Assembly Bill A8743A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits the imposition and collection of a fare, toll, rental, rate, charge or other fee on the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge

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  • Introduced
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    • 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-A8743 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6909
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Authorities
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A1572, S2486
2021-2022: A798
2023-2024: A3107

2017-A8743 - Summary

Prohibits the imposition and collection of a fare, toll, rental, rate, charge or other fee on the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge.

2017-A8743 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8743
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             October 25, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT in relation to prohibiting the imposition  and  collection  of  a
   fare,  toll, rental, rate, charge or other fee on the Cross Bay Veter-
   ans Memorial Bridge as security for bonds  and  notes  issued  by  the
   Triborough bridge and tunnel authority or by the metropolitan commuter
   transportation authority
 
   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,  no
 resolution  authorizing any bonds or notes, or the issue of any bonds or
 notes or other instrument, including bond covenants or series, by  which
 a  pledge of the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority or by the metro-
 politan commuter transportation authority to any bondholder or notehold-
 er is created shall contain a provision requiring a fare, toll,  rental,
 rate,  charge  or  other  fee on the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge.
 Any fare, toll, rental, rate, charge or  other  fee  on  the  Cross  Bay
 Veterans  Memorial  Bridge  shall cease to be levied and collected as of
 the effective date of this act.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13603-01-7

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2017-A8743A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6909
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Authorities
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A1572, S2486
2021-2022: A798
2023-2024: A3107

2017-A8743A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the imposition and collection of a fare, toll, rental, rate, charge or other fee on the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge.

2017-A8743A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8743--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             October 25, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PHEFFER AMATO,  M. G. MILLER, D'URSO, JONES,
   WEPRIN, M. L. MILLER,  HYNDMAN,  D. ROSENTHAL,  DenDEKKER,  B. MILLER,
   ROZIC,  CARROLL, QUART, HEVESI, BARNWELL, BRAUNSTEIN, CUSICK, SIMOTAS,
   TITONE, VANEL, AUBRY, TITUS, COOK -- read once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee  on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- recommitted
   to the Committee  on  Corporations,  Authorities  and  Commissions  in
   accordance  with  Assembly  Rule 3, sec. 2 -- reference changed to the
   Committee on Ways and Means --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  in  relation  to prohibiting the imposition and collection of a
   fare, toll, rental, rate, charge or other fee on the Cross Bay  Veter-
   ans Memorial Bridge
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Any fare, toll, rental, rate, charge or other  fee  on  the
 Cross  Bay  Veterans  Memorial  Bridge  shall  cease  to  be  levied and
 collected as of the effective date of this act.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13603-02-8

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