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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Mar 06, 2017 |
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Senate Bill S5036
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2017-S5036 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6701
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §206, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S6995, A9882
2013-2014: S3519, A4396
2015-2016: S4758, A6940
2019-2020: A6005
2021-2022: A6026
2023-2024: A2649
2017-S5036 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5036 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to directing the commissioner of motor vehicles to provide certain services on Fishers Island for a limited period of time PURPOSE : To require the commissioner of motor vehicles to provide department services to the residents of Fishers Island in Suffolk County. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This bill would require the DMV commissioner to deputize a person or in lieu thereof utilize department personnel to issue licenses and registrations with the accompanying required tests (written, road, eye, photographs) at least twice a year for two business days from a facility located on Fishers Island. JUSTIFICATION : Fishers Island in the town of Southold is only accessible by ferry from New London, Connecticut. In order to get to the motor vehicle office in Riverhead, an island resident must take the ferry to New London then the ferry to Orient Point and drive to Riverhead a total distance of 57 miles totaling a nearly three hours trip one way. In
2017-S5036 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5036 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 6, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to directing the commissioner of motor vehicles to provide certain services on Fishers Island for a limited period of time THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 206 of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 141 of the laws of 1969, is amended to read as follows: § 206. Deputization of agents. 1. The commissioner may, in his OR HER discretion, deputize any person to act for the commissioner, subject to rules and limitations prescribed by him OR HER, for the purpose of issu- ing or renewing licenses, registrations and number plates. Any such license, registration or number plate so issued or renewed shall be subject to cancellation by the commissioner, if improperly issued. Such deputies shall not receive compensation from the state under this [section] SUBDIVISION, and no fee in addition to the fees prescribed by law shall be charged any applicant unless such fee has been approved by the commissioner. The commissioner may, without a hearing, revoke at any time the authority granted to any person under this [section] SUBDIVI- SION. 2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEPUTIZE A PERSON TO ACT FOR THE COMMISSION- ER, SUBJECT TO RULES AND LIMITATIONS PRESCRIBED BY HIM OR HER, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ISSUING OR RENEWING LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND NUMBER PLATES FOR PERSONS LIVING ON FISHERS ISLAND IN THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK. IN CARRYING OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SUCH DEPUTY SHALL ISSUE AND RENEW SUCH LICENSES, INCLUDING THE ADMINISTRATION OF WRITTEN AND ROAD TESTS, EYE EXAMINATIONS AND PHOTOGRAPHS, REGISTRATIONS AND NUMBER PLATES FROM A FACILITY LOCATED ON FISHERS ISLAND. SUCH FACIL- ITY SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE TWICE ANNUALLY, AND SHALL BE OPERATED EACH TIME FOR A PERIOD OF TIME TO BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER, BUT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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