Bill Text: NY A05156 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Provides for E-ZPass availability and waiving deposit fees for a certain period after a rate increase.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-18 - print number 5156a [A05156 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A05156-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         5156--A

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      March 3, 2023
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        Introduced  by M. of A. WALLACE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee 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 committee

        AN ACT to amend the public  authorities  law,  in  relation  to  E-ZPass
          availability  and  waiving  deposit  fees for a certain period after a
          rate increase

          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 availability. 1.  If  the  authority  shall  vote  to
     4  increase  any fees, rentals or charges for the use of the thruway or any
     5  part thereof pursuant to subdivision  eight  of  section  three  hundred
     6  fifty-four of this title for cash or users who do not use E-ZPass to pay
     7  such fees, rentals or charges, the requirement to make a deposit owed to
     8  secure a new E-ZPass transponder shall be waived for a period of no less
     9  than sixty days from the date that the increase takes effect.
    10    2.  Any  retail  location  in  the  state which sells E-ZPass shall be
    11  required to accept cash payment as a valid method to purchase an E-ZPass
    12  or for E-ZPass holders to reload their E-ZPass transponder.
    13    3. For purposes of this section, "E-ZPass" and  "E-ZPass  transponder"
    14  shall  mean a receiver-transmitter issued by the authority in connection
    15  with   electronic toll collection when  such  receiver-transmitter    is
    16  affixed  to  the  exterior  or interior of a vehicle in accordance  with
    17  mounting instructions provided by the authority.
    18    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately,  provided  however,  that
    19  subdivision 2 of section 378-b of the public authorities law as added by
    20  section  one of this act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it
    21  shall have become a law. Effective immediately the  addition,  amendment

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
     2  of  this  act  on  its  effective  date  are  authorized  to be made and
     3  completed on or before such date.