Bill Text: NY A08423 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the New York state thruway authority to provide notifications to customers for E-ZPass transactions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A08423 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A08423-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          8423

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    November 17, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

        AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
          New York state thruway authority to provide notifications to customers
          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 promulgate any rules and necessary  regulations
    18  to implement the provisions of this section.
    19    § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.  Effective immediate-
    20  ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
    21  necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective  date  are
    22  authorized to be made on or before such date.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13489-01-1