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Senate Bill S10353

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to discounted tolls on the Verrazano-Narrows bridge for residents of Kings county using a personal vehicle

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2025-S10353 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §553-l, Pub Auth L

2025-S10353 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority to establish a reduced toll on the Verrazano-Narrows bridge for residents of the county of Kings using a personal vehicle of seventy per centum of the regular crossing fare imposed.

2025-S10353 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10353
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 14, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CHAN  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in  relation  to  discounted
   tolls  on  the  Verrazano-Narrows bridge for residents of Kings county
   using a personal vehicle
 
   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 553-l to read as follows:
   § 553-L. VERRAZANO-NARROWS REDUCED TOLL; KINGS COUNTY.   NOTWITHSTAND-
 ING  ANY  INCONSISTENT  PROVISION OF LAW, BUT SUBJECT TO AGREEMENTS WITH
 NOTEHOLDERS AND BONDHOLDERS, THE AUTHORITY  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A  REDUCED
 TOLL  FOR RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY OF KINGS AS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION,
 WHICH SHALL ENTITLE SUCH RESIDENTS USING A PERSONAL VEHICLE TO CROSSINGS
 OVER THE VERRAZANO-NARROWS BRIDGE AT  A  REDUCED  COST  OF  SEVENTY  PER
 CENTUM OF THE REGULAR CROSSING FARE IMPOSED ON NONRESIDENTS OF THE COUN-
 TY  OF  KINGS.  IN  THE  EVENT THE AUTHORITY SHALL IMPOSE A SURCHARGE IN
 ADDITION TO THE REGULAR TOLL FOR CROSSINGS  OVER  THE  VERRAZANO-NARROWS
 BRIDGE,  SUCH SURCHARGE SHALL NOT BE DEEMED A PART OF THE REGULAR CROSS-
 ING FARE FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, AND SUCH RESIDENTS OF THE  COUNTY
 OF  KINGS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO A PERMANENT EXEMPTION FROM THE PAYMENT OF
 ANY SUCH SURCHARGE. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO  RESI-
 DENTS  OF KINGS COUNTY WHO UTILIZE A PERSONAL VEHICLE WITH AN ELECTRONIC
 METHOD OF TOLL PAYMENT AND WHO CROSS THE VERRAZANO-NARROWS BRIDGE SIX OR
 MORE TIMES PER MONTH. APPLICATION FOR SUCH DISCOUNT  SHALL  BE  MADE  IN
 SUCH MANNER AS PRESCRIBED BY THE AUTHORITY AND SHALL CONTAIN SUCH INFOR-
 MATION 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.
                                                            LBD15882-01-6

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