Provides that no toll may be established, charged and collected on any vehicle entering the central business district in any calendar year for the first twelve times; provided, however, on and after entering the central business district for the thirteenth time, a toll shall be charged and collected on such vehicle.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7728
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
October 27, 2023
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Introduced by Sen. CHU -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to certain
tolls paid by certain vehicles to the central business district
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1704-a of the vehicle and traffic
2 law, as added by section 1 of subpart A of part ZZZ of chapter 59 of the
3 laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
4 1. Consistent with the goals of reducing traffic congestion within the
5 central business district and funding capital projects the Triborough
6 bridge and tunnel authority shall have the power, subject to agreements
7 with its bondholders, and applicable federal law to establish and charge
8 variable tolls and fees for vehicles entering or remaining in the
9 central business district at any time and shall have the power, subject
10 to agreements with bondholders, and applicable federal law to make rules
11 and regulations for the establishment and collection of central business
12 district tolls, fees, and other charges. For purposes of establishing a
13 central business district toll or tolls the board shall, at minimum,
14 ensure annual revenues and fees collected under such program, less costs
15 of operation of the same, provide for sufficient revenues into the
16 central business district tolling capital lockbox fund, established
17 pursuant to section five hundred fifty-three-j of the public authorities
18 law necessary to fund fifteen billion dollars for capital projects for
19 the 2020 to 2024 MTA capital program, and any additional revenues above
20 that amount to be available for any successor programs. Additionally, no
21 toll may be established and charged on passenger vehicles registered
22 pursuant to subdivision six of section four hundred one of this chapter
23 more than once per day for purposes of entering the central business
24 district. Additionally, no toll may be established, charged and
25 collected on any vehicle entering the central business district in any
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13000-04-3
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1 calendar year for the first twelve times; provided, however, on and
2 after entering the central business district for the thirteenth time, a
3 toll shall be charged and collected on such vehicle.
4 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.