New York Senate Bill S08952 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8952  IN SENATE April 2, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting residents of lower Manhattan and Staten Island from congestion surcharge pricing The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 1299-a of the tax law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision (e) to read as follows: 3 (e) Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to the 4 contrary, the surcharge imposed by this article shall not apply to any 5 for-hire transportation trip for a passenger that resides in the 6 congestion zone or in the borough of Staten Island. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 8 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or 9 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 10 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed 11 on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11474-01-3