Senate Bill S6159

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires port authority to acquire economic impact statement prior to increasing bridge and tunnel tolls

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

  • 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-S6159 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Laws Affected:
Amd §11, Chap 47 of 1931
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1819
2011-2012: S6034
2013-2014: S2472
2015-2016: S3391
2017-2018: S2818
2019-2020: S3270
2023-2024: S4765

2021-S6159 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the port authority of New York and New Jersey to acquire an economic impact statement by an independent contractor at least 30 days prior to increasing bridge and tunnel tolls.

2021-S6159 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6159 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6159
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 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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