S742A-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Provides that farmers shall receive an exemption from tolls when transporting product to N.Y. city for consumption in the city

Provides that farmers shall receive an exemption from tolls when transporting product to NYC for consumption in the city.

Sponsor: YOUNG / Co-sponsor(s): AVELLA, BONACIC / Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
Law Section: Public Authorities Law / Law: Add S2858, Pub Auth L

S742A-2011 Actions

Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
Jun 24, 2011: COMMITTED TO RULES
May 2, 2011: AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 742A
Feb 15, 2011: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Feb 14, 2011: 2ND REPORT CAL.
Feb 8, 2011: 1ST REPORT CAL.74
Jan 5, 2011: REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

S742A-2011 Calendars

S742A-2011 Votes

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Corporations, Authorities and Commissions - Feb 8, 2011

Ayes (4): Ranzenhofer, Flanagan, Larkin, Martins
Ayes W/R (2): Perkins, Squadron

S742A-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S742A

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public authorities law, in relation to providing toll
exemptions for farmers transporting their goods to the city of New York

PURPOSE:
Provides that farmers shall receive an exemption from tolls
when transporting product to NYC for consumption in the city.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Public Authorities Law is amended by adding a
new section 2858 to provide an exemption from any toll imposed by an
authority for transportation across, on, or through any bridge, road,
or tunnel, for any farmer or food producer who: a) farms or produces
food, including fish and fish products, on a property located in the
state of New York; and b.) is transporting such food to the city of
New York for the purposes of consumption within such city. Any person
exempt from a toll pursuant to this law shall also be exempt from any
congestion pricing plan implemented in the City of New York. The
thruway authority shall establish acceptable forms of proof to show
that an individual is in compliance with this law and is eligible for
such an exemption.

JUSTIFICATION:
New York farmers struggle under the most stringent
regulations and onerous taxes in the country, yet produce the highest
quality product. Many of these products are marketed in various ways
in New York City. Consumers are able to express their preference and
purchase these products in many restaurants, bodegas and farmers
markets. However for the farmer to deliver their products to markets
in the city, the farmer is subject to additional expenses of bridge
tolls, tunnel tolls, and possibly an additional charge for delivery
in certain areas of Manhattan. Farmers should be exempt from any toll
imposed by public authority for transportation across, on, or through
any bridge, road, or tunnel for the purposes of consumption within
the city. The cost of fuel is escalating along with the cost of
tolls. Farmers are stressed with the price of gas to transport their
products to the city for consumption to make little profit after the
cost of gas and tolls are included. To help offset these expenses,
farmers should be exempt from tolls when transporting product to NYC
for consumption in the city.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2009-2010: S.2427/A.3628 Referred to Corporations, Authorities,
and Commissions
2007-2008: S.7463/A.9917 Referred to Transportation

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Undetermined at this time.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
180 days after enactment into law.

S742A-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 742--A
 Cal. No. 74
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 (PREFILED)
 January 5, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  YOUNG,  AVELLA, BONACIC -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Corpo
 rations,  Authorities  and Commissions -- reported favorably from said
 committee, ordered to first and second  report,  ordered  to  a  third
 reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted, retaining its place in the
 order of third reading
 

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law,  in  relation  to  providing
 toll  exemptions  for  farmers transporting their goods to the city of
 New York
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 2858 to read as follows:

 

S 2858. EXEMPTIONS FROM TOLLS. 1. ANY  PUBLIC  AUTHORITY  UNDER  TITLE
 NINE  OF ARTICLE TWO, TITLE TWO OF ARTICLE THREE OR TITLE THREE OF ARTI
 CLE THREE OF THIS CHAPTER, SHALL PROVIDE  AN  EXEMPTION  FROM  ANY  TOLL
 IMPOSED  BY  SUCH AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPORTATION ACROSS, ON OR THROUGH ANY
 BRIDGE, ROAD OR TUNNEL, FOR ANY FARMER OR FOOD PRODUCER WHO:

 A. FARMS OR PRODUCES FOOD, INCLUDING FISH  AND  FISH  PRODUCTS,  ON  A
 PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE STATE; AND
 B.  IS TRANSPORTING SUCH FOOD TO THE CITY OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSES
 OF CONSUMPTION WITHIN SUCH CITY.
 2. ANY PERSON EXEMPT FROM A TOLL PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION  SHALL  ALSO  BE  EXEMPT FROM ANY CONGESTION PRICING PLAN IMPLE
 MENTED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
 3. THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY  AUTHORITY  SHALL  ESTABLISH  ACCEPTABLE
 FORMS  OF  PROOF  TO  SHOW THAT AN INDIVIDUAL DOES, IN FACT, COMPLY WITH
 PARAGRAPHS A AND B OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03433-02-1

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