Bill Text: NY S05400 | 2015-2016 | 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 (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-06-09 - referred to transportation [S05400 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S05400-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     May 14, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen. AMEDORE -- 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 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    S 378-B. FARM EZ PASS. 1. THE AUTHORITY SHALL  ESTABLISHED  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    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
   19  it shall have become a law; provided, however that, effective immediate-
   20  ly,  any  rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of
   21  this act on its  effective  date  are  authorized  and  directed  to  be
   22  completed on or before such date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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