STATE OF NEW YORK
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9757
IN ASSEMBLY
March 28, 2022
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Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing
a temporary toll holiday for use of the thruway
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new
2 section 389 to read as follows:
3 § 389. Thruway toll holiday. Notwithstanding any other provision of
4 law to the contrary, for the period beginning June first, two thousand
5 twenty-two through August thirty-first, two thousand twenty-two the
6 authority shall suspend the collection of any fees, rentals or charges
7 imposed pursuant to subdivision eight of section three hundred fifty-
8 four of this title for the use of the thruway or any part thereof.
9 § 2. By November first, two thousand twenty-two, the comptroller shall
10 transfer from the general fund to the thruway authority an amount no
11 greater than the amount that would have otherwise been collected by the
12 thruway authority if the toll holiday established by section 389 of the
13 public authorities law had not been authorized; provided, however, that
14 the comptroller shall make such transfer only after the director of the
15 budget has determined in his or her discretion that the transfer is
16 necessary to ensure the thruway authority meets its expenses and obli-
17 gations at the end of the toll collection holiday established by section
18 389 of the public authorities law.
19 § 3. The thruway authority shall on an emergency basis, promulgate
20 and/or amend any rules and regulations necessary to provide for the
21 provisions of this act.
22 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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