Authorizes distinctive license plates for Korean Defense veterans who were awarded the Korean Defense Service Medal, provides that an additional one time service charge of ten dollars shall be charged for such plate. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Provides for a 50% discount for bridge and tunnel tokens issued to senior citizens. / Sponsor: LANZA Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Allows "Safe-Teen-NY Driver" stickers to be placed on license plates of motor vehicles driven by individuals who are under 18 years old or placed on their parents' or legal guardians' motor vehicle license plates. / Sponsor: LANZA Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Relates to the disqualification of school bus drivers for certain offenses involving children. / Sponsor: BONACIC Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Provides that vehicles with permits for handicapped parking issued anywhere in the state may use all spaces for handicapped parking in the city of New York. / Sponsor: MARCELLINO Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Amends the public authorities law and the administrative code of the City of New York, in relation to requiring the metropolitan transportation authority to transfer any remaining money on an expired pay-per-ride MetroCard to a new MetroCard, and enacting certain other technical provisions. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Authorizes the issuance of distinctive license plates for recipients of the Bronze or Silver star and their spouses. / Sponsor: FARLEY Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Provides space on a driver's license for health care proxy information. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Requires contract carriers of passengers by motor vehicle to provide federal Safety Measurement System (SMS) results to potential customers. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Empowers the New York city transit authority to construct elevators at all elevated stations in the city of New York from ground level to the station platform for elderly and handicapped persons. / Sponsor: KRUGER Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Creates the "September eleventh, two thousand one remembrance" distinctive license plate program; establishes the September eleventh, two thousand one scholarship fund. / Sponsor: LAVALLE Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Increases penalties and requires imprisonment for leaving the scene of an accident without reporting. / Sponsor: ADAMS Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Relates to the qualifications of bus drivers; relates to provisions on investigations and inquiries of bus drivers other than school bus drivers; requires certain motor carriers to supply identifying information and bus registration information to the department. / Sponsor: FUSCHILLO Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Prohibits the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority from imposing a toll or fee for the use of any intra-borough bridge. / Sponsor: KRUGER Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Provides that the town board of any town, exclusive of suburban towns and towns having a population exceeding fifty thousand, may by local law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation establish maximum speed limits on town highways which have been classified by the department of transportation as local roads and which are outside of villages. / Sponsor: LITTLE Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Enacts the "Guy Kyler Act"; provides for the suspension of vessel operation privileges, suspension of a vessel registration and motor vehicle licenses and registrations upon the conviction for the operation of a vessel while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. / Sponsor: MAZIARZ Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Enables safe access to public roads for all users by requiring that all transportation improvements shall improve safety, access, and mobility for all travelers regardless of age or ability. / Sponsor: DILAN Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Provides for the administrative adjudication of traffic infractions arising out of the operation of a bicycle to be done by the parking violations bureau in the city of New York rather than the state traffic violations bureau. / Sponsor: KRUGER Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Relates to driving while intoxicated and the installation of interlock ignition devices; provides that where the court finds "good cause" it can sentence a person to wear a transdermal alcohol monitoring device for a period of not less than six months; makes related changes. / Sponsor: FUSCHILLO Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Permits owners of house coaches to terminate insurance without surrendering registration and license plates. / Sponsor: MAZIARZ Committee: TRANSPORTATION