NY State Senate Bill 2025-S3873

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 30, 2025	referred to cities 1

2025-S3873 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A471
Current Committee:: Senate Cities 1
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Add Art 10-E §3985, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S8628, A10341
2021-2022: S445, A7638
2023-2024: S2648, A2843

2025-S3873 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a parking placard review board to undertake a review of the impact of parking placard use within the city of New York.

2025-S3873 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S3873

SPONSOR: HOYLMAN-SIGAL
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing
a parking placard review board

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To establish a review board that will examine the impact of placard use
upon congestion in New York City.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

  Section  1 adds a new article 12 to the public authorities law, creat-
ing a parking placard review board. The board will consist  of  a  chair
and  fourteen members, tasked with assessing the impact of parking plac-
ards upon congestion and establishing  criteria  for  the  retention  of
existing  placards  and  the  distribution  of  new placards.   It shall
consider factors including how often placards  are  misused,  how  often
complaints  related  to  placards are received, the effectiveness of any

efforts that have already been implemented to address  this  issue,  and
enforcement of penalties.

  Section 2 provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In  New  York City, parking placards are routinely issued by city, state
and federal entities, affording holders the benefit  of  convenient  and
free  parking.  According to the 2018 Fix NYC Advisory Panel report, New
York City has issued about 160,500 placards. The fact that such  a  high
number   of   placards  are  handed  out  contributes  significantly  to
congestion in the city. As a result, more people are  driving  into  the
city,  clogging  streets, increasing traffic levels and exacerbating the
already existent issue of congestion. Efforts must be made to  curb  the
levels  of  congestion  in  the  city and not to maintain a scheme which
exacerbates it further.

New York City has made some efforts to address  the  problem,  including
enacting  legislation to require a five year placard use plan, reporting
on the number of summons issued in the city for placard abuse,  evaluat-
ing  specific  areas throughout the city to identify illegal parking and
increasing fines for fraudulent use of placards.    However,  additional
measures must be taken to truly ameliorate the impact that rampant plac-
ard misuse has had upon congestion. It is critical that there be collab-
oration  among  the  relevant  city, state and federal players to find a
solution to this predicament.

This bill creates a parking placard review board, which will have  city,
state  and  federal representation, tasked with reviewing the, impact of
parking placard use. The board will issue a final report and make recom-
mendations regarding the impact of parking placards upon congestion  and
shall  establish criteria for the retention of existing placards and the
distribution of new placards. It shall consider  factors  including  how
often placards are misused, how often complaints related to placards are
received, the effectiveness of any efforts that have already been imple-
mented to address this issue, and enforcement of penalties.
The  factors  that  the  board must consider incorporate recommendations
laid out in 2018 reports issued by Fix NYC and the  Metropolitan  Trans-
portation  Sustainability Advisory Workgroup. Creating a review board as
set out in this bill is a necessary measure towards gaining an  accurate
picture  of  the  true  impact  of placard use, ensuring accountability,
identifying effective solutions  and  eventually,  improving  congestion
levels.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S.2648 of 2023-2024 (Hoylman-Sigal): Died in Cities 1

A.2843 of 2023-2024 (Paulin): Died in Cities

S.445-A of 2021-2022 (Hoylman): Died in Cities

A.10341 of 2020, referred to Cities.

Same as S.8628, referred to Rules

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2025-S3873 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3873
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 30, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to  establishing
   a parking placard review board
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative  findings.  The  Metropolitan  Transportation
 Sustainability  Advisory Workgroup issued a report in 2018, which recom-
 mended ending placard abuse as a way to reduce congestion. The  legisla-
 ture  hereby  finds  and  declares that the issuance of vehicle placards
 encourages commuting by private vehicles and has led  to  congestion  in
 the  New York metropolitan area, consisting of the counties of New York,
 Bronx, Kings, Queens, Richmond, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, and  Rock-
 land.  The New York metropolitan area is designated a nonattainment area
 for failure to meet environmental protection agency (EPA) national ambi-
 ent air quality standards.
   Further, the EPA has indicated that the transportation sector  of  the
 New  York metropolitan area is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas
 emissions in the United States, accounting for 28%  of  emissions,  with
 light  duty vehicles, such as personal cars and trucks, making up 59% of
 those transportation sector emissions.
   A reduction in motor  vehicle  traffic  and  congestion,  particularly
 commuter traffic into and out of Manhattan, is necessary to reduce these
 emissions  and  improve air quality for the entire New York metropolitan
 area.
   § 2. The public authorities law is amended by  adding  a  new  article
 10-E to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 10-E
                       PARKING PLACARD REVIEW BOARD
 SECTION 3985. PARKING PLACARD REVIEW BOARD.
   §  3985.  PARKING PLACARD REVIEW BOARD. 1. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED THE
 "PARKING PLACARD REVIEW BOARD", HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE  "BOARD",
 WHICH  SHALL  CONSIST  OF  A  CHAIR AND FIFTEEN MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE
 GOVERNOR AS FOLLOWS: TWO MEMBERS UPON APPOINTMENT BY THE  GOVERNOR,  ONE

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02737-01-5
 S. 3873                             2
 
 OF  WHOM  SHALL  BE  THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD; ONE MEMBER WHO SHALL BE THE
 COMMISSIONER OF THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OR  SUCH
 COMMISSIONER'S DESIGNEE; TWO MEMBERS UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAYOR OF
 THE  CITY  OF  NEW YORK; ONE MEMBER WHO SHALL BE THE COMMISSIONER OF THE
 NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OR SUCH COMMISSIONER'S DESIG-
 NEE; ONE MEMBER WHO SHALL BE THE CHANCELLOR OF THE NEW YORK CITY DEPART-
 MENT OF EDUCATION OR SUCH CHANCELLOR'S DESIGNEE; TWO  MEMBERS  UPON  THE
 RECOMMENDATION  OF  THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE; TWO MEMBERS
 UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY; ONE  MEMBER  WHO
 SHALL  BE THE CHIEF JUDGE OF NEW YORK STATE OR SUCH CHIEF JUDGE'S DESIG-
 NEE; ONE MEMBER WHO SHALL BE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PORT AUTHORI-
 TY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY OR SUCH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S DESIGNEE; ONE
 MEMBER WHO SHALL BE THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE  METROPOLITAN  TRANSPORTATION
 AUTHORITY  OR  SUCH  CHAIRPERSON'S DESIGNEE; ONE MEMBER WHO SHALL BE THE
 DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK OR SUCH DISTRICT  ATTORNEY'S
 DESIGNEE;  AND  ONE MEMBER WHO SHALL BE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT
 DIRECTOR OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION NEW YORK FIELD OFFICE OR
 SUCH ASSISTANT DIRECTOR'S DESIGNEE.
   2. THE BOARD SHALL UNDERTAKE A REVIEW OF THE IMPACT OF PARKING PLACARD
 USE WITHIN THE CITY OF NEW YORK. THE BOARD SHALL ISSUE  A  FINAL  REPORT
 AND  MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO THE IMPACT OF PARKING PLACARDS UPON
 CONGESTION AND SHALL ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR THE  RETENTION  OF  EXISTING
 PARKING PLACARDS AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF NEW PARKING PLACARDS, AND SHALL
 CONSIDER FACTORS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (A) THE IMPACT OF PARKING PLACARDS UPON CONGESTION;
   (B)  REDUCING  GREENHOUSE  GAS  EMISSIONS IN THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN
 AREA;
   (C) ENCOURAGING THE USE OF MASS TRANSIT;
   (D) HOW OFTEN PARKING PLACARDS ARE MISUSED, INCLUDING ILLEGAL  PARKING
 AT BUS STOPS, IN LOADING ZONES AND AT UNPAID METERS;
   (E)  THE  EFFECTIVENESS  OF ANY MEASURES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN IMPLE-
 MENTED TO ADDRESS PARKING PLACARDS, INCLUDING LEGISLATION ENACTED BY THE
 CITY OF NEW YORK, AND HOW SUCH MEASURES MAY  BE  IMPROVED  AND  EXPANDED
 UPON;
   (F) THE NUMBER OF PARKING PLACARD COMPLAINTS THAT ARE RECEIVED AND THE
 RESPONSE AND RESOLUTION OF SUCH COMPLAINTS;
   (G) REQUIRING ENTITIES WHO ISSUE PARKING PLACARDS TO IMPLEMENT A CEIL-
 ING ON THE NUMBER OF PLACARDS ISSUED;
   (H)  ELIMINATING  RESERVED  OR  DEDICATED PARKING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH
 PLACARDS; AND
   (I) ENFORCEMENT OF PENALTIES FOR PARKING PLACARD MISUSE BY  AN  ENTITY
 WITH INDEPENDENCE FROM THE INDIVIDUALS IT WOULD NEED TO ENFORCE.
   3.  THE  BOARD  SHALL,  WITHIN  SIX MONTHS OF CONVENING, ISSUE A FINAL
 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW
 YORK, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF  THE  ASSEM-
 BLY,  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTA-
 TION, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE NEW YORK CITY  DEPARTMENT  OF  TRANSPORTA-
 TION,  THE  CHANCELLOR OF THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE
 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, THE
 CHAIRPERSON OF THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY,  THE  DISTRICT
 ATTORNEY  OF  THE  COUNTY OF NEW YORK, AND THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE
 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION NEW YORK FIELD OFFICE.
   4. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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