STATE OF NEW YORK
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1744
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 10, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- 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 discounted
tolls on the Verrazano-Narrows bridge for residents of Kings county
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. Verrazano-Narrows reduced toll; Kings county. Notwithstand-
4 ing any inconsistent provision of law, but subject to agreements with
5 noteholders and bondholders, the authority shall establish a reduced
6 toll for residents of the county of Kings as set forth in this section,
7 which shall entitle such residents to crossings over the Verrazano-Nar-
8 rows bridge at a reduced cost of fifty-eight per centum of the regular
9 crossing fare imposed on nonresidents of the county of Kings. In the
10 event the authority shall impose a surcharge in addition to the regular
11 toll for crossings over the Verrazano-Narrows bridge, such surcharge
12 shall not be deemed a part of the regular crossing fare for purposes of
13 this section, and such residents of the county of Kings shall be enti-
14 tled to a permanent exemption from the payment of any such surcharge.
15 The provisions of this section shall apply to residents of Kings county
16 who utilize an electronic method of toll payment and who cross the
17 Verrazano-Narrows bridge three or more times per month. Application for
18 such discount shall be made in such manner as prescribed by the authori-
19 ty and shall contain such information as the authority may reasonably
20 require.
21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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