Bill Text: NY A06652 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides for reduced fare tokens (80% of regular rate) for residents of Nassau county for use of the Triborough, Bronx-Whitestone, Throgs Neck and Verrazano-Narrows bridges operated by the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority upon approval by bond and note holders of such authority and subject to regulation for usage by the authority.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-01 - held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions [A06652 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A06652-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6652
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 24, 2011
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       Introduced by M. of A. CURRAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
       AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing
         reduced fare tokens for residents of Nassau county over certain bridg-
         es operated by the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority
         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 553-j to read as follows:
    3    S 553-J. TOKENS; NASSAU COUNTY RESIDENTS. NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  INCON-
    4  SISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, BUT SUBJECT TO AGREEMENTS WITH NOTEHOLDERS AND
    5  BONDHOLDERS,  THE  AUTHORITY SHALL OFFER FOR SALE TOKENS WITH RESPECT TO
    6  RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY OF NASSAU AND MAY, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE  PROVIDED
    7  HEREIN,  REGULATE THE USE THEREOF. TOKENS FOR RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY OF
    8  NASSAU SHALL ENTITLE THE PURCHASER TO  CROSSINGS  OVER  THE  TRIBOROUGH,
    9  BRONX-WHITESTONE,  THROGS  NECK,  AND  VERRAZANO-NARROWS  BRIDGES  AT  A
   10  REDUCED COST OF EIGHTY PER CENTUM OF THE REGULAR CROSSING  FARE  IMPOSED
   11  ON  NONRESIDENTS  OF  THE COUNTY OF NASSAU.  APPLICATION FOR SUCH TOKENS
   12  SHALL BE MADE IN SUCH MANNER AS PRESCRIBED BY THE  AUTHORITY  AND  SHALL
   13  CONTAIN SUCH INFORMATION AS THE AUTHORITY MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE.
   14    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
   15  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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