Bill Text: NY S07728 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that no toll may be established, charged and collected on any vehicle entering the central business district in any calendar year for the first twelve times; provided, however, on and after entering the central business district for the thirteenth time, a toll shall be charged and collected on such vehicle.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S07728 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S07728-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7728

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    October 27, 2023
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  CHU  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

        AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic  law,  in  relation  to  certain
          tolls paid by certain vehicles to the central business district

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1704-a of the vehicle and  traffic
     2  law, as added by section 1 of subpart A of part ZZZ of chapter 59 of the
     3  laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
     4    1. Consistent with the goals of reducing traffic congestion within the
     5  central  business  district  and funding capital projects the Triborough
     6  bridge and tunnel authority shall have the power, subject to  agreements
     7  with its bondholders, and applicable federal law to establish and charge
     8  variable  tolls  and  fees  for  vehicles  entering  or remaining in the
     9  central business district at any time and shall have the power,  subject
    10  to agreements with bondholders, and applicable federal law to make rules
    11  and regulations for the establishment and collection of central business
    12  district  tolls, fees, and other charges. For purposes of establishing a
    13  central business district toll or tolls the  board  shall,  at  minimum,
    14  ensure annual revenues and fees collected under such program, less costs
    15  of  operation  of  the  same,  provide  for sufficient revenues into the
    16  central business district  tolling  capital  lockbox  fund,  established
    17  pursuant to section five hundred fifty-three-j of the public authorities
    18  law  necessary  to fund fifteen billion dollars for capital projects for
    19  the 2020 to 2024 MTA capital program, and any additional revenues  above
    20  that amount to be available for any successor programs. Additionally, no
    21  toll  may  be  established  and charged on passenger vehicles registered
    22  pursuant to subdivision six of section four hundred one of this  chapter
    23  more  than  once  per  day for purposes of entering the central business
    24  district.   Additionally,  no  toll  may  be  established,  charged  and
    25  collected  on  any vehicle entering the central business district in any

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13000-04-3
        S. 7728                             2

     1  calendar year for the first twelve  times;  provided,  however,  on  and
     2  after  entering the central business district for the thirteenth time, a
     3  toll shall be charged and collected on such vehicle.
     4    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.