Assembly Bill A10493

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Allows the New York state thruway authority to provide a discounted toll rate to farmers transporting agricultural products

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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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2017-A10493 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1240
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §354-a, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S4826
2019-2020: A1265, S2787
2021-2022: A3568, S3433
2023-2024: A1012, S1089

2017-A10493 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows the New York state thruway authority to provide a discounted toll rate to farmers transporting agricultural products.

2017-A10493 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10493
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 30, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to allowing the
   New York state thruway authority to provide a discounted toll rate  to
   farmers transporting agricultural products
 
   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 354-a to read as follows:
   §  354-A.  DISCOUNT FOR FARMERS. FARMERS, ENGAGED IN ACTIVITIES LISTED
 IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION TWO OF THE AGRICULTURE AND  MARKETS  LAW,
 AND  PRODUCING PRODUCTS AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION TWO OF
 THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, SHALL RECEIVE A TOLL DISCOUNT ON  ROADS
 MAINTAINED  BY  THE  THRUWAY AUTHORITY. THOSE FARMERS ELIGIBLE FOR A TAX
 EXEMPTION UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (A) OF PARAGRAPH TWO OF SUBSECTION  (A)  OF
 SECTION  SIX HUNDRED SIX OF THE TAX LAW WILL BE DISCOUNTED FIFTY PERCENT
 OF THE NORMAL TOLL RATE. THIS DISCOUNT SHALL NOT APPLY TO SURCHARGES  IN
 ADDITION  TO  THE  REGULAR CROSSING FARE, AND SHALL NOT BE USED IN OCCA-
 SIONS OF  NON-COMMERCIAL  VEHICLE  TRAVEL.  FARMERS  RECEIVING  THE  TAX
 EXEMPTION  UNDER  SUBPARAGRAPH (A) OF PARAGRAPH TWO OF SUBSECTION (A) OF
 SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIX OF THE TAX LAW MAY FILE THE CERTIFICATE PRODUCED
 FOR THAT EXEMPTION  WITH  THE  THRUWAY  AUTHORITY.  UPON  RECEIVING  THE
 CERTIFICATE, THE THRUWAY AUTHORITY SHALL ISSUE E-ZPASS TAGS TO THE FARM-
 ERS, PROVIDING THEM THE FIFTY PERCENT TOLL RATE DISCOUNT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2019.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06988-03-8

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