Assembly Bill A1878

2019-2020 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 bridg

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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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2019-A1878 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4664
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A8437, S5092

2019-A1878 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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.

2019-A1878 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1878
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2019
                                ___________
 
 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  Governor
 Mario M. Cuomo bridge.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01230-01-9

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