

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 154 of the laws of  1921  relating  to
 the port authority of New York and New Jersey is amended by adding a new
 article XXIII to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE XXIII
                            TOLL REIMBURSEMENT
   1. THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY EMPLOYEE" SHALL INCLUDE
 EVERY PERSON, BY WHATSOEVER TITLE, DESCRIPTION OR DESIGNATION KNOWN, WHO
 RECEIVES  ANY  PAY,  SALARY  OR  COMPENSATION  OF ANY KIND FROM THE PORT
 AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.
   (B) "PORT AUTHORITY PORT DISTRICT" IS THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA WITHIN THE
 TWENTY-FIVE MILE RADIUS OF THE  STATUE  OF  LIBERTY  NATIONAL  MONUMENT,
 ENCOMPASSING A TOTAL OF FIFTEEN HUNDRED SQUARE MILES.
   2.  DURING  COMMUTATION  TO AND FROM A WORK ASSIGNMENT WITHIN THE PORT
 AUTHORITY PORT DISTRICT, EVERY PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY
 EMPLOYEE, BOTH REPRESENTED AND NON-REPRESENTED SHALL BE  REIMBURSED  FOR
 MANDATORY  TOLL CHARGES INCURRED WHILE ENTERING AND TRAVELING WITHIN THE
 PORT AUTHORITY PORT DISTRICT.
   3. PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY EMPLOYEES SHALL BE  ENTI-
 TLED TO NON-REVENUE E-ZPASS OR A SUCCESSOR DEVICE EXCLUSIVELY FOR COMMU-
 TATION  ONLY.  UNLESS  OTHERWISE  DEFINED IN A REPRESENTED MEMORANDUM OF
 AGREEMENT WITH THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND  NEW  JERSEY.  A  PORT
 AUTHORITY  OF  NEW  YORK AND NEW JERSEY EMPLOYEE SHALL SURRENDER E-ZPASS
 UPON RETIREMENT, RESIGNATION OR TERMINATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect upon the enactment  into  law  by  the
 state  of New Jersey of legislation having an identical effect with this
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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