NY State Senate Bill 2015-S7052

Senate Bill S7052

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to exempting certain counties from the Metropolitan commuter transportation district supplemental license registration fees

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- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 15, 2016	referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate
Jun 01, 2016	ordered to third reading cal.1271 committee discharged and committed to rules
Mar 21, 2016	referred to transportation

Votes

- Jun 15, 2016 - Floor Vote
  S7052
  
  43
  
  Aye
  
  18
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 15, 2016
      
      aye (43)
      
      Akshar
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Carlucci
      
      Croci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Farley
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Martins
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Panepinto
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Seward
      
      Valesky
      
      Venditto
      
      Young
      
      nay (18)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Dilan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Krueger
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Persaud
      
      Rivera
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Serrano
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      absent (1)
      
      Espaillat
      
      excused (1)
      
      Diaz
  Jun 1, 2016 - Rules Committee Vote
  S7052
  
  22
  
  Aye
  
  2
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 1, 2016
      
      aye (22)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Robach
      
      Seward
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      nay (2)
      
      Parker
      
      Perkins
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Gianaris

co-Sponsors

2015-S7052 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10434
Current Committee:: Assembly Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§499-a & 503, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:: A2626

2015-S7052 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts the counties of Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland and Orange from the Metropolitan commuter transportation district supplemental driver's permit and license registration fees.

2015-S7052 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S7052

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in
relation to exempting certain counties from the Metropolitan commuter
transportation district supplemental registration fee

 PURPOSE :

To exempt the counties of Dutchess, Putnam, Orange and Rockland from
the metropolitan commuter transportation district supplemental
registration fee and the supplemental learner permit/license and
renewal fees.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1: Amends section 499-a of the vehicle and traffic law by
exempting four counties from the registration fee.

Section 2: Amends subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b-1) of subdivision 2
of section 503 of the vehicle and traffic law by exempting four
counties from the permit fee.

Section 3: Amends subparagraph (i) of paragraph (c-3) of subdivision 2
of section 503 of the vehicle and traffic law by exempting four
counties from the license fee.

Section 4: Provides the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The counties of Dutchess, Putnam, Orange and Rockland are classified
as commuter counties to New York City, however the vast majority of
the residents do not use any form of mass transportation including the
MTA, NYC subway, Long Island Rail Road, NYC Buses, Staten Island
Railway, or the MTA Bridges and Tunnels.

Furthermore, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam and Rockland Counties are
currently only afforded partial representation on the MTA Board with
only one vote among them. As the State does not recognize the four
counties in the same manner as the remaining counties in the MTA
region, they should not be subjected to the same fees and taxes. The
four Hudson Valley counties should not be forced to participate in
every MCTD fee without proper representation in the formation of
commuter policy.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

This is a new bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

This bill will save residents of Dutchess, Putnam, Orange and Rockland
Counties approximately $17 million annually in taxes.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have
become law.

2015-S7052 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7052

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 21, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  exempting
  certain   counties   from  the  Metropolitan  commuter  transportation
  district supplemental registration fee

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

  Section  1.  Section 499-a of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by
section 1 of part B of chapter 25 of the laws of  2009,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  S  499-a.  Metropolitan  commuter transportation district supplemental
registration fee. Registrants  residing  in  the  metropolitan  commuter
transportation  district,  EXCEPT  IN  THE COUNTIES OF DUTCHESS, PUTNAM,
ROCKLAND AND ORANGE, shall upon the registration or renewal of  a  motor
vehicle  be  charged  a  supplemental registration fee to be paid to the
commissioner or his or her agent in accordance with  the  provisions  of
this article.
  S  2.  Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b-1) of subdivision 2 of section
503 of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by section 1 of part  A  of
chapter 25 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  (i)  Upon passage of the knowledge test required to obtain a learner's
permit, an applicant for a driver's license who resides in the metropol-
itan commuter transportation district established by section  one  thou-
sand  two hundred sixty-two of the public authorities law, EXCEPT IN THE
COUNTIES OF DUTCHESS, PUTNAM, ROCKLAND AND ORANGE, shall be required  to
pay  a  supplemental  fee  of  one dollar for each six months or portion
thereof of the period of validity of a learner's permit or license which
is or may be issued pursuant to the provisions of  subparagraph  (i)  or
(ii) of paragraph (b) of this subdivision.
  S  3.  Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (c-3) of subdivision 2 of section
503 of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by section 2 of part  A  of
chapter 25 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  (i)  Supplemental renewal fee in the metropolitan commuter transporta-
tion district. In addition to the fees required to be paid  pursuant  to

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

                                                           LBD14034-01-6

S. 7052                             2

paragraph  (c) of this subdivision, a supplemental fee of one dollar for
each six months or portion thereof of the validity of the license  shall
be  paid  for renewal of a license of a person who resides in the metro-
politan  commuter  transportation  district  established  by section one
thousand two hundred sixty-two of the public authorities law, EXCEPT  IN
THE  COUNTIES  OF  DUTCHESS,  PUTNAM, ROCKLAND AND ORANGE, issued by the
commissioner.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have become a law.

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