§ 553-f. Tokens. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law,
but subject to agreements with noteholders and bondholders, the
authority shall offer for sale tokens with respect to residents of the
county of Richmond and may, except as otherwise provided herein,
regulate the use thereof. Tokens for residents of the county of Richmond
shall entitle the purchaser to crossings over the Verrazzano-Narrows
bridge at a reduced cost of eighty per centum of the regular crossing
fare imposed on nonresidents of the county of Richmond. In the event the
authority shall impose a surcharge in addition to the regular toll for
crossings over the Verrazzano-Narrows bridge, such surcharge shall not
be deemed a part of the regular crossing fare for purposes of this
section, and the tokens offered for sale to the residents of the county
of Richmond as herein provided shall also entitle the purchaser to a
permanent exemption from the payment of any such surcharge in an amount
equal to the amount of any such surcharge imposed during calendar year
nineteen hundred ninety-three. Application for such tokens or other
payment devices shall be made in such manner as prescribed by the
authority and shall contain such information as the authority may
reasonably require.