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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. RES. 27 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Expressing opposition to Central Business District Tolling Program of New |
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| 6 | 6 | | York City. |
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| 7 | 7 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 8 | 8 | | JANUARY9, 2025 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Mr. L |
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| 10 | 10 | | ALOTA(for himself, Mr. GARBARINO, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, and Mr. |
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| 12 | 12 | | AWLER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the |
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| 13 | 13 | | Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure |
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| 14 | 14 | | RESOLUTION |
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| 15 | 15 | | Expressing opposition to Central Business District Tolling |
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| 16 | 16 | | Program of New York City. |
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| 17 | 17 | | Whereas through the Central Business District Tolling Pro- |
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| 18 | 18 | | gram of New York City, the State of New York Depart- |
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| 19 | 19 | | ment of Transportation, the City of New York Depart- |
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| 20 | 20 | | ment of Transportation, and the New York City Metro- |
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| 21 | 21 | | politan Transportation Authority are proposing charging |
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| 22 | 22 | | drivers as much as $23 per day to enter the Manhattan |
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| 23 | 23 | | Central Business District, defined as any area south of |
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| 24 | 24 | | 60th Street; |
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| 25 | 25 | | Whereas Manhattan is an island and therefore has limited |
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| 26 | 26 | | points of entry, and such Tolling Program will impact |
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| 27 | 27 | | commuters, students, low-income families, and small |
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| 28 | 28 | | businesses traveling into such Business District; |
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| 31 | 31 | | •HRES 27 IH |
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| 32 | 32 | | Whereas the Central Business District Tolling Program could |
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| 33 | 33 | | cost daily commuters an estimated $5,000 per year; |
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| 34 | 34 | | Whereas a commercial vehicle could potentially be charged |
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| 35 | 35 | | each time such vehicle enters the Central Business Dis- |
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| 36 | 36 | | trict, including multiple entries in one day; |
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| 37 | 37 | | Whereas the Central Business District Tolling Program will |
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| 38 | 38 | | be particularly harmful and costly to small businesses |
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| 39 | 39 | | that are required to travel into Manhattan, while such |
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| 40 | 40 | | small business are still recovering from the coronavirus |
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| 41 | 41 | | pandemic lockdowns; |
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| 42 | 42 | | Whereas the increased costs to small businesses from the |
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| 43 | 43 | | Central Business District Tolling Program such busi- |
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| 44 | 44 | | nesses will be forced on consumers, who are continuing |
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| 45 | 45 | | to struggle with persistently high inflation; |
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| 46 | 46 | | Whereas concerns have been raised that the Central Business |
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| 47 | 47 | | District Tolling Program will result in increased conges- |
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| 48 | 48 | | tion in the outer boroughs of New York City; |
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| 49 | 49 | | Whereas the Central Business District Tolling Program is ex- |
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| 50 | 50 | | pected to generate $1,000,000,000 annually in revenue, |
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| 51 | 51 | | which will support the $15,000,000,000 capital invest- |
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| 52 | 52 | | ment program of the Metropolitan Transportation Au- |
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| 53 | 53 | | thority as well as being used to operate the Tolling Pro- |
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| 54 | 54 | | gram; and |
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| 55 | 55 | | Whereas the overwhelming majority of the Central Business |
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| 56 | 56 | | District Tolling Program revenue is designed to cover the |
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| 57 | 57 | | Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which is esti- |
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| 58 | 58 | | mated to have lost $690,000,000 in 2022 due to fare eva- |
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| 59 | 59 | | sion and is reportedly facing a projected budget shortfall |
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| 60 | 60 | | of almost $3,000,000,000 by 2025: Now, therefore, be it |
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| 61 | 61 | | Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 |
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| 64 | 64 | | •HRES 27 IH |
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| 65 | 65 | | (1) disapproves of Central Business District 1 |
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| 66 | 66 | | Tolling Program of New York City; 2 |
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| 67 | 67 | | (2) acknowledges the severe economic burden 3 |
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| 68 | 68 | | the proposed Central Business District Tolling Pro-4 |
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| 69 | 69 | | gram would pose on small businesses and strongly 5 |
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| 70 | 70 | | recommends the State of New York conducts, and 6 |
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| 71 | 71 | | makes publicly available, an economic impact report 7 |
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| 72 | 72 | | on such Program; and 8 |
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| 73 | 73 | | (3) strongly recommends that relevant Federal 9 |
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| 74 | 74 | | agencies and the State of New York halt implemen-10 |
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| 75 | 75 | | tation of the Central Business District Tolling Pro-11 |
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| 76 | 76 | | gram. 12 |
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