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     S. 5133--A                                            A. 6547--A
     Cal. No. 846
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 9, 2017
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 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transporta-
   tion -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and
   second  report,  ordered  to  a  third  reading,  amended  and ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once  and  referred
   to  the  Committee  on  Transportation  --  committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to providing that a county
   board of supervisors shall be authorized to require that a ferry shall
   carry without charge or fee of any kind for transportation any  member
   of the United States armed forces or organized militia of the state in
   uniform during their term of enlistment in the service of the state or
   United States
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 131-g of the highway law, as amended by chapter 897
 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
   § 131-g. Regulation of toll rates. 1. Such boards shall have power  by
 a  vote  of two-thirds of all the members elected to authorize an alter-
 ation, reduction or change of the rates of toll charged or  received  by
 any turnpike, plank or gravel road, or other toll road within such coun-
 ty,  or by any bridge company or ferry within such county, or, if within
 more than one county, then by joint action with the supervisors of  such
 counties,  provided such alteration shall be asked for by the directors,
 trustees or owners of such road, bridge or ferry; but that  no  increase
 of  toll  shall be so authorized unless notice of such proposed increase
 shall have been published once each week for three successive weeks in a
 newspaper having general circulation in each town in which such road  or

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 bridge  is  located  or  in  which such ferry is operated, commencing at
 least thirty days prior to the  date  of  such  authorization;  and  any
 alteration  in  rates of toll authorized by any board of supervisors may
 be  changed or modified by any subsequent board, on their own motion, by
 a like vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to such board;  but
 nothing herein contained shall affect or abridge the powers of any city.
   2.  IN  THE  CASE  OF  RATES OF TOLL FOR A FERRY, SUCH BOARDS SHALL BE
 AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE THAT A FERRY SHALL CARRY WITHOUT CHARGE OR FEE  OF
 ANY  KIND  FOR  TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN POINTS WHOLLY WITHIN THE STATE OF
 NEW YORK ANY MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES OR ORGANIZED MILI-
 TIA OF THE STATE IN UNIFORM DURING  THEIR  TERM  OF  ENLISTMENT  IN  THE
 SERVICE  OF  THE  STATE  OR UNITED STATES. SUCH BOARDS ARE AUTHORIZED TO
 ADOPT LOCAL LAWS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT AND ADMINISTER THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. Severability. The provisions of this act shall be  severable  and
 if  any  portion  thereof  or the applicability thereof to any person or
 circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder of this act  and  the
 application thereof shall not be affected thereby.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.