NY State Senate Bill 2025-S8079

Senate Bill S8079

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Directs the Triborough Bridge and Tunn to implement a toll discount plan for residents of Orange, Rockland, Dutchess and Putnam counties; and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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May 15, 2025	referred to transportation

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2025-S8079 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Add §572, Pub Auth L

2025-S8079 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority to implement a toll discount plan for residents of Orange, Rockland, Dutchess and Putnam counties who commute to work in the city of New York while the central business district tolling program is in effect; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

2025-S8079 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8079

SPONSOR: ROLISON
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to directing the
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority to implement a toll discount plan
for residents of Orange, Rockland, Dutchess and Putnam counties; and
providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To implement a congestion pricing toll discount plan for residents of
Orange, Rockland, Dutchess and Putnam counties commuting into the
central business district of the city of New York.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Adds section 572 to the public authorities law to create a
congestion pricing relief program for qualifying commuters from Orange,
Rockland, Dutchess or Putnam Counties. The qualifying commuter shall
receive a twenty five percent discount on tolls under the central busi-

ness district tolling program for the first ten trips made each calendar
month and a fifty percent toll for subsequent trips. There shall be no
discount for commuters who make less than ten trips. Part three outlines
the criteria for a qualifying commuter part four specifies that the
provision shall only apply to passenger motor vehicles.

Section 2 states the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The Congestion Pricing Relief Program bill aims to help commuters from
Orange, Rockland, Dutchess and Putnam Counties. Residents who qualify
get a discount of 25% of the congestion pricing toll for the first ten
trips, and 50% for subsequent trips during a given month.  There's no
discount for individuals who make less than 10 trips. The registration
and administration of the program would be through EZ Pass.

This proposal is based on the current Mario M. Cuomo Bridge Resident
(MCR) Discount Plan for residents of Rockland and Westchester counties.
The bill only applies to residents of counties in the Metropolitan
Commuter Transportation District/MTCD that don't have a full vote on the
board Orange, Rockland, Dutchess and Putnam.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
  shall have become law.

2025-S8079 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8079
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. ROLISON, SKOUFIS -- 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 directing the
   Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority to implement  a  toll  discount
   plan  for residents of Orange, Rockland, Dutchess and Putnam counties;
   and providing for the repeal of such provisions  upon  the  expiration
   thereof
 
   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 572 to read as follows:
   § 572. CONGESTION  PRICING  RELIEF  PROGRAM.  1.  THE  AUTHORITY SHALL
 IMPLEMENT A TOLL DISCOUNT PROGRAM FOR  QUALIFYING  COMMUTERS  TRAVELLING
 INTO  THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK FROM ORANGE, ROCKLAND, DUTCHESS OR PUTNAM
 COUNTIES FOR EMPLOYMENT.
   2. UNDER THE PROGRAM, A QUALIFYING COMMUTER SHALL  RECEIVE  A  TWENTY-
 FIVE PERCENT DISCOUNT ON TOLLS UNDER THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT TOLL-
 ING  PROGRAM  FOR  EACH  OF THE FIRST TEN TRIPS MADE EACH CALENDAR MONTH
 FROM THE COMMUTER'S RESIDENCE INTO THE CITY OF NEW  YORK,  AND  A  FIFTY
 PERCENT  DISCOUNT  ON  TOLLS UNDER THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT TOLLING
 PROGRAM FOR ALL SUBSEQUENT TRIPS MADE FROM THE COMMUTER'S RESIDENCE INTO
 THE CITY OF NEW YORK DURING THE SAME CALENDAR MONTH. A  MINIMUM  OF  TEN
 TRIPS  PER  MONTH  IS  REQUIRED.  IF  FEWER THAN TEN TRIPS ARE TAKEN PER
 MONTH, THE COMMUTER SHALL BE CHARGED FOR  EACH  TRIP  NOT  TAKEN.  THERE
 SHALL  BE NO DISCOUNT FOR COMMUTERS WHO MAKE LESS THAN TEN TRIPS. COMMU-
 TERS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO ENROLL IN THE PROGRAM IN ORDER TO RECEIVE  THE
 DISCOUNT.
   3. A QUALIFYING COMMUTER IS A NATURAL PERSON WHO:
   (A) RESIDES FULL-TIME IN ORANGE, ROCKLAND, DUTCHESS OR PUTNAM COUNTY;
   (B) OWNS OR LEASES A MOTOR VEHICLE, OR IS A MEMBER OF A HOUSEHOLD OF A
 PERSON  WHO  OWNS  OR  LEASES  A MOTOR VEHICLE, THAT HAS A LICENSE PLATE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09688-02-5

 S. 8079                             2
 
 REGISTERED TO A RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS LOCATED IN ORANGE, ROCKLAND,  DUTCH-
 ESS OR PUTNAM COUNTY;
   (C)  UTILIZES  SUCH  MOTOR VEHICLE TO COMMUTE TO EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE
 CITY OF NEW YORK AT LEAST TEN DAYS IN EACH CALENDAR MONTH; AND
   (D) IS A CURRENT E-ZPASS NY CUSTOMER IN GOOD STANDING WITH  A  MAILING
 ADDRESS  IN  ORANGE,  ROCKLAND, DUTCHESS OR PUTNAM COUNTY AND WHO HAS AN
 E-ZPASS TAG ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH ACCOUNT.
   4. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY ONLY:
   (A) TO PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES USED FOR PERSONAL COMMUTING  INTO  THE
 CITY OF NEW YORK; AND
   (B)  AS  LONG  AS  THE CONTROL BUSINESS DISTRICT TOLLING PROGRAM IS IN
 EFFECT IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
   5. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A) "MOTOR VEHICLE" HAS THE MEANING DEFINED  IN  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED
 TWENTY-FIVE OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW; AND
   (B)  "THE  CENTRAL  BUSINESS DISTRICT TOLLING PROGRAM" HAS THE MEANING
 DEFINE IN SECTION SEVENTEEN HUNDRED THREE OF  THE  VEHICLE  AND  TRAFFIC
 LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it  shall  have become a law; and shall expire and be deem repealed upon
 the cessation of the central business district tolling  program  in  the
 city  of  New  York;  provided  that the president of the Triborough and
 tunnel authority shall notify the legislative bill  drafting  commission
 upon  the  occurrence  of the cessation of the central business district
 tolling program in order that the commission may  maintain  an  accurate
 and  timely effective data  base of the official text of the laws of the
 state of New York in  furtherance  of  effectuating  the  provisions  of
 section  44  of the legislative law and section 70-b of the public offi-
 cers law.  Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or  repeal
 of  any  rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act
 on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and  completed  on  or
 before such effective date.

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