Directs the commissioner of transportation to waive the annual security deposit fee specified in Use and Occupancy Permit No. 82771 issued to the Bedford Hills Fire District, Town of Bedford, Westchester County allowing for the use of approximately 4,000 square feet of state land for parking for volunteer firefighter members of the Bedford Hills Fire District.
Increases the threshold for office of the comptroller review of the metropolitan transportation authority discretionary awards to MWBEs and small businesses from one million dollars to one million five hundred thousand dollars.
Increases fees for the registration of larger, heavier motor vehicles; provides a waiver for a portion of weight added by batteries in electric vehicles.
Provides that the thruway authority shall issue permits for ambulances and fire vehicles exempting such vehicles from paying tolls on the thruway when engaged in an emergency operation.
Requires the commissioner of transportation to report on collisions that have occurred between motor vehicles and bridges or elevated structures on or crossing highways under the jurisdiction of the department of transportation in the annual report to the legislature.
Increases the number of years a small business can participate in the small business mentor program from four years to five years for Tier 1 and from four years to five years for Tier 2; increases cap on awards under MTA's small business mentor program from one million dollars to one million five hundred thousand dollars for Tier 2 contracts; requires a report to the legislature and the governor.
Requires the department of transportation to provide a list of legal clearance heights for bridges to owners or operators of trucks, commercial vehicles, tractors, tractor-trailer combinations, tractor-semitrailer combinations, or tractor-trailer-semitrailer combinations.
Establishes the COVID-19 livery vehicle recovery act; provides any entity issuing for-hire vehicle licenses shall, for a minimum of one year upon the effective date of this act, allow for the renewal of livery vehicle licenses which expired during the COVID-19 pandemic, under the same vehicle type requirement that existed at the time of expiration unless the livery vehicle owner opts to renew at the current requirement; provides that livery vehicle owners seeking a renewal of an expired license during this open window shall not be penalized, such as through additional charges or fees.
Establishes a distinctive plate honoring the Eagle Scouts for which the regular registration fee will apply plus an initial one time service charge of $25.
Designates all that portion of the state highway system constituting New York state route 109 bridge over the southern state parkway in the town of Babylon, Suffolk county, as the "Lieutenant Commander Phillip Wayne Johnson Memorial Bridge".
Authorizes and directs the department of transportation to conduct a study on proposed improvements of state route 303 in the town of Orangetown, county of Rockland.