STATE OF NEW YORK
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810
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 16, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to providing
access to the E-ZPass program on applications for motor vehicle regis-
trations
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 362 of the public authorities law, as amended by
2 chapter 766 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
3 § 362. Assistance by state officers, departments, boards, divisions
4 and commissions; access to E-ZPass program. (a) At the request of the
5 authority, engineering and legal services for such authority shall be
6 performed by forces or officers of the department of transportation and
7 the department of law respectively, and all other state officers,
8 departments, boards, divisions and commissions shall render services
9 within their respective functions. At the request of the authority,
10 services in connection with the collection of any charges or fees for
11 the use of the thruway, the New York state canal system or any part
12 thereof may be performed by the department of motor vehicles.
13 (b) The department of motor vehicles shall include on all motor vehi-
14 cle registration applications as furnished by the commissioner of motor
15 vehicles, the opportunity for such applicants to voluntarily participate
16 in the E-ZPass program as prescribed by the authority of motor vehicles.
17 The purpose of such measure is to facilitate participation in the
18 E-ZPass program, therefore the department of motor vehicles and the
19 authority shall establish means by which the relevant information may be
20 shared to achieve such purpose. Participation in the E-ZPass program
21 shall be subject to the procedures, terms, conditions and agreements as
22 from time to time may be issued by the authority. Such terms, conditions
23 and agreements may include minimum deposits, administrative service fees
24 on accounts or equipment, limits on transferability, and E-ZPass account
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 requirements. Use of the E-ZPass system may be conditioned on continued
2 compliance with requirements of other agencies which operate the E-ZPass
3 system. Unauthorized or improper use of an E-ZPass tag or dedicated
4 E-ZPass lane is prohibited and may result in cancellation of E-ZPass
5 account privilege and/or the imposition of administrative fees, costs or
6 penalties.
7 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
8 have become a law; provided, that the commissioner of motor vehicles is
9 immediately authorized and directed to promulgate, amend and/or repeal
10 any rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this
11 act on its effective date.
