| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2025 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S2168
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 14th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) 34th Senate District
(R, C) 60th Senate District
(R, C, IP) 62nd Senate District
(R, C) 49th Senate District
2025-S2168 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A379
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Public Authorities Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §354-a, Pub Auth L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2015-2016:
S4826
2017-2018: S1240, A10493
2019-2020: S2787, A1265
2021-2022: S3433, A3568
2023-2024: S1089, A1012
2025-S2168 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2168
SPONSOR: COMRIE
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to allowing the
New York state thruway authority to provide a discounted toll rate to
farmers transporting agricultural products
PURPOSE:
To reduce the transportation costs that New York farmers face when
bringing agricultural products to market.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends the Public Authorities Law by adding a section 354(a),
which provides a fifty percent discount.on tolls along roads maintained
by the Thruway Authority for farmers who have filed a "Farmer's and
Commercial Horse Boarding Operator's Exemption Certificate"(ST-125).
Section 2 sets forth the effective date.
2025-S2168 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2168
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 15, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, FERNANDEZ, GALLIVAN, ORTT, WALCZYK -- 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 allowing the
New York state thruway authority to provide a discounted toll rate to
farmers transporting agricultural products
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 354-a to read as follows:
§ 354-A. DISCOUNT FOR FARMERS. FARMERS, ENGAGED IN ACTIVITIES LISTED
IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION TWO OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW,
AND PRODUCING PRODUCTS AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION TWO OF
THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, SHALL RECEIVE A TOLL DISCOUNT ON ROADS
MAINTAINED BY THE THRUWAY AUTHORITY. THOSE FARMERS ELIGIBLE FOR A TAX
EXEMPTION UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (A) OF PARAGRAPH TWO OF SUBSECTION (A) OF
SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIX OF THE TAX LAW WILL BE DISCOUNTED FIFTY PERCENT
OF THE NORMAL TOLL RATE. THIS DISCOUNT SHALL NOT APPLY TO SURCHARGES IN
ADDITION TO THE REGULAR CROSSING FARE, AND SHALL NOT BE USED IN OCCA-
SIONS OF NON-COMMERCIAL VEHICLE TRAVEL. FARMERS RECEIVING THE TAX
EXEMPTION UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (A) OF PARAGRAPH TWO OF SUBSECTION (A) OF
SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIX OF THE TAX LAW MAY FILE THE CERTIFICATE PRODUCED
FOR THAT EXEMPTION WITH THE THRUWAY AUTHORITY. UPON RECEIVING THE
CERTIFICATE, THE THRUWAY AUTHORITY SHALL ISSUE E-ZPASS TAGS TO THE FARM-
ERS, PROVIDING THEM THE FIFTY PERCENT TOLL RATE DISCOUNT.
§ 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01487-01-5
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