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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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            S. 6491                                                  A. 9301
 
                SENATE - ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 15, 2012
                                       ___________
 
        IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sen.  CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered
          printed, and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Local
          Government
 
        IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE -- read once and referred
          to the Committee on Local Governments
 
        AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the  vehicle  and  traffic

          law, in relation to authorizing the county of Rockland to regulate the
          registration  and  licensing of taxicabs, limousines, and livery vehi-
          cles
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1.  Subdivision 1 of section 181 of the general municipal law,
     2  as  amended  by  chapter  430 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    1. The registration and licensing of taxicabs and may limit the number
     5  of taxicabs to be licensed and the county of Westchester may adopt ordi-
     6  nances regulating the registration and licensing of taxicabs and  limou-
     7  sines  and  may  limit  the  number  to be licensed; [and] the county of
     8  Nassau may adopt ordinances regulating the registration of taxicabs  and

     9  limousines;  and  the  county  of Rockland may adopt local laws or ordi-
    10  nances regulating the registration and  licensing  of  taxicabs,  limou-
    11  sines, and livery vehicles and may limit the number to be licensed.
    12    §  2.  Paragraph  b of subdivision 1 of section 498 of the vehicle and
    13  traffic law, as added by chapter 549 of the laws of 2006, is amended  to
    14  read as follows:
    15    b. "Licensing jurisdiction" shall mean a city with a population of one
    16  million  or  more,  or a county within New York state contiguous to such
    17  city or the county of Rockland, that requires the issuance of a license,
    18  permit, registration, certification or other approval for a  vehicle  to
    19  perform  the  pre-arranged pick up or drop off of one or more passengers
    20  in such jurisdiction for compensation.
    21    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14287-02-2