STATE OF NEW YORK
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6032
IN SENATE(Prefiled)
January 4, 2012
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Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
and Commissions
AN ACT to amend chapter 774 of the laws of 1950, agreeing with the state
of New Jersey with respect to rules and regulations governing traffic
on vehicular crossings operated by the port of New York authority, in
relation to discounted tokens issued to senior citizens
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Chapter 774 of the laws of 1950, agreeing with the state of
2 New Jersey with respect to rules and regulations governing traffic on
3 vehicular crossings operated by the port of New York authority, is
4 amended by adding a new section 2-a to read as follows:
5 § 2-a. The port authority shall offer for sale to senior citizens age
6 sixty years or older, tokens or other payment devices, and may, except
7 as otherwise provided in this section, regulate the use thereof. Such
8 tokens or other payment devices shall entitle senior citizens to use of
9 vehicular crossings operated by the port authority at a reduced cost of
10 fifty percent of the regular fare or toll imposed. In the event the
11 port authority shall impose a surcharge in addition to the regular toll
12 for use of vehicular crossings, such surcharge shall not be deemed a
13 part of the regular crossing fare for purposes of this section and the
14 tokens or other payment devices offered for sale to senior citizens
15 shall also entitle the purchaser to a permanent exemption from the
16 payment of any surcharge. Application for such tokens or other payment
17 devices shall be made in such manner as prescribed by the port authority
18 and shall contain such information as it may reasonably require.
19 § 2. This act shall take effect upon the enactment into law by the
20 state of New Jersey of legislation having an identical effect with this
21 act, but if the state of New jersey shall have already enacted such
22 legislation, this act shall take effect immediately; provided that the
23 chairman of the port authority of New York and New Jersey shall notify
24 the legislative bill drafting commission upon the occurrence of the
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13585-01-1
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1 enactment by the state of New Jersey of the legislation provided for in
2 section one of this act in order that the commission may maintain an
3 accurate and timely effective data base of the official text of the laws
4 of the state of New York in furtherance of effectuating the provisions
5 of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the public
6 officers law.
