Bill Text: NY A07703 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the New York state thruway authority to establish an electronic toll collection device for trucks used by farms, which grants a 10% discount for use of the thruway.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to transportation [A07703 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A07703-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7703

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      May 16, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Transportation

        AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to directing the
          New York state thruway authority to establish a  farm  EZ  pass  which
          grants  discounted  tolls  for  certain motor vehicles used by persons
          engaged in agricultural production

          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. Farm EZ pass. 1. The  authority  shall  establish  and  issue
     4  electronic  toll  collection  devices  for single unit trucks and trucks
     5  having two or more axles which are owned and operated  by  a  person  or
     6  entity  engaged  in  the  production  of  crops, livestock and livestock
     7  products, as defined in subdivision two of section three hundred one  of
     8  the  agriculture  and markets law, when such trucks are used exclusively
     9  to further the conducting of such production. The use of such electronic
    10  toll collection devices shall provide a ten percent discount on the toll
    11  otherwise imposed for the use of the  thruway  system,  or  any  portion
    12  thereof, by the truck to which the device is affixed.
    13    2.  The  authority shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement
    14  the provisions of this  section,  including  establishing  the  type  of
    15  documentation  or  other  proof required to prove that a truck is exclu-
    16  sively used to further the conducting of the production of crops,  live-
    17  stock and livestock products.
    18    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    19  it  shall  have become a law. Effective immediately, any rules and regu-
    20  lations necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its  effec-
    21  tive  date are authorized and directed to be completed on or before such
    22  date.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01219-01-9