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                                   3957
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2025
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 Introduced  by Sens. GOUNARDES, GONZALEZ, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, KRUEGER -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to registration
   fees  for  certain  vehicles; and to repeal certain provisions of such
   law relating thereto

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  opening paragraph of paragraph a of subdivision 6 of
 section 401 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by section  1  of
 part  G  of chapter 59 of the laws of 2009, is amended and two new para-
 graphs a-1 and a-2 are added to read as follows:
   [The] PRIOR TO JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX,  THE  following
 fees  shall be paid to the commissioner, or agent, upon the registration
 or reregistration of a motor vehicle, including a suburban,  in  accord-
 ance with the provisions of this article:
   A-1.  BEGINNING  IN TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE
 AUTHORIZED TO INCREMENTALLY  INCREASE  REGISTRATION  AND  REREGISTRATION
 FEES  ANNUALLY  UNTIL SUCH FEES REACH THE AMOUNTS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH
 A-TWO OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   A-2. (I) BEGINNING IN TWO THOUSAND THIRTY, THE FOLLOWING FEES SHALL BE
 PAID TO THE COMMISSIONER, OR AGENT, UPON THE REGISTRATION OR REREGISTRA-
 TION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WHICH IS A SEDAN, HARDTOP,  COUPE,  CONVERTIBLE,
 STATION  WAGON  OR  HATCHBACK  IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 ARTICLE:
   THE FIRST NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-NINE POUNDS OF THE  WEIGHT  OF  SUCH
 MOTOR  VEHICLE,  FULLY EQUIPPED, ZERO CENTS PER POUND; FOR EACH POUND OF
 MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHT OF AT LEAST TWO THOUSAND POUNDS BUT LESS THAN THREE
 THOUSAND POUNDS, TEN CENTS PER POUND; FOR EACH POUND  OF  MOTOR  VEHICLE
 WEIGHT  OF  AT  LEAST  THREE THOUSAND POUNDS BUT LESS THAN FOUR THOUSAND
 POUNDS, FIFTEEN CENTS PER POUND; FOR EACH POUND OF MOTOR VEHICLE  WEIGHT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 OF  AT  LEAST  FOUR  THOUSAND POUNDS BUT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS,
 TWENTY-ONE CENTS PER POUND; FOR EACH POUND OF MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHT OF AT
 LEAST FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS BUT LESS THAN SIX THOUSAND POUNDS, THIRTY-ONE
 CENTS  PER POUND; FOR EACH POUND OF MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHT OF AT LEAST SIX
 THOUSAND POUNDS BUT LESS THAN SEVEN THOUSAND  POUNDS,  FORTY-FIVE  CENTS
 PER  POUND;  FOR  EACH  POUND  OF MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHT OF AT LEAST SEVEN
 THOUSAND POUNDS BUT LESS THAN EIGHT THOUSAND POUNDS, SIXTY-SIX CENTS PER
 POUND; FOR EACH POUND OF MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHT OF AT LEAST EIGHT THOUSAND
 POUNDS BUT LESS THAN NINE THOUSAND POUNDS, NINETY-SEVEN CENTS PER POUND;
 FOR EACH POUND OF MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHT OF NINE THOUSAND POUNDS OR GREAT-
 ER, ONE DOLLAR AND FORTY-ONE CENTS PER POUND.
   (II) BEGINNING IN TWO THOUSAND THIRTY, THE  FOLLOWING  FEES  SHALL  BE
 PAID TO THE COMMISSIONER, OR AGENT, UPON THE REGISTRATION OR REREGISTRA-
 TION  OF  A MOTOR VEHICLE WHICH IS A SPORTS UTILITY VEHICLE, MINIVAN, OR
 TRUCK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE:
   THE FIRST NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-NINE POUNDS OF THE  WEIGHT  OF  SUCH
 MOTOR  VEHICLE,  FULLY  EQUIPPED, TEN CENTS PER POUND; FOR EACH POUND OF
 MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHT OF AT LEAST TWO THOUSAND POUNDS BUT LESS THAN THREE
 THOUSAND POUNDS, FIFTEEN CENTS PER POUND; FOR EACH POUND OF MOTOR  VEHI-
 CLE WEIGHT OF AT LEAST THREE THOUSAND POUNDS BUT LESS THAN FOUR THOUSAND
 POUNDS,  TWENTY-TWO  CENTS  PER  POUND;  FOR EACH POUND OF MOTOR VEHICLE
 WEIGHT OF AT LEAST FOUR THOUSAND POUNDS  BUT  LESS  THAN  FIVE  THOUSAND
 POUNDS,  THIRTY-TWO  CENTS  PER  POUND;  FOR EACH POUND OF MOTOR VEHICLE
 WEIGHT OF AT LEAST FIVE THOUSAND  POUNDS  BUT  LESS  THAN  SIX  THOUSAND
 POUNDS,  FORTY-SEVEN  CENTS  PER  POUND; FOR EACH POUND OF MOTOR VEHICLE
 WEIGHT OF AT LEAST SIX THOUSAND POUNDS  BUT  LESS  THAN  SEVEN  THOUSAND
 POUNDS,  SIXTY-EIGHT  CENTS  PER  POUND; FOR EACH POUND OF MOTOR VEHICLE
 WEIGHT OF AT LEAST SEVEN THOUSAND POUNDS BUT LESS  THAN  EIGHT  THOUSAND
 POUNDS,  ONE DOLLAR PER POUND; FOR EACH POUND OF MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHT OF
 AT LEAST EIGHT THOUSAND POUNDS BUT LESS THAN NINE THOUSAND  POUNDS,  ONE
 DOLLAR  AND  FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER POUND; FOR EACH POUND OF MOTOR VEHICLE
 WEIGHT OF NINE THOUSAND POUNDS OR GREATER, TWO DOLLARS AND TWELVE  CENTS
 PER POUND.
   (III)  FOR  THE REGISTRATION OR REREGISTRATION OF ANY MOTOR VEHICLE IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH SUBPARAGRAPHS  (I)  AND  (II)  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH  THAT
 PRODUCES  ZERO  EMISSIONS  AND WEIGHS NO MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS,
 THE FEE FOR ONE THOUSAND POUNDS OF MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHT AT A RATE OF TEN
 CENTS PER POUND SHALL BE WAIVED.
   (IV) NOTWITHSTANDING SUBPARAGRAPHS (I) AND (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, FOR
 MOTOR VEHICLES DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF THIS SECTION,  THE  FEE
 FOR SUCH REGISTRATION SHALL BE AS THEREIN PRESCRIBED.
   (V)  THE  CURB WEIGHT OF MOTOR VEHICLE SHALL BE ACCEPTED AS THE WEIGHT
 FOR THE PURPOSE OF REGISTRATION AND REREGISTRATION UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH.
   § 2. Subdivision 21 of section 401 of the vehicle and traffic  law  is
 REPEALED and a new subdivision 21 is added to read as follows:
   21.  A.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL DEPOSIT DAILY THE PERCENTAGES LISTED
 BELOW OF ALL FEES COLLECTED OR RECEIVED BY THE COMMISSIONER PURSUANT  TO
 CERTAIN  REGISTRATION  FEES IMPOSED BY (I) PARAGRAPHS A, A-ONE AND A-TWO
 OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION, (II) ALL  SCHEDULES  OF  SUBDIVISION
 SEVEN  OF  THIS  SECTION,  AND (III) PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF
 THIS SECTION IN A RESPONSIBLE BANK,  BANKING  HOUSE  OR  TRUST  COMPANY,
 WHICH  SHALL  PAY  THE  HIGHEST  RATE  OF INTEREST TO THE STATE FOR SUCH
 DEPOSIT TO THE CREDIT OF THE COMPTROLLER ON  ACCOUNT  OF  THE  DEDICATED
 HIGHWAY  AND  BRIDGE  TRUST FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGHTY-
 NINE-B OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW. ANNUALLY,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  SO
 DEPOSIT  SUCH  REGISTRATION FEES SO COLLECTED OR SO RECEIVED AFTER MARCH
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 THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX UNTIL  SUCH  TIME  AS  THE  ANNUAL
 FINANCIAL  PLAN  OF  THE DEDICATED HIGHWAY AND BRIDGE TRUST FUND AND THE
 DEDICATED MASS TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND ARE MET.  THEREAFTER,  SEVENTY-
 FIVE  PERCENT  OF  SUCH REGISTRATION FEES COLLECTED SHALL BE DIRECTED TO
 FUNDING NEW STATE AND LOCAL STREET SAFETY  PROJECTS  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT
 LIMITED TO PROTECTED BIKE LANES, BOLLARDS, ROAD DIETS, PEDESTRIANIZATION
 OF  STREETS, PEDESTRIAN ISLANDS, RAISED CROSSWALKS, CHICANES, TURN CALM-
 ING, RUMBLE STRIPS, LEADING PEDESTRIAN INTERVALS AND CURB  AND  SIDEWALK
 EXTENSIONS.    THE  REMAINING  TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT SHALL BE EXPENDED FOR
 MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND REVITALIZATION OF  STATE  AND  LOCAL  ROADWAYS,
 WITH  A  PREFERENCE FOR PROJECTS THAT UTILIZE GREEN ASPHALT.  THE AFORE-
 MENTIONED FUNDS FOR STREET SAFETY AND ROADWAY PROJECTS SHALL  BE  PRIOR-
 ITIZED  FOR  USE  IN LOCAL PROJECTS BEFORE USE IN STATE PROJECTS.  EVERY
 BANK, BANKING HOUSE OR TRUST COMPANY THAT ACCEPTS  SUCH  DEPOSITS  SHALL
 EXECUTE AND FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT AND CONTROL AN
 UNDERTAKING  TO  THE  STATE,  IN THE SUM, AND WITH SUCH SURETIES, AS ARE
 REQUIRED AND APPROVED BY THE COMPTROLLER FOR THE SAFE KEEPING AND PROMPT
 PAYMENT ON LEGAL DEMAND THEREFOR OF ALL SUCH MONEYS HELD BY OR ON DEPOS-
 IT IN SUCH BANK, BANKING HOUSE, OR TRUST COMPANY, WITH INTEREST  THEREON
 ON  DAILY  BALANCES  AT SUCH RATE AS THE COMPTROLLER MAY FIX. EVERY SUCH
 UNDERTAKING SHALL HAVE ENDORSED THEREON OR ANNEXED THERETO THE  APPROVAL
 OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AS TO ITS FORM.
   B. OF THE REVENUES SO DEPOSITED, THE COMPTROLLER SHALL RETAIN IN THEIR
 HANDS  SUCH AMOUNT AS THE COMMISSIONER MAY DETERMINE TO BE NECESSARY FOR
 REFUNDS OR REIMBURSEMENTS OF THE FEES COLLECTED OR RECEIVED PURSUANT  TO
 (I)  PARAGRAPHS  A,  A-ONE AND A-TWO OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION,
 (II) ALL SCHEDULES OF SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF THIS SECTION, AND (III) PARA-
 GRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF THIS SECTION TO WHICH REGISTRANTS  SHALL
 BE  ENTITLED  UNDER  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, OUT OF WHICH AMOUNT
 THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PAY ANY REFUNDS OR  REIMBURSEMENTS  OF  THE  FEES
 COLLECTED  OR  RECEIVED  PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPHS  A, A-ONE AND A-TWO OF
 SUBDIVISION SIX, ALL SCHEDULES OF SUBDIVISION SEVEN AND PARAGRAPH  A  OF
 SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF THIS SECTION TO WHICH REGISTRANTS SHALL BE ENTITLED
 UNDER  SUCH  PROVISIONS.  THE COMPTROLLER, AFTER RESERVING THE AMOUNT TO
 PAY SUCH REFUNDS OR REIMBURSEMENTS, SHALL, ON OR BEFORE THE LAST DAY  OF
 EACH  MONTH, DEPOSIT THE BALANCE OF THE REVENUE SO DEPOSITED DURING SUCH
 MONTH INTO THE DEDICATED  HIGHWAY  AND  BRIDGE  TRUST  FUND  ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT  TO SECTION EIGHTY-NINE-B OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW AND THE MASS
 TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION  EIGHTY-NINE-C
 OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   § 3. The commissioner of the department of transportation shall submit
 a  report  to  the  governor and the legislature annually that lists, by
 county, the street safety  projects  and  roadway  improvement  projects
 funded  by  paragraph a of  subdivision 21 of section 410 of the vehicle
 and traffic law, as added by section two of this act. The  report  shall
 also  include,  by  county,  vehicle weight data, the number of vehicles
 receiving a fee reduction for producing zero emissions and the number of
 vehicles categorized by vehicle weight involved in crashes  with  pedes-
 trians,  cyclists  or  other  vehicles  resulting in serious injuries or
 fatalities.  The report shall be made publicly available on the  depart-
 ment of transportation website.
   § 4. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.