Assembly Bill A6370

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to providing an exemption from tolls for Red Cross vehicles on highways, bridges and tunnels during an emergency

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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-A6370 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5187
2011-2012: A4734
2013-2014: A3455
2015-2016: A2789

2017-A6370 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that tolls for Red Cross vehicles for access to highways, bridges and tunnels during an emergency are suspended.

2017-A6370 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6370
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. TITONE, CUSICK, GUNTHER, BENEDETTO, COLTON, HEVE-
   SI,  DenDEKKER, LUPARDO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTTFRIED --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to provide for the reimbursement of tolls for  highways,  bridges
   and  tunnels  for all vehicles registered to the American Red Cross in
   the event of an emergency
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any
 tolls or charges for ingress or egress to highways, bridges  or  tunnels
 within the state shall be suspended for vehicles registered to the Amer-
 ican Red Cross.
   §  2.  Reimbursement shall only be granted for tolls incurred by vehi-
 cles registered to the American Red Cross while responding  to  emergen-
 cies.  The chief executive officer of each chapter of the New York State
 American Red Cross shall certify  that  applications  for  reimbursement
 pursuant to this act, only include toll expenses incurred as a result of
 responding to such emergencies.
   §  3. The comptroller shall promulgate rules and regulations to imple-
 ment the provisions of this act.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09171-01-7

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