Assembly Bill A4425

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes an additional low emission zone toll in the central business district

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A4425 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1704-b, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A10697

2025-A4425 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes an additional low emission zone toll in the central business district for vehicles that do not meet federal emission standards as set by the United States environmental protection agency.

2025-A4425 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4425
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CUNNINGHAM  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
   a low emission zone toll in the central business district
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
 section 1704-b to read as follows:
   § 1704-B. ADDITIONAL CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT LOW EMISSION ZONE TOLL.
 1. CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS OF REDUCING MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS  WITHIN
 THE  CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT AND FUNDING CAPITAL PROJECTS, THE TRIBOR-
 OUGH BRIDGE AND TUNNEL AUTHORITY SHALL HAVE THE POWER, SUBJECT TO AGREE-
 MENTS WITH ITS BONDHOLDERS, AND APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW TO ESTABLISH  AND
 CHARGE  AN ADDITIONAL TOLL OF THIRTEEN DOLLARS AND SIXTY CENTS FOR VEHI-
 CLES ENTERING OR REMAINING IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT  WHERE  SUCH
 VEHICLES  FAIL  TO  MEET FEDERAL EMISSION STANDARDS AS DETERMINED BY THE
 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 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 IN RELATION TO MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS.
   2.  NO  QUALIFYING AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE AS DEFINED PURSUANT TO
 SECTION ONE HUNDRED ONE OF THIS CHAPTER OR A QUALIFYING  VEHICLE  TRANS-
 PORTING  A  PERSON WITH DISABILITIES SHALL BE CHARGED A CENTRAL BUSINESS
 DISTRICT LOW EMISSION ZONE TOLL IF IT ENTERS OR REMAINS IN  THE  CENTRAL
 BUSINESS  DISTRICT. APPLICATION FOR SUCH TOLL EXEMPTION SHALL BE MADE IN
 SUCH MANNER AS PRESCRIBED BY THE TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND TUNNEL  AUTHORITY
 AND  SHALL  CONTAIN  SUCH  INFORMATION  AS  THE AUTHORITY MAY REASONABLY
 REQUIRE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06619-01-5

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