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                                  6931

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 6, 2011
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Introduced  by M. of A. TITONE, TOBACCO -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law,  in  relation  to  providing
  access to the E-ZPass program on applications for motor vehicle regis-
  trations

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 362 of the public authorities law,  as  amended  by
chapter 766 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
  S  362.  Assistance  by state officers, departments, boards, divisions
and commissions; ACCESS TO E-ZPASS PROGRAM.  (A) At the request  of  the
authority,  engineering  and  legal services for such authority shall be
performed by forces or officers of the department of transportation  and
the  department  of  law  respectively,  and  all  other state officers,
departments, boards, divisions and  commissions  shall  render  services
within  their  respective  functions.  At  the request of the authority,
services in connection with the collection of any charges  or  fees  for
the  use  of  the  thruway,  the New York state canal system or any part
thereof may be performed by the department of motor vehicles.
  (B) THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL INCLUDE ON ALL MOTOR  VEHI-
CLE  REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS, THE OPPORTUNITY FOR APPLICANTS TO VOLUN-
TARILY PARTICIPATE IN THE E-ZPASS PROGRAM AS PRESCRIBED BY THE AUTHORITY
OF MOTOR VEHICLES. THE PURPOSE OF SUCH MEASURE IS TO FACILITATE  PARTIC-
IPATION  IN THE E-ZPASS PROGRAM, THEREFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHI-
CLES AND THE AUTHORITY SHALL  ESTABLISH  MEANS  BY  WHICH  THE  RELEVANT
INFORMATION  MAY BE SHARED TO ACHIEVE SUCH PURPOSE. PARTICIPATION IN THE
E-ZPASS PROGRAM SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE  PROCEDURES,  TERMS,  CONDITIONS
AND AGREEMENTS AS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY BE ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY. SUCH
TERMS,  CONDITIONS AND AGREEMENTS MAY INCLUDE MINIMUM DEPOSITS, ADMINIS-
TRATIVE SERVICE FEES ON ACCOUNTS OR EQUIPMENT, LIMITS ON TRANSFERABILITY
AND E-ZPASS ACCOUNT REQUIREMENTS. USE  OF  THE  E-ZPASS  SYSTEM  MAY  BE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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CONDITIONED  ON CONTINUED COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS OF OTHER AGENCIES
WHICH OPERATE THE E-ZPASS SYSTEM. UNAUTHORIZED OR  IMPROPER  USE  OF  AN
E-ZPASS  TAG  OR  DEDICATED E-ZPASS LANE IS PROHIBITED AND MAY RESULT IN
CANCELLATION  OF  E-ZPASS  ACCOUNT  PRIVILEGE  AND/OR  THE IMPOSITION OF
ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, COSTS OR PENALTIES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have  become a law; provided, that the commissioner of motor vehicles is
immediately authorized and directed to promulgate, amend  and/or  repeal
any  rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this
act on its effective date.