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                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ABBATE,  COLTON,  PHEFFER,  BOYLAND,  ORTIZ,
  J. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Corporations,
  Authorities and Commissions

AN  ACT  to  amend  the public authorities law and the executive law, in
  relation to the powers of the Triborough 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  553  of the public authorities law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 22 to read as follows:
  22. TO SUBMIT, IN THE FORM AND AT THE INTERVALS APPROVED BY THE  DIVI-
SION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES, A REPORT INDICATING:
  (A)  THE NUMBER OF SIMPLIFIED TRAFFIC INFORMATIONS FOR TRAFFIC INFRAC-
TIONS ISSUED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SEVEN-A OF THIS SECTION BY OFFICERS
OF THE AUTHORITY;
  (B) THE NUMBER OF VIOLATIONS OF RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE AUTHORITY
GOVERNING TRAFFIC ON THE FACILITIES OF THE  AUTHORITY.  SUCH  VIOLATIONS
SHALL  BE  TRAFFIC  INFRACTIONS  AS  SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE
HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW AND SHALL BE  PUNISHA-
BLE AS SUCH;
  (C)  THE  NUMBER  OF  ARRESTS  MADE  BY  BRIDGE  AND  TUNNEL OFFICERS,
SERGEANTS AND LIEUTENANTS OF THE AUTHORITY;
  (D) THE NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS AND MOTOR VEHICLE  FIRES  AS
REPORTED BY THE AUTHORITY ON THEIR FACILITIES; AND
  (E)  ANY  OTHER  INFORMATION  REQUESTED  BY  THE  DIVISION OF CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SERVICES.
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 837-b of the executive law,  as  amended
by chapter 459 of the laws of 1975, is amended to read as follows:
  1.  It  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of the state administrator of the
unified court system; and of every sheriff, county or city  commissioner
of  correction  and  head  of every police department, state, county, or
local, and also railroad, steamship, park, aqueduct  and  tunnel  police

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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[and],  town constables AND OFFICERS OF THE TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND TUNNEL
AUTHORITY, of every district attorney, of every probation agency; and of
head of every institution or department, state, county and local,  deal-
ing with criminals and of every other officer, person or agency, dealing
with crimes or criminals or with delinquency or delinquents, to transmit
to  the  commissioner  not later than the fifteenth day of each calendar
month, or at such times as provided in the rules and regulations adopted
by the commissioner, such information as may be necessary to enable  him
to comply with subdivision four of section eight hundred thirty-seven OF
THIS  ARTICLE.    Such  reports  shall be made upon forms which shall be
supplied by the commissioner.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.