Bill Text: NY A02440 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to providing certain powers and duties to bridge and tunnel officers of the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A02440 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A02440-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2440
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 15, 2009
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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 providing
         certain powers and duties to bridge and tunnel officers of the Tribor-
         ough bridge and tunnel authority
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Subdivision  7-a of section 553 of the public authorities
    2  law, as added by chapter 1033 of the laws of 1970, is amended to read as
    3  follows:
    4    7-a. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, the bridge and
    5  tunnel officers employed by the authority shall have the power to  issue
    6  simplified  traffic  informations  for traffic infractions as defined in
    7  section one hundred fifty-five of the vehicle and traffic law, committed
    8  on the sites owned, operated and maintained by the [triborough]  TRIBOR-
    9  OUGH  bridge  and tunnel authority, such informations to be administered
   10  pursuant to the provisions of [title A of chapter forty] CHAPTER TWO  OF
   11  TITLE  NINETEEN  of  the  administrative code of the city of New York or
   12  article two-A of the vehicle and traffic law, as applicable.   IN  ADDI-
   13  TION,  SUCH OFFICERS SHALL HAVE THE POWER AND IT SHALL BE THEIR DUTY, IN
   14  AND ABOUT TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND TUNNEL AUTHORITY FACILITIES, TO PRESERVE
   15  THE PUBLIC PEACE; PREVENT CRIME AND ARREST OFFENDERS; REGULATE,  DIRECT,
   16  CONTROL  AND  RESTRICT PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC; ENFORCE AND PREVENT VIOLATION
   17  OF ALL LAWS AND ORDINANCES; AND FOR THESE PURPOSES TO ARREST ALL PERSONS
   18  GUILTY OF VIOLATING ANY LAW OR ORDINANCE.
   19    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05411-01-9