Assembly Bill A6598

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a toll exemption for certain residents of the central business district

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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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2021-A6598 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7398
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1704-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A541

2021-A6598 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a toll exemption for residents of the central business district who have a household income less than or equal to one hundred twenty percent of the median income.

2021-A6598 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6598
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
   a toll  exemption  for  certain  residents  of  the  central  business
   district
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1704-a of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A. NO PERSON SHALL BE CHARGED A CENTRAL BUSINESS  DISTRICT  TOLL  IF
 SUCH  PERSON  IS  A  RESIDENT  OF THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. FOR THE
 PURPOSE OF THIS SUBDIVISION "RESIDENT" MEANS A PERSON WHO RESIDES IN THE
 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT AND HAS A HOUSEHOLD INCOME LESS THAN OR  EQUAL
 TO  ONE  HUNDRED  TWENTY  PERCENT  OF  THE MEDIAN INCOME OF THE STANDARD
 STATISTICAL AREA AS DEFINED BY THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU.   APPLI-
 CATION  FOR  SUCH  TOLL  EXEMPTION  SHALL  BE  MADE  IN  SUCH  MANNER AS
 PRESCRIBED BY THE TRIBOROUGH  BRIDGE  AND  TUNNEL  AUTHORITY  AND  SHALL
 CONTAIN SUCH INFORMATION AS THE AUTHORITY MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09299-01-1

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