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                                    949
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2019
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 Introduced  by M. of A. CUSICK, COLTON, ABBATE -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 47 of the laws of 1931 relating to declaring the
   policy of the states of New York and New Jersey in regard  to  certain
   vehicular bridges and tunnels within the port of New York district, in
   relation  to economic impact statements prior to the increase of tolls
   for the use of bridges and tunnels
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  opening paragraph of section 11 of chapter 47 of the
 laws of 1931 relating to declaring the policy of the states of New  York
 and New Jersey in regard to certain vehicular bridges and tunnels within
 the  port of New York district, as amended by chapter 807 of the laws of
 1955, is amended to read as follows:
   The port authority is hereby authorized to make and enforce such rules
 and regulations and to establish, levy and collect such tolls and  other
 charges  in  connection  with any vehicular bridges and tunnels which it
 may now or hereafter be authorized to own, construct, operate or control
 (including the said Holland tunnel and the said Midtown Hudson  tunnel),
 as  it  may  deem  necessary,  proper or desirable, which said tolls and
 charges shall be at  least  sufficient  to  meet  the  expenses  of  the
 construction,  operation and maintenance thereof, and to provide for the
 payment of, with interest upon, and the amortization and  retirement  of
 bonds  or  other securities or obligations issued or incurred for bridge
 or tunnel purposes.  There  shall  be  allocated  to  the  cost  of  the
 construction,  operation  and  maintenance  of such bridges and tunnels,
 such proportion of the general expenses of  the  port  authority  as  it
 shall  deemed  properly  chargeable thereto.   NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
 PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO TOLL OR OTHER CHARGE IN  CONNECTION
 WITH  ANY  VEHICULAR  BRIDGE OR TUNNEL SHALL BE INCREASED UNTIL NOT LESS
 THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF AN ECONOMIC IMPACT  STATEMENT  ON
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 THE PROPOSED INCREASE. SUCH ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT SHALL BE ISSUED BY
 AN  INDEPENDENT  CONTRACTOR ENGAGED BY THE AUTHORITY BASED ON A STUDY OF
 THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF SUCH PROPOSED  INCREASE  OF  THE  TOLL  OR  OTHER
 CHARGE UPON ALL COMMUNITIES AFFECTED THEREBY.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect upon the enactment into law by the
 state of New Jersey of legislation having an identical effect with  this
 act,  but  if  the  state  of New Jersey shall have already enacted such
 legislation, this act shall take effect immediately; provided  that  the
 state  of  New Jersey shall notify the legislative bill drafting commis-
 sion upon the occurrence of the enactment of  the  legislation  provided
 for in section one of this act in order that the commission may maintain
 an  accurate  and timely effective data base of the official text of the
 laws of the state  of  New  York  in  furtherance  of  effectuating  the
 provisions  of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the
 public officers law.