Bill Text: NY S04664 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishes the toll advisory task force to study and report upon the current road and bridge toll rates, commuter discounts, resident discounts, commercial rates and funding for the Governor Mario M. Cuomo bridge.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S04664 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-S04664-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4664 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 20, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to establish the toll advisory task force, and providing for the powers and duties thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Toll advisory task force. 1. The commissioner of transpor- 2 tation and the chairman of the New York state thruway authority shall 3 convene a toll advisory task force to review the New York state thruway 4 authority's current toll rates, commuter discount options, resident 5 discount programs and commercial vehicle rates in order to ensure 6 affordable travel on the toll roads and bridges within the state. 7 2. Such task force shall consist of eight members. Such members shall 8 be as follows: two members appointed by the governor; two members 9 appointed by the temporary president of the senate; two members 10 appointed by the speaker of the assembly; the commissioner of transpor- 11 tation, or his or her designee; and the chairman of the New York state 12 thruway authority, or his or her designee. 13 3. The task force shall be co-chaired by the commissioner of transpor- 14 tation and the chairman of the New York state thruway authority, or 15 their designees. 16 4. The goals of the task force shall include, but are not limited to, 17 the study and evaluation of the New York state thruway authority's: 18 (a) current toll rates; 19 (b) commuter discount programs; 20 (c) resident discount programs; 21 (d) rates issued for commercial vehicles; 22 (e) any other special toll discount plans; and 23 (f) potential toll increases as related to funding for the Governor 24 Mario M. Cuomo bridge. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01230-01-9S. 4664 2 1 5. The task force shall hold a minimum of four public hearings. At 2 least one public hearing shall be held in the county of Rockland and one 3 public hearing shall be held in the county of Westchester. During the 4 public hearings, the task force shall hear the testimony of voluntary 5 witnesses, shall provide an opportunity for public comment, and may 6 request the production of any documents the task force deems reasonably 7 necessary to carry out its responsibilities. 8 6. The task force shall make a report to the governor and the legisla- 9 ture of its findings, conclusions and recommendations on or before 10 December 31, 2020. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.