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                                   2051
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2023
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 Introduced  by M. of A. HAWLEY, McDONOUGH, DeSTEFANO, SMULLEN, ANGELINO,
   GALLAHAN,  LEMONDES,  MIKULIN,  DURSO,  MANKTELOW  --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law and the vehicle and traffic
   law, in relation to the exemption  of  disabled  veterans  from  tolls
   collected by the New York state thruway authority
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 361 of the public
 authorities law, as amended by chapter 621  of  the  laws  of  1998,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (a)  In  addition  to  the powers conferred by the vehicle and traffic
 law, the authority is hereby authorized to  promulgate  such  rules  and
 regulations for the use and occupancy of the thruway as may be necessary
 and  proper  for the public safety and convenience, for the preservation
 of its property and for the collection of  tolls  and  provided  further
 that  the  authority,  in  consultation with the departments of environ-
 mental conservation and transportation, is hereby authorized to  promul-
 gate  rules  and regulations necessary to implement a heavy duty vehicle
 roadside inspection program pursuant to section 19-0320 of the  environ-
 mental conservation law.  SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL AUTHORIZE THE
 EXEMPTION  FROM  THE  COLLECTION  OF  SUCH TOLLS UPON ANY NEW YORK STATE
 RESIDENT WHO IS A VETERAN AND IS CERTIFIED BY THE UNITED  STATES  VETER-
 ANS'  ADMINISTRATION OR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE
 DISABILITY PAYMENTS UPON THE CERTIFICATION  OF  SUCH  ADMINISTRATION  OR
 DEPARTMENT FOR A DISABILITY INCURRED BY HIM OR HER IN TIME OF WAR.
   §  2. Subdivision 4 of section 1630 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 amended by section 2 of subpart A of part ZZZ of chapter 59 of the  laws
 of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   4.  Charging of tolls, taxes, fees, licenses or permits for the use of
 the highway or any of its parts or entry into or  remaining  within  the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 central  business  district  established by article forty-four-C of this
 [chapter] TITLE, where the imposition thereof is authorized by  law.  NO
 SUCH  TOLL SHALL BE IMPOSED BY THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AUTHORITY UPON
 ANY  NEW  YORK  STATE  RESIDENT WHO IS A VETERAN AND IS CERTIFIED BY THE
 UNITED STATES VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION OR THE DEPARTMENT OF  DEFENSE  AS
 ENTITLED  TO  RECEIVE DISABILITY PAYMENTS UPON THE CERTIFICATION OF SUCH
 ADMINISTRATION OR DEPARTMENT FOR A DISABILITY INCURRED BY HIM OR HER  IN
 TIME OF WAR.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it  shall  have become a law. Effective immediately the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.