Bill Text: NY A04627 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides notifications for E-ZPass transactions that notifies the holder of an E-ZPass that he or she has passed through a toll plaza operated by the New York state thruway authority and a transaction has posted to such holder's account for his or her electronic toll collection device.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A04627 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A04627-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4627

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 21, 2023
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        Introduced  by M. of A. MCGOWAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

        AN ACT to amend the public authorities law,  in  relation  to  providing
          notifications for E-ZPass transactions

          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 378-b to read as follows:
     3    §  378-b.  E-ZPass  notifications.  1. The authority shall transmit an
     4  electronic notification to the holder of an electronic  toll  collection
     5  device  that  notifies  such  holder that he or she has passed through a
     6  toll plaza operated by the authority and a  transaction  has  posted  to
     7  such holder's account for his or her electronic toll collection device.
     8    2.  Such electronic notification shall be provided by electronic mail,
     9  text message or through a mobile application within twenty-four hours of
    10  a transaction posting to such holder's account, or as soon as  practica-
    11  ble if no valid account is recognized at the time of the transaction.
    12    3. A holder of an electronic toll collection device may:
    13    (a) opt out of receiving electronic notifications at any time;
    14    (b) opt in to receiving electronic notifications at any time; and
    15    (c)  be  required to confirm participation in the electronic notifica-
    16  tions program.
    17    4. The authority shall allow  a  person  without  an  electronic  toll
    18  collection device to opt in to receiving electronic notifications.
    19    5.  The authority shall promulgate any rules and necessary regulations
    20  to implement the provisions of this section.
    21    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    22  it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
    23  ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
    24  tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
    25  completed on or before such date.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09385-01-3