Bill Text: NY A04418 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the issuance of distinctive plates for Clean Pass Vehicles.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to transportation [A04418 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A04418-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4418
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 4, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Transportation
        AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the issuance
          of specialty plates for Clean Pass vehicles
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
     2  section 404-ff to read as follows:
     3    § 404-ff. Distinctive plates for Clean Pass vehicles.  1.  Any  person
     4  residing  in  this  state  shall,  upon request, be issued a distinctive
     5  plate bearing the words "Clean Pass  Vehicle".    Application  for  such
     6  plates  shall  be filed with the commissioner in such form and detail as
     7  the commissioner shall prescribe.
     8    2. The distinctive plate authorized herein shall be issued upon proof,
     9  satisfactory to the commissioner,  that  the  vehicle  is  eligible  for
    10  certification as a clean pass vehicle.
    11    3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
    12  in  the  same  manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular
    13  registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article,
    14  provided, however, that an additional one-time  service  charge  of  ten
    15  dollars shall be charged for such plate.
    16    4. For the purposes of this section, "Clean Pass Vehicle" shall mean a
    17  vehicle  designated as such by the department of environmental conserva-
    18  tion, the department of transportation or the department of motor  vehi-
    19  cles  for the purpose of eligibility to use certain high occupancy vehi-
    20  cle lanes pursuant to the clean pass program.
    21    § 2. 1. A distinctive plate established pursuant to section 404-ff  of
    22  the  vehicle  and  traffic law as added by section one of this act shall
    23  only be designed, produced and issued upon the delivery to  the  depart-
    24  ment  of  motor  vehicles of a surety bond in the amount of six thousand
    25  dollars, which shall be executed by a surety company authorized  by  the
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  department  of  financial  services  to transact business in this state.
     2  Provided, however, that if the commissioner of motor vehicles shall have
     3  received prior to plate design, production and  issuance  at  least  two
     4  hundred  orders  for such distinctive plate together with the additional
     5  one-time service charge applicable to each such order,  which  shall  be
     6  non-refundable,  no  such  surety  bond  shall  be required. All service
     7  charges collected pursuant to this section shall be  deposited  pursuant
     8  to  the  provisions  of section 404-oo of the vehicle and traffic law to
     9  the credit of the department of motor vehicles distinctive plate  devel-
    10  opment  fund  established  by  section 95-g of the state finance law and
    11  shall be used for the design, production, advertising  and  distribution
    12  of distinctive license plates in accordance with such section 95-g.
    13    2.  If, upon the expiration of two years following the date upon which
    14  distinctive plates in the  series  are  first  available  for  sale  two
    15  hundred  or more sets of such plates are sold, a bond delivered pursuant
    16  to this section shall be discontinued. If fewer than two hundred sets of
    17  such plates are sold by such time,  the  department  of  motor  vehicles
    18  shall be entitled to recover against the bond in an amount proportionate
    19  to such shortfall.
    20    § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    21  it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
    22  ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
    23  tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
    24  completed on or before such effective date.