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.
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.
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.
Requires the cost or estimated cost of repairs for any motor vehicle damaged in such accident, or if a motor vehicle involved in such accident incurred no damage then a notation of such fact to be included in accident reports and for such information to be disclosed in reports made by motor vehicle condition reporting agencies.
Requires an official inspection station to post a sign or poster informing customers that it is not authorized to inspect an altered motor vehicle unless the registrant presents a state DOT exemption letter, otherwise, such vehicle shall report to the Department of Transportation.
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".
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 a portion of the state highway system as the "Port Authority Police Officer Pavlos D. Pallas Memorial Bridge" located in the neighborhood of East Elmhurst, Queens County.
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.