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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         3238--A
                                                                Cal. No. 255
 
                               2009-2010 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 23, 2009
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, ABBATE, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by
          -- M. of A.  BRENNAN, COLTON, HOYT, McENENY, PHEFFER, ROBINSON -- read
          once and referred to the Committee on Transportation -- reported  from
          committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,

          retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
        AN  ACT to direct the New York state thruway authority, the metropolitan
          transportation authority and the port authority of New  York  and  New
          Jersey  to  conduct  a study to review the placement of cash lanes and
          lanes utilizing electronic toll collection systems
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  The New York state thruway authority and the metropolitan
     2  transportation authority (hereinafter referred to in  this  act  as  the
     3  "authorities")  are  each  hereby  authorized  and directed to conduct a
     4  study to review existing rules and regulations on the placement of  cash
     5  lanes and lanes utilizing electronic toll collection systems, as defined
     6  in  subdivision 12 of section 2985 of the public authorities law, at all

     7  toll barriers and interchanges operated by  each  such  authority.  Such
     8  studies  shall examine the effect of the current placement of cash lanes
     9  and lanes utilizing electronic toll collection systems on  traffic  flow
    10  and  volume through toll barriers and interchanges, and on vehicle occu-
    11  pant and toll collector safety. Following such  review  and  study,  the
    12  authorities  each  shall determine whether changes to the current place-
    13  ment of such lanes at toll barriers and interchanges under their respec-
    14  tive jurisdictions should be instituted to make such placement  uniform,
    15  and  whether such uniform placement would maximize the efficient flow of
    16  traffic and improve the safety of vehicle occupants and toll collectors.
    17  The chairman of the New York state thruway authority and the chairman of
    18  the metropolitan transportation authority shall each report  such  find-

    19  ings to the governor and the legislature by January 30, 2012.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06243-03-0
        A. 3238--A                          2
 
     1    §  2.  The port authority of New York and New Jersey is hereby author-
     2  ized and directed to conduct a study to review existing rules and  regu-
     3  lations  on  the  placement of cash lanes and lanes utilizing electronic
     4  toll collection systems, as defined in subdivision 12 of section 2985 of
     5  the  public authorities law, at all toll barriers and interchanges oper-
     6  ated by such authority within the territorial limits of the state of New
     7  York. Such study shall examine the effect of the  current  placement  of

     8  cash  lanes  and  lanes  utilizing electronic toll collection systems on
     9  traffic flow and volume through toll barriers and  interchanges  and  on
    10  vehicle  occupant  and  toll collector safety. Following such review and
    11  study, such authority shall determine whether  changes  to  the  current
    12  placement  of  such  lanes  at  toll barriers and interchanges should be
    13  instituted to make such placement  uniform,  and  whether  such  uniform
    14  placement  would  maximize the efficient flow of traffic and improve the
    15  safety of vehicle occupants and toll collectors.  The  chairman  of  the
    16  port  authority of New York and New Jersey shall report such findings to
    17  the governor and the legislature by January 30, 2012.
    18    § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    19  it shall have become a law; provided, however, that:

    20    a. section two of this act shall take effect upon the  enactment  into
    21  law by the state of New Jersey of legislation having an identical effect
    22  with  such  section,  but if the state of New Jersey has already enacted
    23  such legislation, section two of this act shall take effect on the  same
    24  date this act takes effect;
    25    b. the New York state thruway authority and the metropolitan transpor-
    26  tation authority are authorized and directed to promulgate any rules and
    27  regulations  necessary  to  implement  the  provisions of this act on or
    28  before such effective date; and
    29    c. the chairman of the port authority of New York and New Jersey shall
    30  notify the legislative bill drafting commission upon the  occurrence  of
    31  the  enactment  into  law  by the state of New Jersey of the legislation
    32  provided for in section two of this act in order that the commission may

    33  maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text
    34  of the laws of the state of New York in  furtherance  of  effecting  the
    35  provisions  of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the
    36  public officers law.