Establishes a central business district toll exemption for officers and employees of the city of New York, first responders, physicians, nurses, and people entering the city for medical treatment.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1174
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. BEEPHAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
a central business district toll exemption for officers and employees
of the city of New York, first responders, physicians, nurses, and
anyone entering the central business district for medical treatment
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 1704-a of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
3 2-a. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no
4 officer or employee of the city of New York, first responder, physician
5 or nurse licensed pursuant to the education law, or anyone entering the
6 central business district for medical treatment shall be charged a
7 central business district toll if such first responder is employed by
8 the state or any municipality thereof. Application for such toll
9 exemption shall be made in such manner as prescribed by the Triborough
10 bridge and tunnel authority and shall contain such information as the
11 authority may reasonably require.
12 (b) For the purposes of this subdivision, "first responder" shall
13 include but not be limited to a member of a police department or fire
14 department, an emergency medical technician, correction officer,
15 dispatcher, or other uniformed officer.
16 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
17 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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