Bill Text: NY A05923 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to the sale of motor fuels to senior citizens

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-04 - enacting clause stricken [A05923 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A05923-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5923
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 23, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. DIAZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND,
         N. RIVERA, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on
         Aging
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the general business law, in relation to the sale of
         motor fuels to senior citizens
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section  396-bb  of the general business law, as added by
    2  chapter 581 of the laws of 1990, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 332
    3  of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
    4    S 396-bb. Sale of motor fuels to disabled persons AND SENIOR CITIZENS.
    5  1. Any person, firm or corporation owning or  operating  a  premises  or
    6  facility  for  the  retail sale of motor fuels for use in motor vehicles
    7  and offering self service and full service  at  the  same  time,  shall,
    8  between  the  hours of seven o'clock in the morning and seven o'clock in
    9  the evening, provide full  service  of  such  motor  fuels  to  disabled
   10  persons  with  a  valid New York state disabled person license plate AND
   11  SENIOR CITIZENS at the same price charged for such motor  fuels  at  the
   12  self service islands and shall post a notice in a manner and in at least
   13  one location which is conspicuous to a person seeking refueling service,
   14  including  a depiction of the international symbol of access and stating
   15  as follows:
   16                 Full service at self service prices
   17                 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
   18          Such notice may also further state,
   19                 For persons with a valid New York state disabled  license
   20                 plate AND SENIOR CITIZENS 65 OR OVER.
   21    2. For purposes of this section:
   22    (A)  "disabled  person"  shall  mean  a registered owner or authorized
   23  operator of a motor vehicle who has been issued special license tags  by
   24  the state; AND
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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       A. 5923                             2
    1    (B)  "SENIOR CITIZEN" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR
    2  OLDER AS EVIDENCED BY A LICENSE TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE.
    3    3.  Any  violation of this section shall result in a civil fine of not
    4  more than one hundred dollars to be collected by the corporation counsel
    5  for any city or by the appropriate attorney of any political subdivision
    6  as shall be designated by the governing body of such political  subdivi-
    7  sion.
    8    S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
    9  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.