Bill Text: NY A01198 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Allows the Thruway authority to offer discounted tokens to residents of Rockland and Westchester counties for Tappan Zee bridge crossings.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-04 - print number 1198a [A01198 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A01198-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        1198--A
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
         Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions --  recommitted
         to  the  Committee  on  Corporations,  Authorities  and Commissions in
         accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,  bill
         amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
         tee
       AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to allowing  the
         New  York  state  thruway authority to offer a discounted toll rate to
         residents of Rockland and Westchester counties for Tappan  Zee  bridge
         crossings
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    2  section 354-a to read as follows:
    3    S   354-A.   RESIDENT  DISCOUNT.    NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  INCONSISTENT
    4  PROVISION OF LAW, BUT SUBJECT TO AGREEMENTS WITH NOTEHOLDERS  AND  BOND-
    5  HOLDERS, THE AUTHORITY SHALL OFFER A DISCOUNTED TOLL RATE FOR TAPPAN ZEE
    6  BRIDGE  CROSSINGS  TO RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY OF ROCKLAND AND THE COUNTY
    7  OF WESTCHESTER AND MAY, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED  IN  THIS  SECTION,
    8  REGULATE  THE  USE  THEREOF. THE DISCOUNT FOR RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY OF
    9  ROCKLAND AND THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER SHALL ENTITLE SUCH  RESIDENTS  TO
   10  CROSSINGS  OVER  THE  TAPPAN  ZEE  BRIDGE AT A REDUCED COST OF SIXTY PER
   11  CENTUM OF THE REGULAR CROSSING FARE IMPOSED ON NONRESIDENTS OF THE COUN-
   12  TY OF ROCKLAND AND THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. IN THE EVENT THE AUTHORITY
   13  SHALL IMPOSE A SURCHARGE IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR TOLL  FOR  CROSSINGS
   14  OVER THE TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE, SUCH SURCHARGE SHALL NOT BE DEEMED A PART OF
   15  THE REGULAR CROSSING FARE FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, AND THE DISCOUNT
   16  OFFERED  TO  THE  RESIDENTS  OF THE COUNTY OF ROCKLAND AND THE COUNTY OF
   17  WESTCHESTER AS HEREIN PROVIDED SHALL ALSO ENTITLE SUCH  RESIDENTS  TO  A
   18  PERMANENT  EXEMPTION FROM THE PAYMENT OF ANY SUCH SURCHARGE IN AN AMOUNT
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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       A. 1198--A                          2
    1  EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OF ANY SUCH SURCHARGE IMPOSED DURING  CALENDAR  YEAR
    2  TWO  THOUSAND  FOURTEEN.  APPLICATION FOR SUCH DISCOUNT SHALL BE MADE IN
    3  SUCH MANNER AS PRESCRIBED BY THE AUTHORITY AND SHALL CONTAIN SUCH INFOR-
    4  MATION AS THE AUTHORITY MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE.
    5    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.