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                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
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Introduced  by  M. of A. CUSICK, COLTON, BROOK-KRASNY -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A. ABBATE, CLARK, PHEFFER -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend chapter 47 of the laws of 1931 relating to declaring the
  policy of the states of New York and New Jersey in regard  to  certain
  vehicular bridges and tunnels within the port of New York district, in
  relation  to economic impact statements prior to the increase of tolls
  for the use of bridges and tunnels

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

  Section  1.  The  opening paragraph of section 11 of chapter 47 of the
laws of 1931 relating to declaring the policy of the states of New  York
and New Jersey in regard to certain vehicular bridges and tunnels within
the  port of New York district, as amended by chapter 807 of the laws of
1955, is amended to read as follows:
  The port authority is hereby authorized to make and enforce such rules
and regulations and to establish, levy and collect such tolls and  other
charges  in  connection  with any vehicular bridges and tunnels which it
may now or hereafter be authorized to own, construct, operate or control
(including the said Holland tunnel and the said Midtown Hudson  tunnel),
as  it  may  deem  necessary,  proper or desirable, which said tolls and
charges shall be at  least  sufficient  to  meet  the  expenses  of  the
construction,  operation and maintenance thereof, and to provide for the
payment of, with interest upon, and the amortization and  retirement  of
bonds  or  other securities or obligations issued or incurred for bridge
or tunnel purposes.  There  shall  be  allocated  to  the  cost  of  the
construction,  operation  and  maintenance  of such bridges and tunnels,
such proportion of the general expenses of  the  port  authority  as  it
shall  deemed  properly  chargeable thereto.   NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO TOLL OR OTHER CHARGE IN  CONNECTION

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                           LBD00547-01-1

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WITH  ANY  VEHICULAR  BRIDGE OR TUNNEL SHALL BE INCREASED UNTIL NOT LESS
THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF AN ECONOMIC IMPACT  STATEMENT  ON
THE PROPOSED INCREASE. SUCH ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT SHALL BE ISSUED BY
AN  INDEPENDENT  CONTRACTOR ENGAGED BY THE AUTHORITY BASED ON A STUDY OF
THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF SUCH PROPOSED  INCREASE  OF  THE  TOLL  OR  OTHER
CHARGE UPON ALL COMMUNITIES AFFECTED THEREBY.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect upon the enactment into law by the
state of New Jersey of legislation having an identical  effect;  but  if
the  state  of  New  Jersey shall have already enacted such legislation,
then this act shall take effect immediately and provided that the  state
of New Jersey shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission upon
the  occurrence  of the enactment of the provisions provided for in this
act in order that the commission may maintain  an  accurate  and  timely
effective data base of the official text of the laws of the state of New
York  in  furtherance  of  effecting the provisions of section 44 of the
legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law.