Bill Text: NY A01914 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to discounted tolls on the Verrazano-Narrows bridge for residents of Kings county.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A01914 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A01914-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1914
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 17, 2017
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        Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
        AN  ACT  to  amend the public authorities law, in relation to discounted
          tolls on the Verrazano-Narrows bridge for residents of Kings county
          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 553-j to read as follows:
     3    § 553-j. Verrazano-Narrows reduced toll; Kings county.   Notwithstand-
     4  ing  any  inconsistent  provision of law, but subject to agreements with
     5  noteholders and bondholders, the authority  shall  establish  a  reduced
     6  toll  for residents of the county of Kings as set forth in this section,
     7  which shall entitle such residents to crossings over the  Verrazano-Nar-
     8  rows  bridge  at a reduced cost of fifty-eight per centum of the regular
     9  crossing fare imposed on nonresidents of the county  of  Kings.  In  the
    10  event  the authority shall impose a surcharge in addition to the regular
    11  toll for crossings over the  Verrazano-Narrows  bridge,  such  surcharge
    12  shall  not be deemed a part of the regular crossing fare for purposes of
    13  this section, and such residents of the county of Kings shall  be  enti-
    14  tled  to  a  permanent exemption from the payment of any such surcharge.
    15  The provisions of this section shall apply to residents of Kings  county
    16  who  utilize  an  electronic  method  of  toll payment and who cross the
    17  Verrazano-Narrows bridge three or more times per month. Application  for
    18  such discount shall be made in such manner as prescribed by the authori-
    19  ty  and  shall  contain such information as the authority may reasonably
    20  require.
    21    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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