STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8024 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY September 13, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to toll exemptions for certain vehicles under the central business district tolling program The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 1704-a of the vehicle and 2 traffic law, as added by section 1 of subpart A of part ZZZ of chapter 3 59 of the laws of 2019, are amended to read as follows: 4 1. Consistent with the goals of reducing traffic congestion within the 5 central business district and funding capital projects the Triborough 6 bridge and tunnel authority shall have the power, subject to agreements 7 with its bondholders, and applicable federal law to establish and charge 8 variable tolls and fees for vehicles entering or remaining in the 9 central business district at any time and shall have the power, subject 10 to agreements with bondholders, and applicable federal law to make rules 11 and regulations for the establishment and collection of central business 12 district tolls, fees, and other charges. For purposes of establishing a 13 central business district toll or tolls the board shall, at minimum, 14 ensure annual revenues and fees collected under such program, less costs 15 of operation of the same, provide for sufficient revenues into the 16 central business district tolling capital lockbox fund, established 17 pursuant to section five hundred fifty-three-j of the public authorities 18 law necessary to fund fifteen billion dollars for capital projects for 19 the 2020 to 2024 MTA capital program, and any additional revenues above 20 that amount to be available for any successor programs. Additionally, no 21 toll may be established and charged on passenger vehicles registered 22 pursuant to subdivision six of section four hundred one of this chapter 23 more than once per day for purposes of entering the central business 24 district. Additionally, no toll may be established and charged on vehi- EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13021-02-3
A. 8024 2 1 cles registered pursuant to subdivision six of section four hundred one 2 of this chapter which are primarily used for purposes of commercial or 3 residential repair services more than once per day for purposes of 4 entering the central business district. 5 2. No qualifying authorized emergency vehicle as defined pursuant to 6 section one hundred one of this chapter, or [a] qualifying vehicle 7 transporting a person with disabilities, or vehicle registered under 8 subdivision six of section four hundred one of this chapter by a civil 9 service employee; or vehicle registered under subdivision six of section 10 four hundred one of this chapter by a person enrolled in an institution 11 of higher education located within the central business district shall 12 be charged a central business district toll if it enters or remains in 13 the central business district. Application for such toll exemption shall 14 be made in such manner as prescribed by the Triborough bridge and tunnel 15 authority and shall contain such information as the authority may 16 reasonably require. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 18 have become a law.