NY State Senate Bill 2023-S13

Senate Bill S13

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to a rebate for residents of Kings county who frequently commute across the Verrazzano-Narrows bridge

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Current 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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Jan 03, 2024	referred to transportation
Jan 04, 2023	referred to transportation

2023-S13 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4002
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Add §553-1, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S4490, A7094
2021-2022: S762, A6627

2023-S13 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to a rebate for residents of Kings county who commute across the Verrazzano-Narrows bridge more than ten times per month while using a New York customer service E-ZPass account.

2023-S13 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S13

SPONSOR: GOUNARDES
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to a rebate for
residents of Kings county who frequently commute across the Verrazzano-
Narrows bridge

 
PURPOSE:

To provide Kings County residents who, in a month, make at least ten
trips across the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge using their E-Z Pass with the
same discount that is available to Staten Island residents.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of this bill adds a new section 553-I to the Public Authori-
ties Law to provide that any resident of Kings County who, in a month,
make at least ten trips across the Verrazzano-Narrows bridge using a New
York customer service E-Z Pass account will receive the same discount
provided to Staten Island residents who makes at least three trips

across the bridge in a month using a New York customer service E-Z Pass
account. Additionally, this discount program does not apply to vehicles
that are used for commercial purposes_

Section two of this bill provides that this act shall take effect on the
thirtieth day after it shall have become a law.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Many full-time employees work more than 250 days in one year. For those
Kings County residents who need to use the Verrazzano-Narrows bridge to
get to work each work day; commuting costs include more than simply gas,
vehicle wear and tear and parking. Their commuting costs include at
least $4250 for the Verrazzano-Narrows bridge toll, which, at $17, makes
it the most expensive toll bridge in the Country.

Our citizens who need to use the Verrazzano-Narrows bridge to earn their
livelihood should not have to pay these outrageously high tolls simply
because they need to get to and from work. This bill will allow them to
keep more of their hard-earned wages by reducing the toll for crossing
the Verrazzano-Narrows bridge.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2022: S762 - Referred to Transportation

2021: S762 - Referred to Transportation

2020: S4490 - Referred to Transportation

2019: S4490 - Passed Senate, died in Assembly

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have
become a law.

2023-S13 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    13
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to a rebate for
   residents of Kings county who frequently commute across the  Verrazza-
   no-Narrows bridge

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 553-l to read as follows:
   §  553-L.  VERRAZZANO-NARROWS  BRIDGE; KINGS COUNTY PROGRAM.  NOTWITH-
 STANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, BUT  SUBJECT  TO  AGREEMENTS
 WITH  NOTEHOLDERS  AND BONDHOLDERS, THE AUTHORITY SHALL CREDIT RESIDENTS
 OF THE COUNTY OF KINGS WHO MAKE TEN OR MORE TRIPS PER MONTH USING A  NEW
 YORK  CUSTOMER  SERVICE E-ZPASS ACCOUNT ON THE VERRAZZANO-NARROWS BRIDGE
 WITH THE SAME REBATE OR REBATES PROVIDED TO STATEN ISLAND RESIDENTS  WHO
 MAKE  THREE  OR  MORE  TRIPS PER MONTH USING A NEW YORK CUSTOMER SERVICE
 E-ZPASS ACCOUNT ON THE  VERRAZZANO-NARROWS  BRIDGE,  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,
 THAT SUCH CREDIT SHALL NOT APPLY TO TRIPS MADE BY VEHICLES THAT ARE USED
 FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD01491-01-3

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