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                                  2555

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 24, 2009
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Introduced  by Sens. ADDABBO, DIAZ, HUNTLEY, KLEIN, SAVINO -- read twice
  and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
  on Transportation

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.