Bill Text: NY S01744 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to discounted tolls on the Verrazano-Narrows bridge for residents of Kings county.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-06-06 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [S01744 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S01744-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1744
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 10, 2017
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
        AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in  relation  to  discounted
          tolls on the Verrazano-Narrows bridge for residents of Kings county
          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    §  553-j. Verrazano-Narrows reduced toll; Kings county.  Notwithstand-
     4  ing any inconsistent provision of law, but subject  to  agreements  with
     5  noteholders  and  bondholders,  the  authority shall establish a reduced
     6  toll for residents of the county of Kings as set forth in this  section,
     7  which  shall entitle such residents to crossings over the Verrazano-Nar-
     8  rows bridge at a reduced cost of fifty-eight per centum of  the  regular
     9  crossing  fare  imposed  on  nonresidents of the county of Kings. In the
    10  event the authority shall impose a surcharge in addition to the  regular
    11  toll  for  crossings  over  the Verrazano-Narrows bridge, such surcharge
    12  shall not be deemed a part of the regular crossing fare for purposes  of
    13  this  section,  and such residents of the county of Kings shall be enti-
    14  tled to a permanent exemption from the payment of  any  such  surcharge.
    15  The  provisions of this section shall apply to residents of Kings county
    16  who utilize an electronic method of  toll  payment  and  who  cross  the
    17  Verrazano-Narrows  bridge three or more times per month. Application for
    18  such discount shall be made in such manner as prescribed by the authori-
    19  ty and shall contain such information as the  authority  may  reasonably
    20  require.
    21    § 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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