NY State Assembly Bill 2017-A8437A

Assembly Bill A8437A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the toll advisory task force to study and report upon the current road and bridge toll rates, commuter discounts, resident discounts, commercial rates and funding for the Governor Mario M Cuomo bridge

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 01, 2018	print number 8437a
Mar 01, 2018	amend and recommit to transportation
Jan 03, 2018	referred to transportation
Jun 16, 2017	referred to transportation

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2017-A8437 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S5092
Current Committee:: Assembly Transportation
Law Section:: Transportation
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: A1878, S4664

2017-A8437 - Summary

2017-A8437 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8437
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to establish the toll advisory task force, and providing for  the
   powers and duties thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Toll advisory task force. 1. The commissioner of  transpor-
 tation  and  the  chairman of the New York state thruway authority shall
 convene a toll advisory task force to review the New York state  thruway
 authority's  current  toll  rates,  commuter  discount options, resident
 discount programs and  commercial  vehicle  rates  in  order  to  ensure
 affordable travel on the toll roads and bridges within the state.
   2.  Such task force shall consist of eight members. Such members shall
 be as follows: two  members  appointed  by  the  governor;  two  members
 appointed  by  the  temporary  president  of  the  senate;  two  members
 appointed by the speaker of the assembly; the commissioner of  transpor-
 tation,  or  his or her designee; and the chairman of the New York state
 thruway authority, or his or her designee.
   3. The task force shall be co-chaired by the commissioner of transpor-
 tation and the chairman of the New  York  state  thruway  authority,  or
 their designees.
   4.  The goals of the task force shall include, but are not limited to,
 the study and evaluation of the New York state thruway authority's:
   (a) current toll rates;
   (b) commuter discount programs;
   (c) resident discount programs;
   (d) rates issued for commercial vehicles;
   (e) any other special toll discount plans; and
   (f) potential toll increases as related to  funding  for  the  New  NY
 bridge.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10484-04-7

 A. 8437                             2
 
   5.  The  task  force  shall hold a minimum of four public hearings. At
 least one public hearing shall be held in the county of Rockland and one
 public hearing shall be held in the county of Westchester.   During  the
 public  hearings,  the  task force shall hear the testimony of voluntary
 witnesses,  shall  provide  an  opportunity  for public comment, and may
 request the production of any documents the task force deems  reasonably
 necessary to carry out its responsibilities.
   6. The task force shall make a report to the governor and the legisla-
 ture  of  its  findings,  conclusions  and  recommendations on or before
 September 1, 2018.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-A8437A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S5092
Current Committee:: Assembly Transportation
Law Section:: Transportation
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: A1878, S4664

2017-A8437A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-A8437A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8437--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee on  Trans-
   portation  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee

 AN ACT to establish the toll advisory task force, and providing for  the
   powers and duties thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Toll advisory task force. 1. The commissioner of  transpor-
 tation  and  the  chairman of the New York state thruway authority shall
 convene a toll advisory task force to review the New York state  thruway
 authority's  current  toll  rates,  commuter  discount options, resident
 discount programs and  commercial  vehicle  rates  in  order  to  ensure
 affordable travel on the toll roads and bridges within the state.
   2.  Such task force shall consist of eight members. Such members shall
 be as follows: two  members  appointed  by  the  governor;  two  members
 appointed  by  the  temporary  president  of  the  senate;  two  members
 appointed by the speaker of the assembly; the commissioner of  transpor-
 tation,  or  his or her designee; and the chairman of the New York state
 thruway authority, or his or her designee.
   3. The task force shall be co-chaired by the commissioner of transpor-
 tation and the chairman of the New  York  state  thruway  authority,  or
 their designees.
   4.  The goals of the task force shall include, but are not limited to,
 the study and evaluation of the New York state thruway authority's:
   (a) current toll rates;
   (b) commuter discount programs;
   (c) resident discount programs;
   (d) rates issued for commercial vehicles;
   (e) any other special toll discount plans; and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD10484-06-8

 A. 8437--A                          2
 
   (f) potential toll increases as related to funding  for  the  Governor
 Mario M. Cuomo bridge.
   5.  The  task  force  shall hold a minimum of four public hearings. At
 least one public hearing shall be held in the county of Rockland and one
 public hearing shall be held in the county of Westchester.   During  the
 public  hearings,  the  task force shall hear the testimony of voluntary
 witnesses, shall provide an opportunity  for  public  comment,  and  may
 request  the production of any documents the task force deems reasonably
 necessary to carry out its responsibilities.
   6. The task force shall make a report to the governor and the legisla-
 ture of its findings,  conclusions  and  recommendations  on  or  before
 December 31, 2019.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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