NY State Senate Bill 2023-S2671

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

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Jan 03, 2024	referred to transportation
Jan 24, 2023	referred to transportation

2023-S2671 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2027
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Add §378-b, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: A8467
2021-2022: A4743
2025-2026: S39

2023-S2671 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides milk dealers who operate trucks throughout the state buying, delivering, and selling milk with an EZ pass free of charge, where the authority will be responsible for the cost so long as it can be proved the truck is used exclusively for such purpose.

2023-S2671 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S2671

SPONSOR: WALCZYK
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to providing
milk dealers with electronic toll collection devices free of charge

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To allow milk truckers to transport their products free of charge while
using New York State thruways.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This legislation amends section 378-b of the public authorities law in
relation to issuing electronic toll collection devices for single unit
trucks and trucks having two or more axles which are owned and operated
by a person or entity engaged in the purchasing, handling, or selling of
milk.

Section 2: Outlines the responsibilities and actions that need to be

taken by the authority once signed into law.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Milk truckers are vitally important to the delivery and distribution of
milk across the state of New York. In addition, when coupled with the
current milk market and the impact low milk checks have had on the
bottom lines of dairy farms, it's never been more important to give New
York farmers a helping hand.

This legislation would allow milk trucks to travel the New York State
thruway system free of charge, giving farmers the opportunity to take
the money that they would have paid to the tolls and reinvest in their
respective operations.

With the costs of doing business and transportation constantly going up,
we want to make sure that these dairy farmers can still afford to deliv-
er their products to where they need to go, while at the same time
providing an opportunity to grow.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2020 Referred to transportation; held for consideration in transporta-
tion

2022 Referred to transportation; held for consideration in transporta-
tion

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

To be determined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The 120th day after being signed into law.

2023-S2671 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2671
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. WALCZYK -- 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  providing
   milk dealers with electronic toll collection devices free of charge
 
   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 378-b to read as follows:
   §  378-B.  MILK  DEALER  EZ PASS. 1. THE AUTHORITY SHALL ESTABLISH AND
 ISSUE ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION DEVICES  FOR  SINGLE  UNIT  TRUCKS  AND
 TRUCKS HAVING TWO OR MORE AXLES WHICH ARE OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PERSON
 OR ENTITY ENGAGED IN THE PURCHASING, HANDLING OR SELLING OF MILK, OR WHO
 BARGAINS  FOR  THE  PURCHASE  OR SALE OF MILK, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION
 FOUR OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE OF THE AGRICULTURE  AND  MARKETS
 LAW,  WHEN  SUCH  TRUCKS ARE USED EXCLUSIVELY TO FURTHER THE PURCHASING,
 HANDLING, AND SELLING OF MILK THROUGHOUT THE  STATE.  THE  USE  OF  SUCH
 ELECTRONIC  COLLECTION  DEVICES  SHALL  BE AT NO COST TO SUCH PERSONS OR
 ENTITIES, AND THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR  THE  COST  OF  THE
 TOLL  IMPOSED FOR THE USE OF THE THRUWAY SYSTEM, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF,
 BY THE TRUCK TO WHICH THIS DEVICE IS AFFIXED.
   2. THE AUTHORITY SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS  TO  IMPLEMENT
 THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION,  INCLUDING  ESTABLISHING THE TYPE OF
 DOCUMENTATION OR OTHER PROOF REQUIRED TO PROVE THAT A  TRUCK  IS  EXCLU-
 SIVELY  USED  TO  FURTHER  THE PURCHASING, HANDLING, AND SELLING OF MILK
 THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
   § 2. 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 imple-
 mentation of this act on its effective date are authorized  to  be  made
 and completed on or before such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06738-01-3

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Senate Bill S2671

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

2023-S2671 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S2671 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S2671 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2671 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Mark Walczyk

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

2023-S2671 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S2671 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S2671 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2671 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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