Senate Bill S2646

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides electronic toll collection discounts for certain fuel efficient vehicles

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S2646 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §388, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S857
2013-2014: S869

2011-S2646 - Summary

Provides electronic toll collection discounts for certain fuel efficient vehicles.

2011-S2646 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2646 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2646

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 27, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  GRISANTI,  MARCELLINO  --  read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Trans-
  portation

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.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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2011-S2646A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §388, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S857
2013-2014: S869

2011-S2646A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides electronic toll collection discounts for certain fuel efficient vehicles.

2011-S2646A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2646A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 2646--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 27, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  GRISANTI,  MARCELLINO  --  read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Trans-
  portation  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

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 389 to read as follows:
  S 389. 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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