S1616-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
• Jan 10, 2011: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

S1616-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S1616

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the monitoring of
vehicular traffic speed by electronic toll collection systems

PURPOSE:
To prevent the authorities from using E-Z pass toll tags to catch
speeding drivers.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of the bill would prohibit authorities from using vehicle
speed data obtained by an electronic toll collection system to issue
speeding tickets.

EXISTING LAW:
Section 2985 (15) of the public authorities law defines an electronic
toll collection system as a system that collects tolls or charges an
account holder by transmission of information from an electronic
device on a motor vehicle to a toll lane. Section 2985 (14) does not
permit the public authority to sell, distribute, or make available in
any way the name and addresses of E-Z pass account holders for
commercial purposes without such account holders consent. However,
this section does allow the exchange of such information between
entities with jurisdiction over and or operating a toll highway
bridge and tunnel facility.

JUSTIFICATION:
Transportation officials have installed E-Z Pass monitors on 150 miles
of highway in New York and New Jersey to detect traffic congestion.
Although the data collected by the monitors is scrambled to protect
driver's privacy, a law is still needed to ensure that the devices
are not used to identify speeders. The use of the E-Z Pass system is
intended to reduce traffic congestions, traffic delays and air
pollution.

Therefore, the incentive for operators of motor vehicles to install
E-Z Pass monitors in their motor vehicles should not be compromised
by the use of this system to issue speeding tickets.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2009-10: S.4232

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act should take effect immediately.

S1616-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         1616
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 January 10, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- 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 the  monitor
 ing of vehicular traffic speed by electronic toll collection systems
 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1.

Section 2985 of the public authorities law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 15 to read as follows:

 15.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, NO VEHICLE SPEED DATA
 GATHERED BY AN ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION SYSTEM FOR PURPOSES  OF  MONI
 TORING  VEHICULAR  TRAFFIC  SPEED  BY  A  PUBLIC AUTHORITY SHALL BE MADE
 AVAILABLE BY SUCH PUBLIC AUTHORITY TO ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL  FOR
 THE ISSUANCE OF A CITATION OR TRAFFIC TICKET TO AN OPERATOR OF A VEHICLE
 FOR VIOLATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE SPEED LIMITS.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05668-01-1

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