Requires all owners and operators of taxis to participate in the electronic toll collection system and to utilize the facilities and lanes provided therefor.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3272
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 24, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. SPANO, GALEF, ROBINSON, MAISEL, WEPRIN, SCARBOR-
OUGH, HOOPER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. JEFFRIES, MAYERSOHN,
TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring taxis
to participate in the electronic toll collection system and to utilize
facilities and traffic lanes established for such system
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
2 396-ww to read as follows:
3 § 396-ww. Taxis; participation in electronic toll collection system.
4 1. Every owner or operator of a taxi in this state shall be an account
5 holder in the electronic toll collection system, and each taxi operated
6 on a public highway shall be equipped with the appropriate receiver-
7 transmitter for use of such system.
8 2. Every taxi shall use the appropriate facilities and traffic lanes
9 for participation in the electronic toll collection system. Under no
10 circumstances, shall a taxi use a cash lane or any other lane not
11 specifically designated exclusively for electronic toll collection at
12 any toll collection facility at which electronic toll collection is
13 available.
14 3. Every violation of this section is a traffic infraction punishable
15 by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred fifty
16 dollars.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07870-01-1
