Provides for reduced fare tokens (80% of regular rate) for residents of Nassau county for use of the Triborough, Bronx-Whitestone, Throgs Neck and Verrazano-Narrows bridges operated by the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority upon approval by bond and note holders of such authority and subject to regulation for usage by the authority.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6652
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 24, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. CURRAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing
reduced fare tokens for residents of Nassau county over certain bridg-
es operated by the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority
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 553-j to read as follows:
3 § 553-j. Tokens; Nassau county residents. Notwithstanding any incon-
4 sistent provision of law, but subject to agreements with noteholders and
5 bondholders, the authority shall offer for sale tokens with respect to
6 residents of the county of Nassau and may, except as otherwise provided
7 herein, regulate the use thereof. Tokens for residents of the county of
8 Nassau shall entitle the purchaser to crossings over the Triborough,
9 Bronx-Whitestone, Throgs Neck, and Verrazano-Narrows bridges at a
10 reduced cost of eighty per centum of the regular crossing fare imposed
11 on nonresidents of the county of Nassau. Application for such tokens
12 shall be made in such manner as prescribed by the authority and shall
13 contain such information as the authority may reasonably require.
14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
15 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08533-01-1
