Bill Text: NY S03277 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 3277 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to authorizing a parking permit system for park-and-rides in the borough of Staten Island in the city of New York; requires residents of Staten Island to receive a permit free of charge and out-of-state residents to pay an annual fee for such permit.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S03277 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S03277-Introduced.html

                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3277
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    February 5, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
        AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic  law,  in  relation  to  parking
          permit systems for park-and-rides on Staten Island
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
     2  section 1640-q to read as follows:
     3    §  1640-q. Parking permit systems for park-and-rides on Staten Island.
     4  1.  Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the  city
     5  of  New York may, by adoption of a local law or ordinance, provide for a
     6  parking permit system for park-and-rides and fix and require the payment
     7  of fees applicable to parking within the  area  in  which  such  parking
     8  system is in effect in accordance with the provisions of this section.
     9    2. Such parking permit systems for park-and-rides shall only be estab-
    10  lished  within  the  borough of Staten Island for park-and-rides located
    11  within such borough.
    12    3. Residents of Staten Island shall receive a permit  free  of  charge
    13  and out-of-state residents shall pay an annual fee for such permit.
    14    4. The local law or ordinance providing for such permit systems shall:
    15    (a)  set  forth  the  factors  which necessitate the enactment of such
    16  permit system;
    17    (b) provide that motor vehicles registered pursuant  to  section  four
    18  hundred  four-a of this chapter shall be exempt from any permit require-
    19  ment;
    20    (c) provide the times of the day and the days of the week during which
    21  permit requirements shall be in effect;
    22    (d) provide the schedule of fees to be paid for the  parking  permits;
    23  and
    24    (e)  provide  that  such fees shall be credited to the general fund of
    25  the city.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07351-01-9

        S. 3277                             2
     1    5. No local law or ordinance shall be adopted pursuant to this section
     2  until a public hearing thereon has  been  had  in  the  same  manner  as
     3  required  for  public  hearings on a local law pursuant to the municipal
     4  home rule law.
     5    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.