Senate Bill S6535

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires ferries to transport certain members of the United States armed forces free of charge

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A4089 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-S6535 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4089
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §131-g, Hway L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S5133, A6547
2019-2020: S4315, A6365

2021-S6535 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes a county board of supervisors to require that a ferry operating within such county transport without charge or fee of any kind, any soldier, sailor or marine in uniform during their term of enlistment in the service of the United States.

2021-S6535 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6535 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6535
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 5, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROOKS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the highway law, in relation to providing that a  county
   board of supervisors shall be authorized to require that a ferry shall
   carry  without charge or fee of any kind for transportation any member
   of the United States armed forces in  uniform  during  their  term  of
   enlistment in the service of the United States
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 131-g of the highway law, as amended by chapter 897
 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
   § 131-g. Regulation of toll rates. 1. Such boards shall have power  by
 a  vote  of two-thirds of all the members elected to authorize an alter-
 ation, reduction or change of the rates of toll charged or  received  by
 any turnpike, plank or gravel road, or other toll road within such coun-
 ty,  or by any bridge company or ferry within such county, or, if within
 more than one county, then by joint action with the supervisors of  such
 counties,  provided such alteration shall be asked for by the directors,
 trustees or owners of such road, bridge or ferry; but that  no  increase
 of  toll  shall be so authorized unless notice of such proposed increase
 shall have been published once each week for three successive weeks in a
 newspaper having general circulation in each town in which such road  or
 bridge  is  located  or  in  which such ferry is operated, commencing at
 least thirty days prior to the  date  of  such  authorization;  and  any
 alteration  in  rates of toll authorized by any board of supervisors may
 be changed or modified by any subsequent board, on their own motion,  by
 a  like vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to such board; but
 nothing [herein] IN THIS SECTION contained shall affect or  abridge  the
 powers of any city.
   2.  IN  THE  CASE  OF  RATES OF TOLL FOR A FERRY, SUCH BOARDS SHALL BE
 AUTHORIZED TO ADOPT A LOCAL LAW TO PROVIDE  THAT  A  FERRY  SHALL  CARRY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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