Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to transportation |
Mar 17, 2009 |
referred to transportation |
Assembly Bill A6944
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ORTIZ
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Ginny Fields
Michael Benedetto
Joan Millman
multi-Sponsors
Robert Castelli
Herman D. Farrell
Aileen Gunther
Dov Hikind
2009-A6944 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A6944 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6944 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 17, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, DINOWITZ, FIELDS, BENEDETTO, MILLMAN, WEPRIN, COLTON, STIRPE, SCHIMEL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRADLEY, FARRELL, GUNTHER, HIKIND, MAISEL, McENENY, PHEFFER, WEISEN- BERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to providing electronic toll collection discounts for certain fuel efficient vehi- cles 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 388 to read as follows: S 388. GREEN E-ZPASS DISCOUNT. 1. ANY PERSON WHO HAS AN ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION SYSTEM ACCOUNT WITH THE AUTHORITY SHALL RECEIVE A TEN PERCENT DISCOUNT ON TOLLS INCURRED ON NEW YORK STATE TOLL ROADS FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE WHICH HAS A HIGHWAY MPG FUEL EFFICIENCY OF THIRTY-FIVE MILES PER GALLON OR HIGHER. SUCH DISCOUNT SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE "GREEN E-ZPASS DISCOUNT". 2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOW- ING MEANINGS: A. "ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION SYSTEM" SHALL MEAN A SYSTEM OF COLLECT- ING TOLLS OR CHARGES WHICH IS CAPABLE OF CHARGING AN ACCOUNT HOLDER THE APPROPRIATE TOLL OR CHARGE BY TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION FROM AN ELEC- TRONIC DEVICE ON A MOTOR VEHICLE TO THE TOLL LANE, WHICH INFORMATION IS USED TO CHARGE THE ACCOUNT THE APPROPRIATE TOLL OR CHARGE; AND B. "HIGHWAY MPG FUEL EFFICIENCY" MEANS THE HIGHWAY MILES PER GALLON FUEL EFFICIENCY ESTIMATE PROVIDED BY AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS AND PRINT- ED ON THE FUEL ECONOMY LABEL AFFIXED TO A WINDOW ON A NEW MOTOR VEHICLE PURSUANT TO THE REGULATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (40 CFR 600 ET.SEQ.). S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- tation of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made and completed on or before such date.
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