S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10037
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 30, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS, LUPARDO, BUTTENSCHON, SHIMSKY, LEVENBERG,
SIMON, OTIS, LUNSFORD, DE LOS SANTOS, ZACCARO, JACOBSON, BLANKENBUSH,
GALLAHAN, TAGUE, BRABENEC, MAHER, DeSTEFANO, ANGELINO, BERGER, PAULIN,
WILLIAMS, BLUMENCRANZ, REYES, GANDOLFO, BEEPHAN, MANKTELOW, JENSEN,
GIBBS, SEAWRIGHT, LUCAS, SIMPSON, SANTABARBARA, TAYLOR, LEMONDES,
STIRPE, BARRETT, COOK, SAYEGH, WOERNER, WALSH, COLTON, EICHENSTEIN,
KELLES, STECK, GRIFFIN, CUNNINGHAM, CHLUDZINSKI, WEPRIN, E. BROWN --
read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the issuance
of permits to exempt ambulances and fire vehicles from paying tolls on
the New York state thruway when engaged in an emergency operation
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 378-a of the public authorities
law, as added by chapter 23 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as
follows:
1. The authority is hereby authorized and directed to [issue refunds
for tolls incurred by ambulances or fire vehicles engaged in an emergen-
cy operation, or, at the option of the authority, to] issue emergency
services permits for use by ambulances and fire vehicles which shall
provide for travel at no charge between interchanges and barriers while
such vehicles are engaged in an emergency operation, PROVIDED THAT THE
AUTHORITY IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ISSUE REFUNDS FOR TOLLS INCURRED
BY SUCH AMBULANCES AND FIRE VEHICLES ENGAGED IN AN EMERGENCY OPERATION
WHILE THE APPLICABLE APPLICATION FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES PERMITS IS PEND-
ING. THE AUTHORITY SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING
THE PROCESS BY WHICH SUCH AMBULANCES AND FIRE VEHICLES CAN APPLY FOR
EMERGENCY SERVICES PERMITS. For purposes of this section, the term
"ambulance" shall have the same meaning as such term is defined by
section one hundred-b of the vehicle and traffic law, the term "fire
vehicle" shall have the same meaning as such term is defined by section
one hundred fifteen-a of the vehicle and traffic law, and the term
"emergency operation" shall have the same meaning as such term is
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.