S7217-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Authorizes the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority, its licensees and contractors to have certain powers

Authorizes the triborough bridge and tunnel authority, its licensees and contractors to have certain powers to erect, install, repair, reconstruct, maintain, operate or paint outdoor advertising signs or devices, including electronic displays, on or about its bridges, tunnels, projects, structures, facilities and other properties, including approaches.

Sponsor: FUSCHILLO / Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
Law Section: Public Authorities Law / Law: Amd S569-b, Pub Auth L

S7217-2011 Actions

Jun 21, 2012: COMMITTED TO RULES
Jun 18, 2012: AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7217A
Jun 18, 2012: VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
Jun 18, 2012: returned to senate
Jun 18, 2012: RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
May 30, 2012: referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
May 30, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
May 30, 2012: PASSED SENATE
May 21, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
May 16, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
May 15, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.780
May 2, 2012: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

S7217-2011 Meetings

Transportation: May 15, 2012

S7217-2011 Calendars

Active List: May 30, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 16, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 21, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 22, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 23, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 30, 2012

S7217-2011 Votes

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Transportation - May 15, 2012

Ayes (18): Fuschillo, Johnson, Larkin, Maziarz, McDonald, Nozzolio, Ranzenhofer, Robach, Young, Zeldin, Dilan, Adams, Diaz, Kennedy, Perkins, Smith, Stavisky, Valesky
Nays (1): Squadron

VOTE: FLOOR VOTE: - May 30, 2012

Ayes (45): Adams, Addabbo, Alesi, Ball, Bonacic, Breslin, Carlucci, DeFrancisco, Dilan, Farley, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Golden, Griffo, Grisanti, Hannon, Huntley, Klein, Lanza, Larkin, LaValle, Libous, Little, Marcellino, Martins, Maziarz, McDonald, Nozzolio, O'Mara, Oppenheimer, Parker, Peralta, Ranzenhofer, Ritchie, Robach, Saland, Sampson, Savino, Seward, Skelos, Smith, Valesky, Young, Zeldin
Nays (14): Avella, Duane, Espaillat, Gianaris, Hassell-Thomps, Kennedy, Krueger, Montgomery, Perkins, Rivera, Serrano, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousin
Excused (2): Diaz, Johnson

S7217-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S7217

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the Triborough
bridge and tunnel authority

PURPOSE:.
This bill would amend the public authorities law to clarify
that the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA) has the power
to erect outdoor advertising signs and devices on or in the vicinity
of its bridges and tunnels.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of the bill would amend Section
569-b of the Public Authorities Law by adding a new subdivision 5 to
confirm that the authority, and its licensees and contractors, may
erect, install, repair, reconstruct, maintain, operate or paint
outdoor advertising signs and devices, including electronic displays,
on or about the authority's bridges, tunnels, projects, structures,
facilities and other properties, including approaches.

Section 2 of the bill would make the act take effect immediately

EXISTING LAW:
Section 569-b of the Public Authorities Law allows
TBTA to prohibit outdoor advertising signs or devices that refer to
any subject other than the business actually conducted on the
premises or to sale or rental of such premises within 500 feet and
within view of the Whitestone Bridge project, the Throgs Neck Bridge,
the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge or the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel or their
approaches and connections. Outdoor advertising signs or devices that
refer to the business actually conducted on the premises or to sale
or rental of such premises in such locations are permissible but
cannot be taller than 10 feet.

JUSTIFICATION:
The MTA currently receives over $100 million a year
from licensing advertising rights on its facilities. These revenues
support the MTA's mission of providing public transportation
services within the MTA service area. Revenues from advertising
are expected to continue to grow. The MTA could substantially
increase such revenues by erecting advertising signs and devices on
TBTA facilities.

This bill will clarify that while Section 569-b authorizes TBTA to
restrict third-party property owners from erecting signs close to and
in view of certain TBTA facilities, the TBTA may erect outdoor
advertising signs and devices on its own facilities.

Safety and aesthetics would have to be carefully considered in any
advertising program involving TBTA facilities. The MTA is confident
that the safe and attractive signage that would be installed would
result in increased revenues to support MTA's essential
transportation mission.


LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
This bill would generate additional revenue for
the MTA to be used to subsidize subway, bus and commuter railroad
operations.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

S7217-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
                                          7217
 I N  SENATE
 May 2, 2012
 
 Introduced by Sen. FUSCHILLO -- 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 Tribor
 ough bridge and tunnel authority
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1. 

Section 569-b of the public authorities law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:

 5. NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION OR ANY  OTHER  LAW,
 GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL, THE AUTHORITY, AND ITS LICENSEES AND CONTRAC
 TORS, SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ERECT, INSTALL, REPAIR, RECONSTRUCT, MAIN
 TAIN,  OPERATE  OR PAINT OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGNS OR DEVICES, INCLUDING
 ELECTRONIC DISPLAYS, ON OR ABOUT ITS BRIDGES, TUNNELS, PROJECTS,  STRUC
 TURES, FACILITIES AND OTHER PROPERTIES, INCLUDING APPROACHES.
 

S 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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S7217-2011: Authorizes the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority, its licensees and contractors to have certain powers