Assembly Actions -
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Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to transportation |
Sep 24, 2021 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S7398
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2021-S7398 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6598
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1704-a, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
-
A541
2021-S7398 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7398 SPONSOR: HOYLMAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing a toll exemption for certain residents of the central business district SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill creates an exemption for persons who reside within the central business district of Manhattan. Their household income must be equal to or less than 120% of the median income of the standard statistical area, as defined by the US Census Bureau. The Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA) will determine who is eligible for the exemption, the manner in which the request for the exemption be made, and the informa- tion required in the application. JUSTIFICATION: In 2017, NYU's Furman Center surveyed residents and determined that the
2021-S7398 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7398 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E September 24, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules 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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