Bill Text: NY A10429 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides for a 50% discount for bridge and tunnel tokens issued to senior citizens.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-29 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A10429 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A10429-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         10429
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     May 29, 2012
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       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 discounted
         bridge and tunnel tokens issued to senior citizens
         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 553-j to read as follows:
    3    S 553-J. SENIOR CITIZEN DISCOUNT TOKENS.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  INCON-
    4  SISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, BUT SUBJECT TO AGREEMENTS WITH NOTEHOLDERS AND
    5  BONDHOLDERS,  THE  AUTHORITY SHALL OFFER FOR SALE TO SENIOR CITIZENS AGE
    6  SIXTY YEARS OR OLDER, TOKENS, OR OTHER PAYMENT DEVICES, AND MAY,  EXCEPT
    7  AS  OTHERWISE  PROVIDED  IN THIS SECTION, REGULATE THE USE THEREOF. SUCH
    8  TOKENS OR OTHER PAYMENT DEVICES SHALL ENTITLE SENIOR CITIZENS TO  CROSS-
    9  INGS OVER THE BRIDGES AND TUNNELS OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY AT A REDUCED
   10  COST  OF FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REGULAR FARE OR TOLL IMPOSED.  SUCH SENIOR
   11  CITIZEN DISCOUNT SHALL BE APPLIED AFTER ANY AND ALL OTHER DISCOUNTS THAT
   12  THE SENIOR CITIZEN MAY BE LEGALLY ENTITLED TO BY LAW HAVE BEEN  APPLIED.
   13  IN  THE  EVENT THE AUTHORITY SHALL IMPOSE A SURCHARGE IN ADDITION TO THE
   14  REGULAR TOLL FOR CROSSINGS OVER SUCH BRIDGES AND TUNNELS, SUCH SURCHARGE
   15  SHALL NOT BE DEEMED A PART OF THE REGULAR CROSSING FARE FOR PURPOSES  OF
   16  THIS SECTION AND THE TOKENS OR OTHER PAYMENT DEVICES OFFERED FOR SALE TO
   17  SENIOR CITIZENS AS HEREIN PROVIDED SHALL ALSO ENTITLE THE PURCHASER TO A
   18  PERMANENT  EXEMPTION  FROM THE PAYMENT OF ANY SURCHARGE. APPLICATION FOR
   19  SUCH TOKENS OR OTHER PAYMENT DEVICES SHALL BE MADE  IN  SUCH  MANNER  AS
   20  PRESCRIBED  BY  THE  AUTHORITY AND SHALL CONTAIN SUCH INFORMATION AS THE
   21  AUTHORITY MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE.
   22    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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