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Assembly Bill A10346

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to exempting members of the New York state police from tolls associated with entering on or exiting Ward's island

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2025-A10346 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9499
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1266-o, Pub Auth L

2025-A10346 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to exempting members of the New York state police from tolls associated with entering on or exiting Ward's island.

2025-A10346 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10346
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 26, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  EICHENSTEIN -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law,  in  relation  to  exempting
   members of the New York state police from tolls associated with enter-
   ing on or exiting Ward's island
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 1266-o to read as follows:
   §  1266-O.  TOLL  EXEMPTIONS  FOR  STATE  POLICE  ON WARD'S ISLAND. 1.
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION TO THE CONTRARY, NO PERSONAL VEHICLE  USED
 BY  A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE SHALL BE CHARGED A TOLL IF THE
 VEHICLE IS USED BY A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE ENTERING ON  OR
 EXITING  WARD'S ISLAND FOR PURPOSES OF PERFORMING SUCH MEMBER'S OFFICIAL
 DUTIES.
   2. APPLICATION FOR SUCH TOLL EXEMPTION SHALL BE MADE IN SUCH MANNER AS
 SHALL BE PRESCRIBED BY THE AUTHORITY AND SHALL CONTAIN SUCH  INFORMATION
 AS THE AUTHORITY MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15027-01-6

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