Assembly Bill A5434

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to discounted tolls on the Verrazano-Narrows bridge for residents of Kings county

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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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2015-A5434 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1468
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง553-j, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A10130, S7490
2017-2018: A1914, S1744

2015-A5434 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to discounted tolls on the Verrazano-Narrows bridge for residents of Kings county.

2015-A5434 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5434

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 23, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN  ACT  to  amend the public authorities law, in relation to discounted
  tolls on the Verrazano-Narrows bridge for residents of Kings county

  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 553-j to read as follows:
  S 553-J. VERRAZANO-NARROWS REDUCED TOLL; KINGS COUNTY.   NOTWITHSTAND-
ING  ANY  INCONSISTENT  PROVISION OF LAW, BUT SUBJECT TO AGREEMENTS WITH
NOTEHOLDERS AND BONDHOLDERS, THE AUTHORITY  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A  REDUCED
TOLL  FOR RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY OF KINGS AS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION,
WHICH SHALL ENTITLE SUCH RESIDENTS TO CROSSINGS OVER THE  VERRAZANO-NAR-
ROWS  BRIDGE  AT A REDUCED COST OF FIFTY-EIGHT PER CENTUM OF THE REGULAR
CROSSING FARE IMPOSED ON NONRESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY  OF  KINGS.  IN  THE
EVENT  THE AUTHORITY SHALL IMPOSE A SURCHARGE IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR
TOLL FOR CROSSINGS OVER THE  VERRAZANO-NARROWS  BRIDGE,  SUCH  SURCHARGE
SHALL  NOT BE DEEMED A PART OF THE REGULAR CROSSING FARE FOR PURPOSES OF
THIS SECTION, AND SUCH RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY OF KINGS SHALL  BE  ENTI-
TLED  TO  A  PERMANENT EXEMPTION FROM THE PAYMENT OF ANY SUCH SURCHARGE.
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO RESIDENTS OF KINGS  COUNTY
WHO  UTILIZE  AN  ELECTRONIC  METHOD  OF  TOLL PAYMENT AND WHO CROSS THE
VERRAZANO-NARROWS BRIDGE THREE OR MORE TIMES PER MONTH. APPLICATION  FOR
SUCH DISCOUNT SHALL BE MADE IN SUCH MANNER AS PRESCRIBED BY THE AUTHORI-
TY  AND  SHALL  CONTAIN SUCH INFORMATION AS THE AUTHORITY MAY REASONABLY
REQUIRE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00503-01-5

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