New York Assembly Bill A03624 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3624--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY February 3, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee on Trans- portation in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing a temporary toll holiday for use of the thruway 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 390 to read as follows: 3 § 390. Thruway toll holiday. Notwithstanding any other provision of 4 law to the contrary, for the period beginning June first, two thousand 5 twenty-four through August thirty-first, two thousand twenty-four the 6 authority shall suspend the collection of any fees, rentals or charges 7 imposed pursuant to subdivision eight of section three hundred fifty- 8 four of this title for the use of the thruway or any part thereof. 9 § 2. By November 1, 2024, the comptroller shall transfer from the 10 general fund to the thruway authority an amount no greater than the 11 amount that would have otherwise been collected by the thruway authority 12 if the toll holiday established by section 390 of the public authorities 13 law had not been authorized; provided, however, that the comptroller 14 shall make such transfer only after the director of the budget has 15 determined in the director's discretion that the transfer is necessary 16 to ensure the thruway authority meets its expenses and obligations at 17 the end of the toll collection holiday established by section 390 of the 18 public authorities law. 19 § 3. The thruway authority shall on an emergency basis, promulgate 20 and/or amend any rules and regulations necessary to provide for the 21 provisions of this act. 22 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07319-02-4