Senate Bill S1744

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to discounted tolls on the Verrazano-Narrows bridge for residents of Kings county

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S1744 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1914
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §553-j, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7490, A10130
2015-2016: S1468, A5434

2017-S1744 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to discounted tolls on the Verrazano-Narrows bridge for residents of Kings county.

2017-S1744 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1744 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1744
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- 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  discounted
   tolls on the Verrazano-Narrows bridge for residents of Kings county
 
   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 553-j to read as follows:
   §  553-J. VERRAZANO-NARROWS REDUCED TOLL; KINGS COUNTY.  NOTWITHSTAND-
 ING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, BUT SUBJECT  TO  AGREEMENTS  WITH
 NOTEHOLDERS  AND  BONDHOLDERS,  THE  AUTHORITY SHALL ESTABLISH A REDUCED
 TOLL FOR RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY OF KINGS AS SET FORTH IN THIS  SECTION,
 WHICH  SHALL ENTITLE SUCH RESIDENTS TO CROSSINGS OVER THE VERRAZANO-NAR-
 ROWS BRIDGE AT A REDUCED COST OF FIFTY-EIGHT PER CENTUM OF  THE  REGULAR
 CROSSING  FARE  IMPOSED  ON  NONRESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY OF KINGS. IN THE
 EVENT THE AUTHORITY SHALL IMPOSE A SURCHARGE IN ADDITION TO THE  REGULAR
 TOLL  FOR  CROSSINGS  OVER  THE VERRAZANO-NARROWS BRIDGE, SUCH SURCHARGE
 SHALL NOT BE DEEMED A PART OF THE REGULAR CROSSING FARE FOR PURPOSES  OF
 THIS  SECTION,  AND SUCH RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY OF KINGS SHALL BE ENTI-
 TLED TO A PERMANENT EXEMPTION FROM THE PAYMENT OF  ANY  SUCH  SURCHARGE.
 THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO RESIDENTS OF KINGS COUNTY
 WHO UTILIZE AN ELECTRONIC METHOD OF  TOLL  PAYMENT  AND  WHO  CROSS  THE
 VERRAZANO-NARROWS  BRIDGE THREE OR MORE TIMES PER MONTH. APPLICATION FOR
 SUCH DISCOUNT SHALL BE MADE IN SUCH MANNER AS PRESCRIBED BY THE AUTHORI-
 TY AND SHALL CONTAIN SUCH INFORMATION AS THE  AUTHORITY  MAY  REASONABLY
 REQUIRE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05069-01-7

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