S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4052
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 31, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. CUNNINGHAM -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the public authorities
law, in relation to limiting the number of tolls charged on trucks and
limiting the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority's power to raise
its toll schedule
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1704-a of the vehicle and traffic
law, as added by section 1 of subpart A of part ZZZ of chapter 59 of the
laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
1. Consistent with the goals of reducing traffic congestion within the
central business district and funding capital projects the Triborough
bridge and tunnel authority shall have the power, subject to agreements
with its bondholders, and applicable federal law to establish and charge
variable tolls and fees for vehicles entering or remaining in the
central business district at any time and shall have the power, subject
to agreements with bondholders, and applicable federal law to make rules
and regulations for the establishment and collection of central business
district tolls, fees, and other charges. For purposes of establishing a
central business district toll or tolls the board shall, at minimum,
ensure annual revenues and fees collected under such program, less costs
of operation of the same, provide for sufficient revenues into the
central business district tolling capital lockbox fund, established
pursuant to section five hundred fifty-three-j of the public authorities
law necessary to fund fifteen billion dollars for capital projects for
the 2020 to 2024 MTA capital program, and any additional revenues above
that amount to be available for any successor programs. Additionally, no
toll may be established and charged on passenger vehicles registered
pursuant to subdivision six of section four hundred one of this chapter
AND TRUCKS AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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more than once per day for purposes of entering the central business
district.
§ 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
1704-b to read as follows:
§ 1704-B. LIMITATION ON TOLL INCREASES IN RELATION TO THE CENTRAL
BUSINESS TOLLING PROGRAM. THE TOLL SCHEDULE AUTHORIZED FOR ENTRY INTO
OR REMAINING IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT PURSUANT TO SECTION SEVEN-
TEEN HUNDRED FOUR-A OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL NOT BE INCREASED AFTER THE
RECEIPTS OF ALL TOLLS TOTAL ONE BILLION DOLLARS.
§ 3. Subdivision 4 of section 1630 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
amended by section 2 of subpart A of part ZZZ of chapter 59 of the laws
of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
4. Charging of tolls, taxes, fees, licenses or permits for the use of
the highway or any of its parts or entry into or remaining within the
central business district established by article forty-four-C of this
chapter, where the imposition thereof is authorized by law. SUCH TOLL
SCHEDULE SHALL NOT BE INCREASED AFTER THE RECEIPT OF ALL TOLLS TOTAL ONE
BILLION DOLLARS.
§ 4. Subdivision 12-a of section 553 of the public authorities law, as
added by section 4 of subpart A of part ZZZ of chapter 59 of the laws of
2019, is amended to read as follows:
12-a. To establish and charge variable tolls, fees and other charges
for vehicles entering or remaining within the central business district
and to make rules and regulations for the collection of such tolls, fees
and other charges, subject to and in accordance with such agreement with
bondholders and applicable federal law as may be made as hereinafter
provided. Subject to agreements with bondholders and applicable federal
law, all tolls, fees and other revenues derived from the central busi-
ness district tolling program shall be applied to the payment of operat-
ing, administration, and other necessary expenses of the authority prop-
erly allocable to such program, including the capital costs of such
program, and to the payment of interest or principal of bonds, notes or
other obligations of the authority or the metropolitan transportation
authority issued for transit and commuter projects as provided in
section five hundred fifty-three-j of this title, and shall not be
subject to distribution under section five hundred sixty-nine-c of this
title or section twelve hundred nineteen-a of this chapter. The
provisions of section twenty-eight hundred four of this chapter shall
not be applicable to the tolls and fees established by the authority
pursuant to this subdivision. Any such fares, tolls, and other charges
shall be established and changed only if approved by resolution of the
authority adopted by not less than a majority vote of the whole number
of members of the authority then in office, with the chairman having one
additional vote in the event of a tie vote, and only after a public
hearing. SUCH TOLL SCHEDULE AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION
SHALL NOT BE INCREASED AFTER THE RECEIPTS OF ALL TOLLS TOTAL ONE BILLION
DOLLARS.
§ 5. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.